Revelation 20:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
λόγος
word
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λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
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ζάω
they lived
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ζάω
To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.
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Ἰησοῦς
of Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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ψυχή
souls
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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καθίζω
they sat
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καθίζω
To sit, to sit down, to be seated. Kathemai. He sat down at the right hand of the Father. The sitting down of Jesus declared the work finished. Nothing remains to be added.
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θεός
of God,
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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θρόνος
thrones,
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θρόνος
Throne, seat of authority. Thronos. The throne of grace. We can approach it boldly. The throne that could terrify has become a throne of grace through the blood of Jesus.
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χείρ
hand
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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δίδωμι
was given
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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εἴδω
I saw
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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εἰκών
image
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εἰκών
Image, likeness, representation. Jesus is the image of the invisible God. In Him we see exactly what God is like.
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προσκυνέω
did worship
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προσκυνέω
to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore)
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χάραγμα
mark
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χάραγμα
a scratch or etching, i.e. stamp (as a badge of servitude), or scupltured figure (statue)
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κρίμα
judgment
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κρίμα
a decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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λαμβάνω
did take
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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ὅστις
those who
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ὅστις
which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same
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μαρτυρία
testimony
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μαρτυρία
evidence given (judicially or genitive case)
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μέτωπον
forehead
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μέτωπον
the forehead (as opposite the countenance)
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οὐδέ
nor
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οὐδέ
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
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πελεκίζω
beheaded
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πελεκίζω
to chop off (the head), i.e. truncate
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θηρίον
beast
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θηρίον
a dangerous animal
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χίλιοι
thousand
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χίλιοι
a thousand
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