Revelation 20 declares a 1000 year time frame between a resurrection before thrones (plural) that is not even a rapture, and the GWT (singular).
Some interesting point about God's Throne....
Therefore, I'm posting these really helpful verses for those who are truly honest with what God's Word has to say about His "throne in heaven" and for what it means for all of those who may be confused about the very symbolic book of Revelation. There is a lot to be gleaned from these verses.
ALL verses of the word "throne(s)" refer to the thrones in HEAVEN with the exception of 3 --- but not one verse even implies that there will be an earthly throne at ANY time as these verses comletely blow apart those absurd theories that originated from John Nelson Darby!!
Mat 5:34...But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
Mat 19:28...Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mat 23:22...and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it.
Mat 25:31..."When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
Luk 1:32...He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
Act 2:30...Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants upon his throne,
Act 7:49...'
Heaven is my throne, and earth my footstool. What house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
Interestingly, the word "footstool" was described in Strong's as...1. metaph. taken from the practice of conquerors who placed their feet on the necks of their conquered enemies
Act 12:21...On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and made an oration to them. (Exception: Not in reference to Jesus at all on this one.)
Heb 1:8...But of the Son he says, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the righteous scepter is the scepter of thy kingdom.
Heb 4:16...Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Heb 8:1...Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
Heb 12:2...looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and
is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Rev 1:4...John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
Rev 2:13..."'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; you hold fast my name and you did not deny my faith even in the days of An'tipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. (Exception: certainly not in heaven for this one. Satan's throne is on earth -- for now.)
Rev 3:21...He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
Rev 4:2...At once I was in the Spirit, and lo, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne!
Rev 4:3...And he who sat there appeared like jasper and carnelian, and round the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald.
Rev 4:4...Round the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clad in white garments, with golden crowns upon their heads.
Rev 4:5...From the throne issue flashes of lightning, and voices and peals of thunder, and before the throne burn seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God;
Rev 4:6...and before the throne there is as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And round the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:
Rev 4:9...And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives for ever and ever,
Rev 4:10...the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,
Rev 5:1...And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals;
Rev 5:6...And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth;
Rev 5:7...and he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne.
Rev 5:11...Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
Rev 5:13...And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all therein, saying, "To him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might for ever and ever!"
Rev 6:16...calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
Rev 7:9...After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Rev 7:10...and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb!"
Rev 7:11...And all the angels stood round the throne and round the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
Rev 7:15...Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night within his temple; and he who sits upon the throne will shelter them with his presence.
Rev 7:17...For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
Rev 8:3...And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer; and he was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne;
Rev 12:5...she brought forth a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne,
Rev 13:2...And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. (Exception: The devil lost his throne in heaven; through the power of the world he temporarily regains a throne as the "prince of this world for this time period.)
Rev 14:3...and they sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.
Rev 16:10...The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was in darkness; men gnawed their tongues in anguish (Exception: the beasts' throne is on earth; not heaven)
Rev 16:17...The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"
Rev 19:4...And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!"
Rev 19:5...And from the throne came a voice crying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great."
Rev 20:11...Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
Rev 20:12...And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, by what they had done.
Rev 21:3..and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them;
Rev 21:5...And he who sat upon the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true."
Rev 22:1...Then he showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Rev 22:3...There shall no more be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him;
When all these verses are read, it becomes very clear that there will be NO New manmade Temple that Christ will return to earth for or to sit on any throne, anywhere, or anytime no matter who builds it!
The only "temple" now and until the end of the world is in heaven and God has no intention, according to his closed book, to then turn around and leave his temple in heaven for a man-made doctrine that originated in the mind of Charles Nelson Darby.
Those who understand the above verses do not follow Darby's false doctrine. Those who understand and dismiss them may be in denial but still reflect adhereance to his erroneous theory even if they are unaware of it.
