Revelation 20:4

KJV

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.

— Revelation 20:4, King James Version
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The vision of thrones, judgment, and the souls of martyrs reigning with Christ for a thousand years is the primary text for millennial theology in Christian history, generating premillennial, amillennial, and postmillennial interpretive traditions. The martyrs specifically described are those beheaded 'for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God' and those who refused the beast's mark — indicating that the vision offers comfort to those suffering under imperial persecution rather than a speculative timetable. Daniel 7:22 provides the OT template: 'judgment was given to the saints of the Most High,' and the thrones of Revelation 20 fulfil that eschatological transfer of authority. The passage affirms that martyrdom is not defeat but a form of royal participation in Christ's own victorious reign.

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ASV

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

YLT

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years;

BBE

And I saw high seats, and they were seated on them, and the right of judging was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were put to death for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and those who did not give worship to the beast, or to his image, and had not his mark on their brows or on their hands; and they were living and ruling with Christ a thousand years.

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