Regardless of the millennial scheme, all advocate the reality of final judgment and the resurrection of the dead (20:11–12; cf. Isa. 26:19–21; Dan. 12:2; John 5:28–29). The “great white throne” in Rev. 20:11 borrows its imagery from the throne occupied by the Ancient of Days in Daniel 7:9. At the resurrection of the dead, both believers and nonbelievers will be c…
Baker Publishing Group, The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary, by Gary M. Burge