The 144,000's Reward
Luke 21:36: “Watch ye therefore,” [Watch/understand and obey Christ] “and pray always, that ye” [Peter, James, John and Andrew] “may be accounted worthy to escape all these things" [Prophesies] "that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”
2 Esdras 2:42: "I Esdras saw upon the
mount Sion a great people, whom I could not number, and they
all praised the Lord with songs."
2 Esdras 2:43: "And in the midst of
them there was a young man of a high stature, taller than
all the rest, and upon every one of their heads he set
crowns, and was more exalted; which I
marvelled at greatly."
2 Esdras 2:44: "So I asked the angel,
and said, Sir, what are these?"
2 Esdras 2:45: "He answered and said
unto me, These be they that have put off the mortal
clothing, and put on the immortal, and have confessed the
name of God: now are they crowned, and receive palms."
2 Esdras 2:46: "Then said I unto the
angel, What young person is it that crowneth them, and
giveth them palms in their hands?"
2 Esdras 2:47: "So he answered and said
unto me, It is the Son of God,"
[Christ] "whom they have confessed in the world. Then
began I greatly to commend them that stood so stiffly for
the name of the Lord."
Revelation 20:4: “And I” [John] “saw thrones, and they” [The
144,000/Servants of God] “sat upon them,” [Thrones] “and judgment was given
unto them:” [The 144,000]
“and I” [John]
“saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of
Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the
Beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon
their" [The 144,000's] “foreheads, or in their" [The 144,000's]
“hands; and they” [The 144,000]
“lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”