Chapter 11 of 14

Christians today that all believers will be kings

Christians today that all believers will be kings

Christians today that all believers will be kings in the millennium. All true believers are eter­ nally saved. However, not all Christians will be on the same level as far as reward is concerned. The time Christ comes back will be the time of reward. Whether or not we receive a reward from Him depends on how we run the race today.

THE GOAL FOR THE PRIZE

OF THE HIGH CALLING

We have pointed out that the goal is the full enjoyment and gain of Christ and that the prize will be the uttermost enjoyment of Christ in the millennial kingdom as a reward to the victor­ ious runners of the New Testament race. This prize is the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. The Greek word rendered high means above. The high calling is the calling by God from above, from the heavens. It is a heav­ enly calling (Heb. 3:1), corresponding to the heavenly citizenship in verse 20, not an earthly one like that given to the children of Israel in the flesh. This high calling is to take posses­ sion of Christ, whereas the earthly calling to the children of Israel was to take possession of a physical land.

We have received not an earthly calling, but

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