Chapter 5 of 8

Section 4

Section 4

salvation and reward. God's salvation is for us to enjoy the jubilee today, and His reward is for us to enjoy the jubilee in the coming age.

The New Testament jubilee is of three stages: first, the jubilee in the present age, the age of grace; the second, the jubilee in the coming age, the age of the kingdom; and third, the jubilee in eternity, in the new heaven and new earth. Enjoying the jubilee today is a matter of salva­ tion. However, enjoying the jubilee in the com­ ing age is a matter of reward. The enjoyment of the jubilee in eternity in the new heaven and new earth will be the full taste of God's full sal­ vation.

ENJOYING CHRIST FAITHFULLY

TO RECEIVE THE REWARD

Today everyone who accepts God's invitation and receives the offer of what He has prepared for us has the ground to participate in the New Testament jubilee and enjoy Christ in this age. But in order to receive the reward of the jubilee in the coming age, we need to enjoy Christ faith­ fully in this age. Many saved ones are not faithful to enjoy Christ today. For this reason, God has set up a reward as an incentive that we may enjoy Christ faithfully in this present age. If we

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