Chapter 6 of 8

Section 5

Section 5

do not enjoy Christ faithfully today, we shall lose the enjoyment of Christ in the coming age. Here we see that in His wisdom God has made the enjoyment of Christ in the coming age a reward for the faithful ones, the ones who enjoy Christ faithfully in this age.

Most fundamental Christians emphasize God's salvation, but they do not pay any attention to God's reward. This reward in the coming age has been set up by God as an incentive to en­ courage all the Lord's believers to enjoy Him and follow Him faithfully in this age.

We have pointed out that there are no terms, no conditions, for enjoying Christ in this age. As long as we believe in Him, accepting God's invitation and offer, we may enjoy Christ today. Nevertheless, we need to enjoy Him faithfully in order to receive the reward in the coming age of the kingdom. Otherwise, we shall lose the enjoyment of Christ in the coming age.

The kingdom will be a reward in the thousand years to the faithful enjoyers of Christ, and that reward will also be a jubilee. Today's jubilee is real, but it is only a foretaste, not the full taste. God has presented us such a foretaste, and we need to have a high regard for it. So many Jews have excused themselves from accepting God's

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