OneLight Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 5, 2013 With all the discussions on the end times on what is to come, I would like to know what people think about the following: Revelation 20:4a And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. As I hate to ask a question without providing more information, here are verses 1 to 6 so we can see how it is written in context. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. What judgment are they to perform, on whom and why? I can only "assume" that they will be judging those who have died for Christ during the tribulation. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.80 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted March 5, 2013 Is it the Great White Throne Judgment?It is the final Judgment of God on mankind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 No, that starts in Revelation 11 after the millennium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.80 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted March 5, 2013 It is refering to the tribulation martyrs.They were beheaded for refusing the Mark of the Beast.They will reign with Christ during the 1,000 year kingdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENOCH2010 Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Senior Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 907 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 382 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/03/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/07/1866 Share Posted March 5, 2013 They are judging the nations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestormx Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,113 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 442 Days Won: 3 Joined: 06/06/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/17/1975 Share Posted March 5, 2013 If you count up all those who die during the events of revelation it comes to 3/4 of the worlds popualtion. So, by the end when Christ returns for his 1000 year reign there will still be 1/4 of the worlds population left. Now, some of these will be killed in the battle of armageddon, but the bible doesn't say all people on earth will be killed. So, I've always thought it was those who are unsaved and lived through the great tribulation. I mean, how can we live and rule with christ for 1000 years if there is nobody to rule over? Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 0 Topic Count: 905 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 9,646 Content Per Day: 2.02 Reputation: 5,832 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted March 5, 2013 Judging can also mean leading (like the Old Testament judges the prophet Samuel was technically a judge). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 bopeep, that was what I was thinking, but scripture does not say. Enoch, isn't that the Great White Throne Judgment? Firestorm, who are they judging during the millennium? John, what would this judging be? Do you mean the living who do wrong in any way will be judged through the millennium by those who sit on the thrones and not a civilian judge? I never considered this before. *** edited to correct wording *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 0 Topic Count: 905 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 9,646 Content Per Day: 2.02 Reputation: 5,832 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted March 5, 2013 Luke 19:17 (KJV) 17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted March 5, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 Luke 19:17 (KJV) 17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. Interesting, and agreeable, but how does this apply to the millennium? Scripture states that those who died during the tribulation will be the ones mentioned to reign with Him during this time. I always thought this spoke to all who were faithful in Christ while living, and this was given during the next life. But again, to those who died, it is the next life. Do you believe this also speaks to the time of the new earth? Edited to ask: John spoke of the thrones and those who sat on them before he spoke of those who died. How can they be the same people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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