<p>20:4 <i>I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed</i>- Surely this must be connected with the promise made to the disciples in identical language- about their reigning at the beginning of God's Kingdom on earth (Mt. 19:28; Lk. 22:30), at &quot;the regeneration&quot;, when the Son of Man likewise takes His throne in glory in Jerusalem, &quot;in my Kingdom&quot;.</p><p><i>Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands</i>- This is replete with reference to earlier descriptions in Revelation of those persecuted and slain during the great tribulation just prior to the Lord's return. </p><p><i>They came to life</i>- The group in view, the disciples and those who perished during the great tribulation, are resurrected separately. We have seen this implied in notes on 11:12 and 12:5.<br />&nbsp;</p>