 | Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Again Christ declares the imminence of His return. This is in red in the Bible, so this is Jesus speaking directly here. All Christians should be watching the eastern sky for In a moment when you think not, the eastern sky will open, the trumpet will blow, and Jesus shall shout. At that time, we will be called to heaven to be with Him forever. Our rewards will be for the things (treasures) we have stored in heaven. Rewards Rewards are always based on works done by believers based on their faithfulness in serving Christ in this life. Their works will be tested and only those with eternal value "will be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is." (1 Cor. 3 v.13) The rewards believers will enjoy in heaven will be capacities for serving God. The greater their faithfulness is in this life, the greater will be their opportunity to serve in heaven, not to mention the crowns believers will receive. Having knowledge that Jesus could return at any moment shouldn't lead Christians to a life of idle waiting for His coming. Instead it should produce diligent, obedient, worshipful service to God, and urgent proclamation of the gospel to UNBELIEVERS. Try looking at it this way. By telling EVERYONE (not only your friends) you meet now about the good news of Jesus but they don't listen to you, then suddenly the Rapture happens, those people will then remember every word you said to them. That is why I personally believe that right after the Rapture, more people will begin immediately seek the truth about Jesus and that will begin the largest soul harvest the world has every known.
Matthew 12:36 "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." "Every idle word": The most seemingly insignificant sin – even the slip of the tongue – carries the full potential of all hell's evil (James 3:6). No infraction against God's holiness is therefore a trifling thing and each person will ultimately give account of every such indiscretion. There is no truer indication of a bad tree than the bad fruit of speech (verses 33, 35). The poisonous snakes were known by their poisonous mouths revealing evil hearts (verse 34, Luke 6:45). Every person is judged by his words, because they reveal the state of his heart. |
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