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THE DESTINY OF BELIEVERS

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Topic 10:   

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POINT 10:   He who does the will of God lives forever. The world and all it contains passes, but he continues.

      1 John 2:17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

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POINT 20:   He who believes in Jesus Christ shall never die. He who keeps the word of Jesus Christ shall never see death.

      John 11:25-26 [25] Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; [26] and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"

      John 8:51 I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.

   Believers in Christ fall asleep, they never die.

      Acts 7:60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.

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POINT 30:   Until the coming of Christ believers in Christ who have departed from this life sleep.

      1 Thessalonians 4:13- 15 [13] Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. [14] We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. [15] According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

   QUESTION: What is meant by sleep? Does it refer to a state of unconsciousness? Is this state called sleep to distinguish it from being awake, or is it called sleep to distinguish it from death?

   The full answer to this question will be found under the next point. But note this, that sleep is not necessarily a state of unconsciousness, but oftentimes of highest consciousness and mental activity. Usually, however, sleep is a condition in which one is largely shut out of interaction with the outside world and shut up to himself and God and His angels, or the Devil and his angels.

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POINT 40:   When the believer gets out of the flesh (the body) he departs to be with Christ; when he is absent from the body he is at home with the Lord.

      Philippians 1:23-24 [23] I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; [24] but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

      2 Corinthians 5:6, 8 [6] Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. [8] We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

   QUESTION: What is the precise and definite character of our existence when "absent from the body" and "at home with the Lord," up to the time of the coming of the Lord and our being "clothed with our heavenly dwelling?"

      2 Corinthians 5:8, 2, 4: *** FIX THIS ***       2 Corinthians 5:2 [2] Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, [3] because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. [4] For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. [5] Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

   ANSWER: The Bible seems to give but little explicit and detailed information on this point. It does say, however, that this state "is very far better" than our present state. This leaves no room for the Roman Catholic teaching of tortures in "purgatory", nor for a state of unconsciousness. It is evidently a state of conscious bliss. It evidently is not the highest state to which the believer shall attain.

      2 Corinthians 5:1-4, 8: [1] Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. [2] Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, [3] because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. [4] For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. [8] We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

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POINT 50:   At the coming of Jesus Christ the bodies of those who sleep in Christ shall be raised from the dead. Not, however, precisely the same bodies, even as the grain that grows is not precisely the same as the grain that was sown.

      1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

      1 Corinthians 15:12-13, 20- 23 [12] But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? [13] If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. [20] But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. [21] For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. [22] For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. [23] But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.

      1 Corinthians 15:35-38 [35] But someone may ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?" [36] How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. [37] When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. [38] But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

   The grain that was sown disintegrates and many of its constituent elements go, no one can say to where. But the formative principle takes to itself many new elements, no one can fully say from where. So it is in the resurrection.

   QUESTION: What about those who have been cremated, etc.?

   ANSWER: Our resurrection bodies will not simply be "repaired" human bodies. Each of us, both believers and non-believers, will be transformed. We will receive a new body with some characteristics different from a human body. This is how it will be possible for those who are condemned to suffer eternally in fire.

   John the Revealer states that during the Millennium Satan will be chained up for a thousand years. Yet Zechariah makes it clear that even during this "devil-free" period children will be born who will sin. If our resurrection bodies were simply "repaired" human bodies, we would still be in the flesh, and subject to the same sinful urges we have now, even in the absence of Satan.

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POINT 60:   At the resurrection we shall be given in place of "the earthly house of our tabernacle," i.e., our present physical frame, "a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens", i.e., the resurrection body. Mortality shall be swallowed up by life.

      2 Corinthians 5:1-2, 4 [1] Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. [2] Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, [3] because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. [4] For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

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POINT 70:   At His coming our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, "shall fashion anew the body of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of His glory."

      Philippians 3:20-21 [20] But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, [21] who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESURRECTION BODY.

