Chapter 40—The Reward of Earnest Effort
“If any man’s work abide, ... He shall receive a reward.”
1 Corinthi-
ans 3:14
. Glorious will be the reward bestowed when the faithful
workers gather about the throne of God and of the Lamb. When John
in his mortal state beheld the glory of God, he fell as one dead: he was
not able to endure the sight. But when the children of God shall have
put on immortality, they will “see Him as He is.”
1 John 3:2
. They
will stand before the throne, accepted in the Beloved. All their sins
have been blotted out, all their transgressions borne away. Now they
can look upon the undimmed glory of the throne of God. They have
been partakers with Christ in His sufferings, they have been workers
together with Him in the plan of redemption, and they are partakers
with Him in the joy of seeing souls saved in the kingdom of God, there
to praise God through all eternity.
The Joys Of The Redeemed
My brother, my sister, I urge you to prepare for the coming of
Christ in the clouds of heaven. Day by day cast the love of the world
out of your hearts. Understand by experience what it means to have
fellowship with Christ. Prepare for the Judgment, that when Christ
shall come, to be admired in all them that believe, you may be among
those who will meet Him in peace. In that day the redeemed will
shine forth in the glory of the Father and the Son. The angels, touch-
ing their golden harps, will welcome the King and His trophies of
victory,—those who have been washed and made white in the blood
of the Lamb. A song of triumph will peal forth, filling all heaven.
Christ has conquered. He enters the heavenly courts, accompanied by
His redeemed ones, the witnesses that His mission of suffering and
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sacrifice has not been in vain.
The resurrection and ascension of our Lord is a sure evidence of
the triumph of the saints of God over death and the grave, and a pledge
that heaven is open to those who wash their robes of character and
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