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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: "beheading" in modern times? |
Bible Note: And thanks to you also, SignmanBob, for the courage to speak out for the faith. Your words are true, that survival is building one's faith on the firm foundation of Jesus. ..... "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and rightousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean on Jesus' name. /// When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest in His unchanging grace; in every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil. /// His oath, His covenant, His blood support me in the whelming flood; when all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. /// When He shall come with trumpet sound, oh may I then in Him be found; dressed in His righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne. /// On Christ, the solid Rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand. Amen." ..... Readers will recognize these words as the words to the lovely old hyman, "My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less," written by Edward Mote in 1834. The words are as relevant in our time, and as comforting, as they were when they were written more than a century and a half ago. --Hank |