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POINT 70a:   It will not be the same body that is laid in the grave.

      1 Corinthians 15:35-38 [35] But someone may ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?" [36] How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. [37] When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. [38] But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

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POINT 70b:   It will not be flesh and blood.

      1 Corinthians 15:50-51 [50] I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. [51] Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed

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POINT 70c:   It will not be pure spirit, but have flesh and bones.

      Luke 24:39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.

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POINT 70d:   It will be incorruptible -- not subject to decay, imperishable.

      1 Corinthians 15:42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;

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POINT 70e:   It will be glorious.

      1 Corinthians 15:43(a) [43] it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;

      Compare Revelation 1:13-17 [13] and among the lamp- stands was someone "like a son of man," dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. [14] His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. [15] His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. [16] In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. [17] When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

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POINT 70f:   It will be powerful.

      1 Corinthians 15:43(b) it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

   The days of weariness and weakness will be forever at an end. The body will be able to accomplish all the Spirit purposes.

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POINT 70g:   It will be heavenly.

      1 Corinthians 15:47-49 [47] The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven. [48] As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. [49] And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.

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POINT 70h:   It will be luminous, shining, dazzling, bright like the sun.

      Matthew 13:43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

      Daniel 12:3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

      Compare Matthew 17:2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.

      Luke 9:29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.

   NOTE - It has been conjectured that the bodies of Adam and Eve were so before they sinned, and that this glory served as a covering which departed when they sinned. So "they knew that they were naked."

      Genesis 3:7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

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POINT 70i:   Resurrection bodies will be "like the angels."

      Matthew 22:30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

      Luke 20:35-36 [35] But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, [36] and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.

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POINT 70j:   After the resurrection people will not marry.

      Matthew 22:30(a) At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage;

      Luke 20:35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,

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POINT 70k:   Resurrection bodies will not die.

      Luke 20:35-36 [35] But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, [36] and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.

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POINT 70l:   Resurrection bodies differ from one another.

      1 Corinthians 15:41- 42(a) [41] The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor. [42] So will it be with the resurrection of the dead.

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POINT 70k:   The Resurrection Body will be the consumation of our adoption as sons.

      Romans 8:23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

   The Resurrection Body will be the consummation of the adoption, our placing as sons. In the Resurrection Body it will be outwardly manifest that we are sons of God. Before His incarnation Christ was "in the form of God", i.e., in the visible appearance of God.

      Philippians 2:6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

   So shall we be in the resurrection.

      Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

      1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

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POINT 80:   At the coming of Christ and the resurrection of those who sleep in Jesus, believers who have remained alive until that time, and those who are raised, shall be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air.

      1 Thessalonians 4:17(a) After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

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POINT 90:   After the coming of Christ and our being caught up to meet Him, we shall be with the Lord forever; there shall be no more separation from Him.

      John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

      1 Thessalonians 4:17(b) And so we will be with the Lord forever.

      John 12:26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

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POINT 92:   Where believers will be after resurrection.

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POINT 92a:   We will be in a prepared place.

      John 14:2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

   We shall be in a prepared place. A place that Jesus himself has gone for the express purpose of preparing for us. We shall be a prepared people in a prepared place. This place that Jesus is preparing He speaks of as "abodes" or "abiding places" (translated "mansions").

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POINT 92b:   We will be in a heavenly country.

      Hebrews 11:10, 16 [10] For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. [16] Instead, they were longing for a better country -- a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

   We shall be in a city which has foundations whose builder and make is God, a better country than this, a heavenly country, a city prepared by God for us.

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POINT 94:   Characteristics of the resurrection city.

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POINT 94a:   The city will be an abiding city.

      Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

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POINT 94b:   We will not worship in a building, but right before God.

      Revelation 21:22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

   The Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb are the temple thereof. We will not go to some building to worship, but right to themselves.

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POINT 94c:   The city will not need a sun.

      Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

   The city has no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God lightens it, and the Lamb himself is the lamp thereof. Paul got a hint of the dazzling brilliance of that light on the Damascus Road. Our resurrection eyes will be able to endure and enjoy the glory that blinded him. There will be no dark days.

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POINT 94d:   The gates will never be shut and there will be no night.

      Revelation 21:25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.

   The gates of the city will never be shut and there will no night. Perfect security and no darkness.

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POINT 94e:   There will be nothing unclean, false.

      Revelation 21:27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

   There will be there nothing unclean, nothing abominable, nothing false, untrue, nor unreal. No saloons, no filth, no shams.

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POINT 94f:   There will be a river of water of life and the tree of life and of the healing of nations.

      Revelation 22:1-2 [1] Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb [2] down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

   There shall be a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the midst of the street thereof, and on both sides of the river shall be the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations.

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POINT 100:   When the Lord shall be revealed from heaven we shall be given rest.

      2 Thessalonians 1:7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.

      Hebrews 4:9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;

   Now we have conflict and tribulation. THen we shall have rest and glory.

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POINT 110:   We shall behold the glory of our Lord, the glory which the Father has given Him.

      John 17:24 Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

   The word translated "see" is a strong word. It means to gaze at with interest and intensity. We shall put our whole being into rapturous and adoring contemplation of the revealed glory of Him who on earth suffered shame for us.

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POINT 120:   We shall be like Him.

      1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

   QUESTION: Does the Him here refer to Christ or the Father?

   ANSWER: It does not matter; for if we are like the one, we shall also be like the other:

      Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

      John 14:9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, `Show us the Father'?

      Philippians 2:6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

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POINT 130:   We shall be manifested in glory with Him.

      Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

   We shall not only behold His glory, but reflect it in ourselves. Our life is now a hidden one, hid with Christ in God, but when He is manifested in glory we shall be too.

      Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

      (1)   Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

   The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us.

      (2)   2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

   This eternal weight of glory is being worked out for us more and more exceedingly by our present momentary light affliction.

      John 17:22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one:

      (3)   2 Thessalonians 2:14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

   The glory that God has given to Jesus shall be ours.

      1 Thessalonians 2:12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

   We shall be sharers in God's own glory and kingdom. IN a word, we shall be heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ, glorified together with Him.

      Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs -- heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

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POINT 140:   At the coming of Christ and His reckoning with His servants, His faithful servants will be commended by Him and enter into the joy of their Lord.

      Matthew 25:20-23 [20] The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. `Master,' he said, `you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.' [21] "His master replied, `Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' [22] "The man with the two talents also came. `Master,' he said, `you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.' [23] "His master replied, `Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

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POINT 150:   Rewards will vary in proportion to fidelity in service.

      Luke 19:12-13, 15-19 [12] He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. [13] So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. `Put this money to work,' he said, `until I come back.' [15] "He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it. [16] "The first one came and said, `Sir, your mina has earned ten more.' [17] " `Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. `Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.' [18] "The second came and said, `Sir, your mina has earned five more.' [19] "His master answered, `You take charge of five cities.'

   We are saved by faith but rewarded according to our own works. Compare:

      Matthew 6:20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

      1 Corinthians 3:11-15 [11] For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. [12] If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, [13] his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. [14] If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. [15] If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.

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POINT 155:   Those who come out of the great tribulation, having washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb, shall stand before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands. (Purity, victory and festal joy.) They shall serve God day and night in His temple. He who sits on the throne shall spread His tabernacle over them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat, for the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

      Revelation 7:13 9-10, 13- 17 [9] After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. [10] And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb." [13] Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes -- who are they, and where did they come from?" [14] I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. [15] Therefore, "they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. [16] Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. [17] For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

470.010.160       Torrey: p494, T:I, P:16
POINT 160:   Those who endure temptation shall receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

      James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

   Perseverance is the proof of true love to Christ, that we stand true to him under trial, and this wins the crown of life.

