Thematic Bible: Rewards at advent
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Rewards at advent » Bestowed upon believers » Glory with the king
For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the [blast of the] trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
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When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
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so that He may strengthen and establish your hearts without blame in holiness in the sight of our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints (God’s people).
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Rewards at advent » Bestowed upon believers » Likeness to the king
But we are citizens of the state (commonwealth, homeland) which is in heaven, and from it also we earnestly and patiently await [the coming of] the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [as] Savior, Who will transform and fashion anew the body of our humiliation to conform to and be like the body of His glory and majesty, by exerting that power which enables Him even to subject everything to Himself.
Rewards at advent » Bestowed upon believers » The fadeless crown
And when the Chief Shepherd (Christ) appears, you will receive the [conqueror’s] unfading crown of glory.
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Rewards at advent » Bestowed upon believers » Honour from the king
Rewards at advent » Bestowed upon believers » The beatific vision
Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory].
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