Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
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Romans 8:36
As it is written, "That for thy sake we have been put to death the whole day long; we have been reckoned indeed as sheep for slaughter."
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Luke 22:30
that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
1 Corinthians 6:2
Know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to be judges in the smallest matters?
Revelation 2:26
And he who overcometh, and perseveres in my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations;
Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and persons were seated upon them, and authority to judge was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, and had not received the brand in their foreheads, and upon their right hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.