470.010.170       Torrey: p495, T:I, P:17
POINT 170:   "At that day" the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give the crown of righteousness to all those who have loved His appear- ing.

      2 Timothy 4:8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day -- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

470.010.180       Torrey: p495, T:I, P:18
POINT 180:   When the chief Shepherd is manifested, He shall give the crown of glory that does not fade away to the undershepherds who have tended the flock of God, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to God; not for money, but with eager readiness; not lording it over the charge allotted to them, but making themselves examples to the flock.

      1 Peter 5:1-4 [1] To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder, a witness of Christ's sufferings and one who also will share in the glory to be revealed: [2] Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers -- not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; [3] not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. [4] And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

   Note the three crowns -- "The Crown of Life","the Crown of Righteousness", and "the Crown of Glory" -- and who is to receive each.

470.010.190       Torrey: p495, T:I, P:19
POINT 190:   God has promised, Christ has appointed, and it is the Father's good pleasure to give a kingdom to those who love God and continue with Christ in His temptations.

      James 2:5 Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

      Luke 22:28-29 [28] You are those who have stood by me in my trials. [29] And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me,

      Luke 12:32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.

470.010.192       Torrey: p495, T:I, P:19(1)
POINT 192:   In the kingdom we shall reign with Christ as priests of God and of Christ.

      Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.

470.010.194       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:19(2)
POINT 194   The kingdom was prepared for us from the foundation of the world.

      Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on his right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world."

470.010.196       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:19(3)
POINT 196   The kingdom cannot be shaken.

      Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,

470.010.200       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:20
POINT 200:   Promises to him who overcomes (or carries off the victory).

470.010.200a       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:20(1)
POINT 200a:   To him who overcomes Christ will give to eat of the tree of life.

      Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

470.010.200b       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:20(2)
POINT 200b:   He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.

      Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.

470.010.200c       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:20(3)
POINT 200c:   To him who overcomes Christ will give a new name.

      Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.

470.010.200d       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:20(4)
POINT 200d:   Christ will give believers authority over nations.

      Revelation 2:26-27 [26] To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations -- [27] "He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery" -- just as I have received authority from my Father.

470.010.200e       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:20(5)
POINT 200e:   He who overcomes shall be arrayed in white garments and walk with Christ.

      Revelation 3:4-5 [4] Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. [5] He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels.

470.010.200f       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:20(6)
POINT 200f:   Those who overcome will be pillars in the temple of God.

      Revelation 3:12 Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name.

470.010.200g       Torrey: p496, T:I, P:20(7)
POINT 200g:   Those who overcome will sit with Christ on His throne.

      Revelation 3:21 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.

470.010.210       Torrey: p497, T:I, P:21
POINT 210:   God shall wipe away every tear from the eyes of His people. Death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more.

      Revelation 21:4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

470.010.220       Torrey: p497, T:I, P:22
POINT 220:   We shall see no longer in a mirror, in a riddle, but face to face. We shall know no longer in part, but we shall know God and all things in that perfect way in which He already knows us.

      1 Corinthians 13:12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

470.010.230       Torrey: p498, T:I, P:23
POINT 230:   In the day of our Lord Jesus Christ we shall not be subject to reproach. He will so perfect us that there will be absolutely nothing ion us that even He can find fault with or be displeased with.

      1 Corinthians 1:8 He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

      Jude 1:24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy --

470.010.240       Torrey: p498, T:I, P:24
POINT 240:   Christ will present the Church to Himself, a glorious Church, not having spot nor wrinkle, nor any such thing; but holy and without blemish.

      Ephesians 5:27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

470.010.250       Torrey: p498, T:I, P:25
POINT 250:   We who are guarded by God's power, through faith, to a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time, shall receive an inheritance, incorruptible, and undefiled, and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for us.

      1 Peter 1:4-5 [4] and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade -- kept in heaven for you, [5] who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.


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