Revelation 20:4–5 (ESV) — 4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to
whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who
had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those
who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on
their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a
thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the
thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.
NOTE: While we
cannot earn our salvation by anything we do hear on life, there are rewards for
believers who have lived faithful lives. God promises 5 different crowns for
service. God says that we will rule in the new kingdom. Of course, we will have
resurrected bodies, having occurred at the rapture, and we will not be
susceptible to the sinful dangers of leadership today. We will understand that
true leadership is servant leadership, a deep heartfelt love for others. The
tribulations saints will also reign with the church. Since the group is
separated from the church by its description, I wonder if its role will also be
different. Whatever the final facts, life will be so much different from the
mess that exists today.
PRAYER: Father, open
our eyes to our own folly. The farther we move away from you, the more chaos
overtakes the system. We need to be born again and saved from our sin. Thank
you Jesus that you provided that salvation. I pray we Christians would be bold to
share it with others by our life and our words.
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