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4Q521

A Messianic Apocalypse

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Fragments 2 ii+4

1 [For the] heavens and the earth will listen to his messiah,⁠ 2 [and all] that is in them will not turn away from the commandments of the holy ones. 3 Strengthen yourselves, you who seek the Lord, in his service. 4 Will you not find the Lord in this, all who hope in their heart? 5 For the Lord seeks out the faithful and calls the righteous by name.⁠ 6 Over the humble his spirit hovers, and the faithful he renews with his strength. 7 For he will honor the faithful on the throne of an everlasting kingdom,⁠ 8 setting prisoners free, opening the eyes of the blind,⁠ raising up those who are bowed down. 9 And forever I will cling to those who hope, and in his kindness … 10 and the fruit of a good [deed] will not be delayed for anyone. 11 And the Lord will do glorious things that have not been, as he [said]. 12 For he will heal the wounded and give life to the dead;⁠ he will bring good news to the humble,⁠ 13 and the [poor] he will satisfy, the uprooted he will lead, and the hungry he will make rich, 14 and the [discerning …] … and all of them like the [holy ones] 15 and … […]

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Compare 4Q521 2 ii+4 7 and Revelation 3:21

Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocalyptic and Eschatological Texts · New Testament

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Summary

Revelation promises that those who overcome will sit with Jesus on his throne, mirroring the Dead Sea Scroll 4Q521, where the pious will be glorified on the throne of the eternal kingdom. Both describe a future where the faithful are given royal status.

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4Q521 2 ii+4 7

Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocalyptic and Eschatological Texts · A Messianic Apocalypse
1 [For the] heavens and the earth will listen to his messiah, 2 [and all] that is in them will not turn away from the commandments of the holy ones. 3 Strengthen yourselves, you who seek the Lord, in his service. 4 Will you not find the Lord in this, all who hope in their heart? 5 For the Lord seeks out the faithful and calls the righteous by name. 6 Over the humble his spirit hovers, and the faithful he renews with his strength. 7 For he will honor the faithful on the throne of an everlasting kingdom, 8 setting prisoners free, opening the eyes of the blind, raising up those who are bowed down. 9 And forever I will cling to those who hope, and in his kindness …
100–50 BCE (scholarly estimate) Read in 4Q521

Revelation 3:21

New Testament
20 Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me. 21 I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I, too, conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
92–96 CE (scholarly estimate) Read in Revelation

References

"... Again, in Revelation, the messages to the seven churches conclude with a promise by the risen Jesus that “I will grant to sit with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne” (Revelation 3:21) A similar reward is awaited for the pious, according to 4QMessianic Apocalypse = 4Q521 ..."
Loren T. Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91–108 (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, 2007), 736.

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