It had been thought that the ones mentioned in those verses were some of the anointed who had not been fully faithful and so were standing before the throne instead of sitting on thrones reigning as kings and priests with Jesus Christ.
Varem oldi arvamusel, et nendes salmides mainitud kristlased kuuluvad nende võitute hulka, kes polnud täielikult ustavad, ning seepärast seisavad nad aujärje ees, mitte aga ei istu troonil ega valitse kuningate ja preestritena koos Jeesuse Kristusega.