HoldYourCrown
“Iamcomingsoon.Holdonto
whatyouhavesothatnoone
cantakeawayyourcrown.”
Revelation3:11
Ifanyone’snamewasnotfoundwrittenin
thebookoflife,thatpersonwasthrowninto
thelakeoffire.
Revelation20:15
“Itellyouthesolemntruth,the
onewhohearsmymessageand
believestheonewhosentme
haseternallifeandwillnotbe
condemned,buthascrossed
overfromdeathtolife.”
John5:24
Thereisthereforenowno
condemnationforthosewhoare
inChristJesus.Forthelawof
thelife-givingSpiritinChrist
Jesushassetyoufreefromthe
lawofsinanddeath.
Romans8:1-2
Hecommandedustopreachto
thepeopleandtowarnthem
thatHeistheoneappointedby
Godasjudgeofthelivingand
thedead.
Acts10:42
Theywillfaceareckoning
(judgement)beforeJesusChrist
whostandsreadytojudgethe
livingandthedead.
1Peter4:5
ThenIsawalargewhitethroneandtheone
whowasseatedonit;theearthandthe
heavenfledfromhispresence,andnoplace
wasfoundforthem.
Revelation20:11
Ifanyone’snamewasnotfoundwrittenin
thebookoflife,thatpersonwasthrowninto
thelakeoffire.
Revelation20:15
Forweshallallstandbeforethe
judgmentseatofChrist
Romans14:10
Forwemustallappearbefore
thejudgmentseatofChrist
2Corinthians5:10
TheJudgmentSeatofChrist
SeatisGreekwordBema
Bemaistheseatinanarena
wherethejudgegivesrewards
toathletes
“Furthermore,theFatherdoes
notjudgeanyone,buthas
assignedalljudgmenttothe
Son“
John5:22
Look!Iamcomingsoon,andmy
rewardiswithmetopayeachone
accordingtowhathehasdone!
Revelation22:12
Ifwhatsomeonehasbuilt
survives,hewillreceivea
reward.Ifsomeone’sworkis
burnedup,hewillsufferloss.
Hehimselfwillbesaved,but
onlyasthroughfire.
1Corinthians3:14-15
Theonewhoplantsandtheone
whowatersworkasone,but
eachwillreceivehisreward
accordingtohiswork.
1Corinthians3:8
Forfalsemessiahsandfalse
prophetswillappearand
performgreatsignsand
wonderstodeceive,ifpossible,
eventheelect.
Matthew24:24
ThenSamuelsaidtoSaul,“Iwastheonethe
Lordsenttoanointyouaskingoverhis
peopleIsrael.NowlistentowhattheLord
says.HereiswhattheLordofHeaven’s
Armieshassaid:‘Icarefullyobservedhow
theAmalekitesopposedIsraelalongtheway
whenIsraelcameupfromEgypt.Sogonow
andstrikedowntheAmalekites.Destroy
everythingtheyhave.Don’tsparethem.Put
themtodeath—man,woman,child,infant,
ox,sheep,camel,anddonkeyalike.’”
1Samuel15:1-3
SamuelsaidtoSaul,“Iwillnotgobackwith
you,foryouhaverejectedtheLord’sorders,
andtheLordhasrejectedyoufrombeing
kingoverIsrael!”.WhenSamuelturnedto
leave,Saulgrabbedtheedgeofhisrobeand
ittore.Samuelsaidtohim,“TheLordhas
tornthekingdomofIsraelfromyouthisday
andhasgivenittooneofyourcolleagues
whoisbetterthanyou!
1Samuel15:26-27
TheTalents
Matthew25:14-30
Foritislikeamangoingona
journey,whosummonedhis
slavesandentrustedhis
propertytothem.Toonehe
gavefivetalents,toanother
two,andtoanotherone,each
accordingtohisability.Thenhe
wentonhisjourney.
Matthew25:14-15
Thereforetakethetalentfromhimand
giveittotheonewhohas10.Forthe
onewhohaswillbegivenmore,andhe
willhavemorethanenough.Butthe
onewhodoesnothave,evenwhathe
haswillbetakenfromhim.Andthrow
thatworthlessslaveintotheouter
darkness,wheretherewillbeweeping
andgnashingofteeth.
Matthew25:28-30
Thereisonegloryofthesun,and
anothergloryofthemoonandanother
gloryofthestars,forstardiffersfrom
staringlory.Itisthesamewiththe
resurrectionofthedead.Whatissown
isperishable,whatisraisedis
imperishable.
1Corinthians15:41-42
Whatisacrown?
Crownisnottheroyaldiademthata
Kingwouldwear
CrownistheGreekwordstephanos.
Itisthecrowngiventoathletes
TheIncorruptibleCrown
Eachcompetitormustexerciseself-
controlineverything.Theydoitto
receiveaperishablecrown,butwean
imperishableone.
1Corinthians9:25
TheCrownofRejoicing
Forwhoisourhopeorjoyorcrownto
boastofbeforeourLordJesusathis
coming?Isitnotofcourseyou?For
youareourgloryandjoy!
1Thessalonians2:19-20
TheCrownofRighteousness
Ihavecompetedwell;Ihavefinished
therace;Ihavekeptthefaith!Finally
thecrownofrighteousnessisreserved
forme.TheLord,therighteousJudge,
willawardittomeinthatday—andnot
tomeonly,butalsotoallwhohaveset
theiraffectiononhisappearing.
2Timothy4:7-8
TheCrownofLife
Donotbeafraidofthethingsyouare
abouttosuffer.Thedevilisaboutto
havesomeofyouthrownintoprisonso
youmaybetested,andyouwill
experiencesufferingfortendays.
Remainfaithfuleventothepointof
death,andIwillgiveyouthecrown
thatislifeitself.
Revelation2:10
TheCrownofGlory
Giveashepherd’scaretoGod’sflockamong
you,exercisingoversightnotmerelyasa
dutybutwillinglyunderGod’sdirection,not
forshamefulprofitbuteagerly.Anddonot
lorditoverthoseentrustedtoyou,butbe
examplestotheflock.ThenwhentheChief
Shepherdappears,youwillreceivethe
crownofglorythatneverfadesaway.
1Peter5:2-4
“Iamcomingsoon.Holdonto
whatyouhavesothatnoone
cantakeawayyourcrown.”
Revelation3:11