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"Reigned with Christ for a thousand years"

Text: Revelation 20:4

THRONES IN HEAVEN

The Apostle John was given another vision of heaven. He saw thrones in heaven!

“And I saw thrones, and they sat on them,
and judgment was committed to them.
Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded
for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God,
who had not worshiped the beast or his image,
and had not received his mark
on their foreheads or on their hands.
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
But the rest of the dead did not live again
until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection.
Over such the second death has no power,
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ,
and shall reign with Him a thousand years.”
Revelation 20:4-6

1. Thrones of judgment.

a) There were thrones established in heaven.

b) Who sat on these thrones?

i) The souls that had suffered greatly for the Lord.

ii) Some had been beheaded for their witness in the Lord Jesus.

iii) These had stood bravely for their faith in the Savior.

iv) They had refused the mark of the Beast on the head or on their hand.

v) Their reward was to reign with the Lord Jesus.

vi) They were given authority to pass judgment.

c) These dead saints had been resurrected.
This is called the “first resurrection”.

d) Not everyone was included in the first resurrection.

e) The wicked remained dead. They were not included in the first resurrection.

2. Blessings pronounced.

a) They are declared to be “blessed and holy”.

b) Death has no power over them.

c) They shall be priests of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

d) They will reign with the Lord Jesus for a millennium.