Revelation 20:4

New International Reader's Version

I saw thrones. Those who had been given authority to judge were sitting on them. I also saw the souls of those whose heads had been cut off. They had been killed because they had spoken what was true about Jesus. They had also been killed because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its statue. They had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came to life and ruled with Christ for 1,000 years.

Cross References

Daniel 2:44

“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom. It will never be destroyed. And no other nation will ever take it over. It will crush all those other kingdoms. It will bring them to an end. But it will last forever.

Daniel 7:18

But the holy people of the Most High God will receive the kingdom. They will possess it forever. It will belong to them for ever and ever.’

Daniel 7:22

But then the Eternal God came. He decided in favor of his holy people. So the time came when the kingdom was given to them.

Daniel 7:27

Then the authority, power and greatness of all the kingdoms on earth will be taken from them. And all they had will be given to the holy people of the Most High God. His kingdom will last forever. Every ruler will worship and obey him.’

Daniel 7:9

“As I watched, “thrones were set in place. The Eternal God took his seat. His clothes were as white as snow. The hair on his head was white like wool. His throne was blazing with fire. And flames were all around its wheels.

Malachi 4:5

“I will send the prophet Elijah to you. He will come before the day of the Lord arrives. It will be a great and terrifying day.

Matthew 19:28

“What I’m about to tell you is true,” Jesus said to them. “When all things are made new, the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne. Then you who have followed me will also sit on 12 thrones. You will judge the 12 tribes of Israel.

Matthew 24:10

At that time, many will turn away from their faith. They will hate each other. They will hand each other over to their enemies.

Mark 6:16

But when Herod heard this, he said, “I had John’s head cut off. And now he has been raised from the dead!”

Mark 6:27

He sent a man right away to bring John’s head. The man went to the prison and cut off John’s head.

Mark 9:11

Then they asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah has to come first?”

Luke 1:17

And he will prepare the way for the Lord. He will have the same spirit and power that Elijah had. He will bring peace between parents and their children. He will teach people who don’t obey to be wise and do what is right. In this way, he will prepare a people who are ready for the Lord.”

Luke 14:14

Then you will be blessed. Your guests can’t pay you back. But you will be paid back when those who are right with God rise from the dead.”

Luke 22:30

Then you will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

John 14:19

Before long, the world will not see me anymore. But you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.

Romans 11:15

When they were not accepted, it became possible for the whole world to be brought back to God. So what will happen when they are accepted? It will be like life from the dead.

Romans 8:17

As his children, we will receive all that he has for us. We will share what Christ receives. But we must share in his sufferings if we want to share in his glory.

2 Timothy 2:12

If we don’t give up, we will also rule with him. If we say we don’t know him, he will also say he doesn’t know us.

Revelation 1:2

John is a witness to everything he saw. What he saw is God’s word and what Jesus Christ has said.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, am a believer like you. I am a friend who suffers like you. As members of Jesus’ royal family, we can put up with anything that happens to us. I was on the island of Patmos because I taught God’s word and what Jesus said.

Revelation 11:11

But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the witnesses. They both stood up. Terror struck those who saw them.

Revelation 11:15

The seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices in heaven. They said, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah. He will rule for ever and ever.”

Revelation 11:3

I will appoint my two witnesses. And they will prophesy for 1,260 days. They will be dressed in the rough clothes people wear when they’re sad.”

Revelation 11:7

When they have finished speaking, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them. He will overpower them and kill them.

Revelation 12:11

They had victory over him by the blood the Lamb spilled for them. They had victory over him by speaking the truth about Jesus to others. They were willing to risk their lives, even if it led to death.

Revelation 14:11

The smoke of their terrible suffering will rise for ever and ever. Day and night, there will be no rest for anyone who worships the beast and its statue. There will be no rest for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

Revelation 15:2

Then I saw something that looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire. Standing beside the sea were those who had won the battle over the beast. They had also overcome its statue and the number of its name. They held harps given to them by God.

Revelation 17:8

The beast that you saw used to exist and now does not. Yet it will come up out of the Abyss and be destroyed. Some people on the earth will be amazed when they see the beast. Their names have not been written in the book of life from the time the world was created. They will be amazed at the beast. That’s because it will come again even though it used to exist and now does not.

Revelation 2:26

‘Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will do it for anyone who carries out my plans to the end. I will give that person authority over the nations.

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and of Christ. They will rule with him for 1,000 years.

Revelation 22:5

There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun. The Lord God will give them light. They will rule for ever and ever.

Revelation 3:21

‘Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will give that person the right to sit with me on my throne. In the same way, I had victory. Then I sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 4:4

Twenty-four other thrones surrounded that throne. Twenty-four elders were sitting on them. The elders were dressed in white. They had gold crowns on their heads.

Revelation 6:9

The Lamb broke open the fifth seal. I saw souls under the altar. They were the souls of people who had been killed. They had been killed because of God’s word and their faithful witness.

Revelation 7:3

“Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees,” he said. “Wait until we mark with this seal the foreheads of those who serve our God.”