<p>20:5 <i>The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended</i>- This could refer to the rest of the believers throughout history; or, as suggested on :4 and :13, to the members of the beast system who died during the tribulation who are now raised to be judged by those whom they slew. We must note that all of Revelation is specifically about events in the earth / land promised to Abraham, and much of it is specifically about those who live and die during the three and a half year tribulation there.</p><p>They are raised when the Kingdom, &quot;the thousand years&quot;, is 'established' or as the word is translated misleadingly, in most versions, &quot;ended&quot;. The Kingdom is &quot;ended&quot; in the sense that it is established. I have shown on :3 above that this Greek word certainly bears the translation &quot;established&quot; or &quot;set up&quot;. When the Kingdom is established, the dead are raised; and there will be a period in which the Lord is with them, whilst the dragon is restrained in the abyss.</p><p><i>This is the first resurrection</i>- The resurrection of the dead, specifically those killed during the tribulation, is when the thousand years are established &quot;ended&quot; is the first resurrection. This is a decided difficulty for those holding the traditional view that there are two resurrections, one at the start and one at the end of the Millennium. For here it is stated clearly that the first resurrection is when the 1,000 years are &quot;ended&quot;. I suggest there is little option but to recognize that &quot;ended&quot; is an unhelpful translation, and the sense is rather &quot;established, set up&quot; rather than &quot;ended&quot;. The text never speaks of a 'second resurrection'. <i>Protos</i>, &quot;first&quot;, admittedly <i>sometimes</i> implies the first of a series, but it can also mean 'the one big and essential thing'; as in &quot;seek <i>first</i> the Kingdom&quot;. It could even be argued that the usage of <i>protos</i> suggests there is no other resurrection to be thought of at all The only other Bible verse which speaks of two resurrections is in Jn. 5:29, where the Lord speaks of a resurrection to life- perhaps the &quot;first resurrection&quot; and a resurrection <i>at that same time</i> of the unworthy &quot;to death&quot;, spoken of here in Revelation as &quot;the second death&quot;.</p>