18 But the holy people(A) of the Most High will receive the kingdom(B) and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’(C)

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I saw thrones(A) on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.(B) And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded(C) because of their testimony about Jesus(D) and because of the word of God.(E) They[a] had not worshiped the beast(F) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.(G) They came to life and reigned(H) with Christ a thousand years.

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  1. Revelation 20:4 Or God; I also saw those who

26 To the one who is victorious(A) and does my will to the end,(B) I will give authority over the nations(C) 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(D) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[a](E)—just as I have received authority from my Father.

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  1. Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9

27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms(A) under heaven will be handed over to the holy people(B) of the Most High.(C) His kingdom will be an everlasting(D) kingdom, and all rulers will worship(E) and obey him.’

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12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(A) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(B)

13 “The glory of Lebanon(C) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(D)
to adorn my sanctuary;(E)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.(F)
14 The children of your oppressors(G) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down(H) at your feet
and will call you the City(I) of the Lord,
    Zion(J) of the Holy One(K) of Israel.

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Let his faithful people rejoice(A) in this honor
    and sing for joy on their beds.(B)

May the praise of God be in their mouths(C)
    and a double-edged(D) sword in their hands,(E)
to inflict vengeance(F) on the nations
    and punishment(G) on the peoples,
to bind their kings with fetters,(H)
    their nobles with shackles of iron,(I)
to carry out the sentence written against them—(J)
    this is the glory of all his faithful people.(K)

Praise the Lord.

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10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests(A) to serve our God,
    and they will reign[a] on the earth.”(B)

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  1. Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign

11 Here is a trustworthy saying:(A)

If we died with him,
    we will also live with him;(B)
12 if we endure,
    we will also reign with him.(C)
If we disown him,
    he will also disown us;(D)

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12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(A) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(B) against the powers(C) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(D)

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22 until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.(A)

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21 To the one who is victorious,(A) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,(B) just as I was victorious(C) and sat down with my Father on his throne.

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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

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16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
    you will make them princes(A) throughout the land.

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