Revelation 20:5The rest of the dead didn't live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
The setting
Patmos Island, Greece, ~95 AD. Exiled apostle John witnesses the end times...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by visions too vast to comprehend
The original word
anastasis (ἀνάστασις) — literal standing up again, bodily resurrection
Why it matters
John was boiled in oil but survived, then exiled to this rocky prison island
Read with care
What most readers miss in Revelation 20:5
This describes TWO separate resurrections separated by 1,000 years
Common misconceptionPeople assume everyone is resurrected at the same time, but this clearly describes a first resurrection for believers and a later one for unbelievers.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Revelation 20:5
Bible Genome reading
Revelation 20:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Revelation 20:5 comes from the book of Revelation, written during the Apostolic period. These words are attributed to John. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include resurrection order, millennium. Notable phrases: first resurrection; thousand years; rest of the dead. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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