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Perhaps in true humility you are thinking, “I don’t want any crowns in heaven, I just want to be with
Jesus”. Consider what is depicted in this heavenly scene into eternity when we are all gathered around
His throne to express our thankfulness:

“AND THEY DO NOT REST DAY OR NIGHT, SAYING:
"HOLY, HOLY, HOLY,LORD GOD ALMIGHTY,
WHO WAS AND IS AND IS TO COME!"

WHENEVER THE LIVING CREATURES GIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND
THANKS TO HIM WHO SITS ON THE THRONE, WHO LIVES FOREVER
AND EVER, THE TWENTY-FOUR ELDERS FALL DOWN BEFORE HIM WHO
SITS ON THE THRONE AND WORSHIP HIM WHO LIVES FOREVER AND

EVER, AND

CAST THEIR CROWNS BEFORE THE THRONE,
SAYING:
"YOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD,
TO RECEIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER…”
Rev 4:8-11

Please give some meditative thought to this concept: Don’t you think that on that great day in eternity
you might greatly desire to have in your possession a crown, or perhaps even “many crowns”?
And why so? That in eternity and for all eternity, as the heavenly hosts praise and worship the King of
Kings and the Lord of Lords, you could be among those casting such costly trophy crowns at His feet in
a tangible expression of adoration and worship?

In this last Beatitude, Jesus promises the persecuted, “Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for Great is
your reward in Heaven…” Let us look into the depth of this blessed culminating Beatitude that Jesus
presents to His faithful followers:

“BLESSED REJOICE
ARE YOU AND

WHEN BE EXCEEDINGLY
THEY REVILE GLAD,

AND FOR GREAT
PERSECUTE YOU, IS

AND SAY YOUR REWARD
ALL KINDS IN HEAVEN,
OF EVIL AGAINST FOR SO

YOU THEY PERSECUTED
FALSELY THE PROPHETS
WHO WERE
FOR BEFORE
MY SAKE. YOU.”

Matt. 5:12

It is important to understand that this last Beatitude is not meant to be viewed as a stand-alone,
undefined message left to the interpretation of the believer. Such persecution Jesus refers to is the
direct result of living a life as depicted on the previous page by the qualifying marks that lead to crowns
in heaven. Even more so, it is the culminating result of living life under the difficult and painful tutorship
of all the Beatitudes that Jesus describes. This final Beatitude must be viewed as the supreme
capstone result for choosing to live differently in the midst of even believers who are extremely hostile
toward those who choose such distinctive living.