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To: cowboyusa; grumpa
cowboy - Apoc 20:1-6 does NOT indicate a physical reign
20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[a] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Nowhere does it say that "Christ will be physically present on earth, reigning from the throne of David in Israel" -- Nowhere does this passage even imply a physical, earthly kingdom in Jerusalem, Israel.

Jesus mentioned each time that His Kingdom is universal, spiritual and ecclesiastical

The souls of the martyrs are specifically mentioned as being in Heaven under the altar (Rev 6:9). Since those souls are also reigning, it is that they are still in Heaven.

Nowhere do we have any information that these are re-embodied souls. They are ruling with Christ, who in this vision is ruling from Heaven.

32 posted on 03/28/2024 6:40:02 AM PDT by Cronos (I identify as an ambulance, my pronounces are wee/woo)
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To: Cronos

Yes, that is true, but hebis returning to reign on Earth.


34 posted on 03/28/2024 11:10:21 AM PDT by cowboyusa (AT THIS POINT, I'M WARMING TO AN AMERICAN PINOCHETE. )
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