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NASB | Revelation 20:4 ¶ Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 20:4 ¶ And then I saw thrones, and sitting on them were those to whom judgment [that is, the authority to act as judges] was given. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had refused to worship the beast or his image, and had not accepted his mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. [Dan 7:9, 22, 27] |
Subject: Inhabitants of kingdom on earth |
Bible Note: Kalos I see what your saying, but I view verse 15 as a break point. Up until there Jesus is talking about the things that will lead up to the time of Tribulation then in verse 15 He talks about the Antichrist being revealed and then quickly jumps to His return. If we understand the Tribulation right the persecution of the church will not come into full play until after the Antichrist is revealed. Therefore the endure must mean something other than living through the tribulation. The "endure" to me means 'endures' or 'keeps' true sound teaching in the face of all the false teachers that were spoke about in verse 11. It is appears to be more of a word of encouragement than a threat of lost of salvation. Also I could go with the preterist view that this has already happened in 70AD and the great tribulation in verse 21 in not "The Great Tribulation" but rather the tribulation the church age is now experiencing. Which would tie back to verse 14 where it says the gospel will be taught all over the world, it isn't yet, almost but not quite. No I think to understand the Tribulation we have to remain in Revelation and within that book I don't see a person that does not take the mark making it through the Tribulation. EdB |