Earburner
Well-Known Member
Rev. 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment [of Eternal Life] was given unto themI understand Amil wanting to hijack Revelation 20:4 and call it something it is not.
The first resurrection, first death, and first birth are all physical. One has to physically exist to be part of reality. The second birth, second death are spiritual, of a spiritual nature.
This Amil view of Revelation 20 that does away with a future reign of Christ on earth, and declares it indefinite instead of literal, has nothing to do with Pentecost, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Those resurrected in Revelation 20:4 were physically beheaded, not spiritually beheaded. Their resurrection was physical back to a physical body with a head attached. The first resurrection of Jesus was physical, from a physical tomb, then Jesus ascended physically with the OT redeemed. Then Jesus appeared to many that same day. Later Jesus again physically ascended into heaven. The place we cannot see because we are spiritually blind, even though spiritually born of the Holy Spirit. We still have to crucify Adam's nature on a daily basis, because we have a temporal corruptible physical body.
Unless you plan on being beheaded instead of taking the mark of the beast, Revelation 20:4 has nothing whatsoever to do with you. And those humans are the blessed ones. Once you are physically changed out of this corruption into incorruption, you will be blessed as well.
[1 John 5:12-13].....
A vision of the Age of God's Grace (aka the Church age), being all the Saints during:
1. Jesus First coming in flesh,
2. His Second Coming in the Spirit,
3. His Third coming in Immortality and flaming fire.
......and [I saw] the souls of them that had been beheaded [martyred] for the testimony of Jesus, and [martyred] for the word of God, and [martyred] 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 [figurative] thousand years. 1 Peter 2:5-10
[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
The Church, during all three of Jesus' comings:
1. The Early church,
2. The Reformation church,
3. The End time church.
All the Saints, during the length of their life times, reigned WITH Christ, as ambassadors in His stead, during the Age of God's Grace, the figurative 1000 years.
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