Revelation 20:
4. .............................................................................................. And they lived again and ruled with Christ a thousand years.
5. The remainder of the dead were not restored to life again until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.
6. Blessed and holy is the person who takes part in the first resurrection! Over them the second death exerts no power or authority, but they shall be ministers of GOD and of Christ, and they shall rule along with Him a thousand years.
7. And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his place of confinement,
8. And he will go forth to deceive and seduce and lead astray the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth-Gog and Magog-to master them for war; their number is like the sand of the sea.
Then cometh the end, not a millennial Kingdom on this earth??
Seem like you're the only one who falsely claim in the first place, therefore the rest of your claims as well just falls apart.
When have these martyred souls lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years if not before being martyred? After all the text tells us the living souls were faithful unto death.
I don't know what version of Scripture you're quoting from, because faithful translations do not say "they live AGAIN"! It simply says these martyred souls John sees are still alive after having been martyred for their faithfulness to God.
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.
The reason that John writes "
they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years" PAST TENSE is because it was during their lifetime that they remained faithful unto death.
Revelation 20:4 (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.
Revelation 20:4 (Bish) And I sawe thrones, and they sate vpon them, and iudgement was geuen vnto them: and I sawe the soules of them that were beheaded for the witnesse of Iesus, and for the word of God, and whiche had not worshipped the beast neither his image, neither had taken his marke vpon their foreheads, or in their handes: and they lyued and raigned with Christe a thousand yeres.
Revelation 20:4 (DBY) And I saw thrones; and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word of God; and those who had not done homage to the beast nor to his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ a thousand years:
Revelation 20:4 (GB) And I sawe seates: & they sate vpon them, & iudgement was giuen vnto them, &
I saw the soules of them that were beheaded for the witnes of Iesus, and for the word of God, & which did not worship the beast, neither his image, neither had taken his marke vpon their foreheads, or on their handes: and they liued, & reigned with Christ a thousand yeere.
Revelation 20:4 (Tyn) And I sawe seattes and they sat apon them and iudgement was geven vnto them: and I sawe the soules of them that were behedded for the witnes of Iesu and for the worde of God: which had not worshypped the best nether his ymage nether had taken his marke vpon their forheddes or on their hondes: and they lyved and raygned with Christ a .M. yere:
Revelation 20:4 (WEB) I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn't worship the beast nor his image, and didn't receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Christ for the thousand years.
Revelation 20:4 (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;