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And yet, although requiring preparation, motivation, and endurance, both perseverance of faith and the crown of victory are gifts of grace. Striking that the first crown mentioned in the New Testament is the one of thorns pressed into the head of Jesus (Matt. 27:29). His royal crown was defiled for
To thee, since thou art His, Great honor shall be shown; The rich shall bring their gifts to thee, Thy glory they shall own. Enthroned in royal state, All glorious thou shalt dwell, With garments fair, in wrought with gold, The Church He Loveth well. And they that honor thee shall in thy train a
3) “On His head a golden crown.” The original word for crown here refers not to the royal diadem, but to the wreath of victory. Christ is Victor over the world and over all the powers of darkness. As such He here appears. b. And that He appears here as the One that is about to judge the earth is sym
He crowns them with the crown of life. Of life that never ends.” Communion of the Saints
It is to glorify and praise Him as prophets, to serve Him as priests, walking forever in good works, to reign in perfect freedom over all the works of His hands, and to do so perfectly. But at the goal there is also a prize. That prize is a crown, the crown of victory. It is the crown of life everla
These are the crowns that we shall wear When all thy saints are crowned; These are the palms that we shall bear On yonder holy ground. Far off as yet, reserved in heaven, Above that veiling sky, They sparkle, like the stars of even, To hope's far-piercing eye.
Sometimes we can fail to appreciate, can fail to remember that Jesus Christ's own blood was shed at the cross In order to cover our sins, no longer does that Old Testament priest go into the most holy place and sprinkle the blood of the Lamb over the mercy seat, because Jesus shed his own blood