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, "for thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter:")
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Luke 22:30
that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
1 Corinthians 6:2
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy of judging the smallest controversies?
Revelation 2:26
And to him that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, will I give power over the nations:
Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and persons sat on them, and judgement 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 received not his mark upon their forehead, and on their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.