REWARDS ACCORDING TO EFFORT

Entering the
Kingdom is a
Reward
 2. Jesus 2nd Coming to
establish His Kingdom
1. Jesus on earth
resurrects and
ascends to 1000 YEARS
= KINGDOM
heaven ETERNITY
OF HEAVEN

CHURCH AGE
33 AD
1000 years reign of Christ

R0 R1 R2

John 5:28-29 NKJV

28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is
coming in which all who are in the graves
will hear His voice 29 and come forth--those
who have done good, to the resurrection of
life, and those who have done evil, to the
resurrection of condemnation.
1 Cor 15:20-24 NIV
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 (R0); then,
when he comes (R1), those who belong to him. 24
Then the end will come (R2), when he hands over the
kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all
dominion, authority and power.
Rom 8:17 NIV
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.
Phil 3:10-11NIV
10 I want to know Christ and the
power of his resurrection and the
fellowship of sharing in his sufferings,
becoming like him in his death, 11
and so, somehow, to attain to the
resurrection from the dead.
PARTICIPATION IN CHRIST’S COMING
KINGDOM IS NOT BY GRACE BUT BY
HUMAN EFFORT, BY THOSE WHO
WILL ARE IMITATORS OF GOD.
Heb 6:1-2 NIV
6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary
teachings about Christ and go on to maturity,
not laying again the foundation of repentance
from acts that lead to death, and of faith in
God, 2 instruction about baptisms, the laying
on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and
eternal judgment.
Heb 11:35 NIV
35 Women received back their dead,
raised to life again. Others were
tortured and refused to be released,
so that they might gain a better
resurrection.
33 AD
1000 years reign of Christ

R0 R1 R2

Rev 20: 5 But the rest of the dead did not live
again until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection. 6Blessed and holy
is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over
such the second death has no power, but they
shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall
reign with Him a thousand years
2 Thess 1:11 NIV
11 With this in mind, we constantly
pray for you, that our God may count
you worthy of his calling, and that by
his power he may fulfill every good
purpose of yours and every act
prompted by your faith.
2 Thess 1:5-7 NIV
5 All this is evidence that God's
judgment is right, and as a result you
will be counted worthy of the kingdom
of God, for which you are suffering. …
This will happen when the Lord Jesus is
revealed from heaven in blazing fire
with his powerful angels.
Mal 3:16-18 NIV
16 Then those who feared the LORD talked with
each other, and the LORD listened and heard. A
scroll of remembrance was written in his
presence concerning those who feared the LORD
and honored his name.
17 "They will be mine," says the LORD Almighty,
"in the day when I make up my treasured
possession. I will spare them, just as in
compassion a man spares his son who serves
him. 18 And you will again see the distinction
between the righteous and the wicked, between
those who serve God and those who do not.
2 John 8 NKJV
Look to yourselves, that we do not
lose those things we worked for, but
that we may receive a full reward.
James 1:12 NIV
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.
1.Crown (diadem) = royal crown (based on
birthright)
2.Crown (stephanos) = achiever’s laurel
based on effort (Olympic champion)