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To: elcid1970

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.


10 posted on 01/19/2014 6:20:54 PM PST by null and void (We need to shake this snowglobe up.)
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To: null and void

Don’t forget the rest of the verses. At the Rapture most are taught that the dead in Christ rise first, yes? The verses you quoted state that those who die during the tribulation are resurrected. THEN the Bible states that the rest of the dead, those believers who did not die during the tribulaton did not rise until after Jesus rules for 1000 years. Read it all carefully. As one whole paragraph.

Vs 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. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

The first resurrection is only for those who die for their faith during the tribulation. The rest of the dead are resurrected at the completion of the 1000 years.

Anyway. Be prepared. We are called to take up the cross like Jesus did, not simply serve.


16 posted on 01/19/2014 6:45:39 PM PST by huldah1776
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