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Revelation 20:4

“And 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 the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand. And they came to life and reigned with the Messiah for a thousand years.”

Revelation 20:4 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Daniel 7:22

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Both texts say that judgment and the kingdom were given to the saints.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • κρίμαkrimaG2917דִינָdinaH1780“judgment, condemnation”
  • ἐδόθηedothēG1325יְהִבyehivH3052“give”
  • ἐβασίλευσανebasileusanG936מַלְכוּתָmaljutaH4437“reign”

Revelation 20:4, word by word

I sawεἶδονeidon

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “eidon” appears
thronesθρόνουςthronous

throne

Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.

Where else “thronous” appears
they satἐκάθισανekathisan

sit down

To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.

Where else “ekathisan” appears
judgmentκρίμαkrima

judgment

A judge's decision, like God's verdict.

Where else “krima” appears
was givenἐδόθηedothē

entrust

To hand something over to someone, entrust it.

Where else “edothē” appears
the soulsψυχὰςpsychas

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “psychas” appears
of those who had been beheadedπεπελεκισμένωνpepelekismenōn

behead

Behead: cut off the head, with an axe.

Where else “pepelekismenōn” appears
the testimonyμαρτυρίανmartyrian

testimony

Testimony, witness.

Where else “martyrian” appears
of JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsou” appears
the wordλόγονlogon

message

What God says, proclaimed to people.

Where else “logon” appears
of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears
worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekynēsan

worship

To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.

Where else “prosekynēsan” appears
the beastθηρίονthērion

beast

The monster of Revelation, God's enemy.

Where else “thērion” appears
imageεἰκόναeikona

image

Image, likeness.

Where else “eikona” appears
receivedἔλαβονelabon

receive

To be given something, like the Spirit.

Where else “elabon” appears
the markχάραγμαcharagma

mark

A sign stamped on the hand or forehead.

Where else “charagma” appears
foreheadμέτωπονmetōpon

forehead

Forehead.

Where else “metōpon” appears
handχεῖραcheira

hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.

Where else “cheira” appears
they came to lifeἔζησανezēsan

live

To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.

Where else “ezēsan” appears
reignedἐβασίλευσανebasileusan

reign, be king

Reign, be king, rule; also begin to reign.

Where else “ebasileusan” appears
the Messiahχριστοῦchristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “christou” appears
for a thousandχίλιαchilia

thousand

A thousand.

Where else “chilia” appears
yearsἔτηetē

year

Year.

Where else “etē” appears

Translation note

“Judgment was given to them”: they received authority to judge (compare Daniel 7:22).

The context

3and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed. After these things he must be released for a short time.

4 · This verse (above)

5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.

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