Revelation 20:4

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. THEY SAT - the twelve apostles, and the saints in general. JUDGMENT WAS GIVEN UNTO THEM (note, Daniel 7:22) - the office of judging, (2 Corinthians 5:1.) Though having to stand before the judgment seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10), yet they '...

4-6 Here is an account of the reign of the saints, for the same space of time as Satan is bound. Those who suffer with Christ, shall reign with him in his spiritual and heavenly kingdom, in conformity to him in his wisdom, righteousness, and holiness: this is called the first resurrection, with which none but those who serve Christ, and suffer for him, shall be favoured. The happiness of these servants of God is declared. None can be blessed but those that are holy; and all that are holy shall be blessed. We know something thing of what the first death is, and it is very awful; but we know not what this second death is. It must be much more dreadful; it is the death of the soul, eternal separation from God. May we never know what it is: those who have been made partakers of a spiritual resurrection, are saved from the power of the second death. We may expect that a thousand years will f...

Verse Revelation 20:4. _I SAW THRONES_] Christianity established in the earth, the kings and governors being all Christians. _REIGNED WITH CHRIST A THOUSAND YEARS._] I am satisfied that this period should not be taken _literally_. It may signify that there shall be a long and undisturbed state of Christianity; and so universally shall the Gospel spirit prevail, that it will appear as if Christ reigned upon earth; which will in effect be the case, because his Spirit shall rule in the hearts of men; and in this time the martyrs are represented as living again; their testimony being revived, and the truth for which they died, and which was confirmed by their blood, being now everywhere prevalent. As to the term _thousand years_, it is a mystic number among the Jews. _Midrash Tillin_, in...

AND I SAW THRONES - θρόνους thronous See Revelation 1:4; Revelation 3:21; Revelation 4:3. John here simply says, that he saw in vision thrones, with persons sitting on them, but without intreating who they were that sat on them. It is not the throne of God that is now revealed, for the word is in the plural number, though the writer does not hint how “many” thrones there were. It is intimated, however, that these thrones were placed with some reference to pronouncing a judgment, or determining the destiny of some portion of mankind, for it is immediately added, “and judgment was given unto them.” There is considerable resemblan

EXPOSITION REVELATION 20:1 AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN; _coming down out of heaven. _The usual mode of introducing a new vision (cf. Revelation 4:1, etc.). On account of Revelation 1:18, some have considered this angel to be Christ himself; but this is incorrect. As in Revelation 12:7, an angel is the immediate agent in this expulsion of Satan (_vide infra_)_._ HAVING THE KEY OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT; _the abyss; _as in...

AND I SAW THRONES, AND THEY SAT UPON THEM,.... Besides the throne of God the Father, and the throne of glory, on which the Son of God sits, and the twelve thrones for the twelve apostles of the Lamb; there will be thrones set, or pitched, for all the saints, Daniel 7:9 who will sit on them, in the character of kings, and as conquerors, and shall sit quiet, and undisturbed, and be in perfect ease, and peace, for they that sit on them are the same persons hereafter described in this verse; for after the binding of Satan, an account is given of the happiness and glory of the saints during that time: AND JUDGMENT WAS GIVEN UNTO THEM; that is, power, dominion, regal authority, possession of a kingdom, answerable to their character as kings, and to their position, sitting on thrones, Daniel 7:22 unless

CHAPTER S 19-20:6 The Manifestation of the King and the Millennium _ 1. Heavenly hallelujahs and the marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 19:1)_ 2. Heaven opened and His visible manifestation (Revelation 19:11) 3. The battle of Armageddon (Revelation 19:17) 4. The binding of Satan (Revelation 20:1) 5. The thousand-year reign (Revelation 20:4) Revelation 19:1 . Once more w

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM. Revelation 20:1. key of the abyss: Revelation 9:1 *. CHAIN: _i.e_. manacle or handcuff. Revelation 20:2. dragon: Revelation 12:3 *. Revelation 20:4. thrones: the imagery is suggested by Daniel 7:9. THEY SAT: the subject of the sentence is omitted, and we do not know who are here denominated as judges; probably, however, the saints and martyrs referred to in the subseq

THE THOUSAND YEAR REIGN OF CHRIST AND THE SAINTS (Revelation 20:1-15) Since the great importance of this chapter is that it is what might be called the foundation document of Millennarianism or Chiliasm, it will be better to read it as a whole before we deal with it in detail. 1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss, and with a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a 3 thousand years, and cast him into the abyss, and locked him in, and set a seal over him, that he might no longer deceive the nations, until the thousand years were completed. After that he must be set free for a little time. 4 And I saw thrones, and those who had received the privilege of judgment sat upon them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their witness

THEY. i.e. the Father and Christ (Revelation 3:21), and the heavenly beings associated with them as assessors (Revelation 1:4. and compare Matthew 25:31; 1 Timothy 5:21). UPON. App-104. JUDGMENT. App-177. WAS GIVEN. i.e. not judging or ruling authority, but sentence, or pronouncement, or award in their favour. UNTO. for. No preposition. Dative case. THEM. i.e. those who had been beheaded. AND. even. I SAW. Omit. SOULS. App-110. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part). App-6. WERE. had been. witness