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.
Bija pastāvējis uzskats, ka šajos pantos minētie ir daži no svaidītajiem, kas nav bijuši galīgi uzticīgi un tāpēc stāv troņa priekšā, nevis sēž troņos, būdami ķēniņi un priesteri un valdīdami kopā ar Jēzu Kristu.