Rule Reign Judge

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People enlist in the service for many reasons… a family tradition, direction, warrior mindset, find yourself…

But nobody signs up for boot camp.

 

Life is just basic training for our real job…

 

 

 

We don’t get rewarded here on earth for a good life… sure we reap what we sow… but our reward is in heaven. 

 

Rev. 2:23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

 

GK: Kai Doso Hekasto hyman kata hyman erga

*Repay you according to your deeds: I will give you a place of employment according to how well you did your job here on earth. 

But what about after the reward? When we get to heaven??? Again, life is just bootcamp. Scripture is clear we will rule and reign with Christ in eternity.

 

 

“The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him” (vv. 11–12a).

• 2 Timothy 2:11–13

ENDURE: GK = Hoop-ah- men -o

When it looks like we have been left behind we bravely and calmly persevere! 

*And there is the rub… many Christians today serve God thinking it puts them at the head of the line. But when seemingly it looks like we have been left behind, God has forgotten about us, his promises don’t seem to be coming true and things don’t go as planned… MANY GIVE UP.

REIGN WITH HIM: GK = Future reign for ever (aorist tense) 

 

our reign with the Lord, a reign that will involve us judging even the angels, as Paul tells us elsewhere (1 Cor. 6:3). 

 

Rev. 2: 25Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come. 26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. 27He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.…

Rev. 19:11 We will judge with Christ

 

All 3, 'to reign', 'to rule' and, 'to judge' relate to Christians in the time Jesus is here on earth following his return:

There is no sense in mentioning a rule over nations if these nations do not exist anymore. 

There is no sense in saying there is an opportunity to judge the world if the world to be judged is not a factor after Jesus' 2nd coming.

There is no sense in saying we will reign with Jesus, if there is no one, and no place to reign over.