Greek verb 2476 histemi best reflects God’s definition in Romans 10:3 Romans14:4 Ephesians 6:11-20 Colossians 4:12 2Timothy 2:19 Jude 1:24 Revelation 11:11 Revelation 15:2 and Revelation 20:4-12 understanding that the “dead” of Revelation 20:4-12 are the “dead” and “death” of verses 5 & 6 respectively, representing more than 8 billion human beings during this earth age and at the beginning of the “thousand years” between this earth age and the eternal age that follows. God’s “seven thousand” “elect” “election” achieve “the first resurrection” of Revelation 20:5 & 6 during this earth age and subsequently “they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years” between this earth age and the eternal age that follows. Revelation 20:1-3 are representative of God’s “seven thousand” “elect” “election” during the latter days of this earth age. Revelation 20:4 represents God’s “seven thousand” “elect” “election” at the outset of the “thousand years” between this earth age and the eternal age that follows.