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Revelation 20:5

Final Resurrection Literal 1000 Years Two Resurrections Symbolic Millennium

“But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.”

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

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.

But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

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The verse explicitly states "This is the first resurrection," implying it is distinct from a general resurrection of all the dead at the very end, and is limited to a specific group.

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The verse explicitly states "the thousand years," but does not inherently define this period as literal or symbolic, leaving open the possibility of a non-literal interpretation.

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The verse only explicitly mentions "the first resurrection" and the timing of "the rest of the dead" living again, but does not explicitly label the latter event as a "second resurrection" or define it as a distinct, separate resurrection event.

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The verse explicitly states "thousand years," which, when read at face value without external interpretation, suggests a literal duration rather than an indefinite or symbolic period. The phrase "lived not again until the thousand years were finished" implies a specific endpoint, further supporting a literal understanding of the duration.

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Related Verses

Revelation 20:6

“Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.”

Revelation 20:2

“And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,”

Revelation 20:4

“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.”

Revelation 20:7

“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,”

Revelation 20:13

“And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.”

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Final Resurrection Literal 1000 Years Two Resurrections Symbolic Millennium

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