The scripture I’m about to present to you will reveal the nature of our great reward, and it’s such an encouragement as those of us suffer for the sake of Christ that does not mean we inflict suffering upon ourselves by annoying people to death with what the world does not care to understand, and then call that “suffering”, because that is not suffering with Christ, that’s a desperate escape from putting in the labor of learning the Word of God and from experiencing the necessary discipline of our Father, and Lord, in heaven, by the Holy Spirit, while alive on earth. So how are the apostles’ reward great in heaven? These men will sit on thrones, just take a moment to think about that … they’ll sit on thrones! When a disciple-such as the apostles-suffer in this world of hatred by bearing the name of Jesus, then …your reward is great in heaven.

This is the first resurrection ( Revelation 20:6).

So when we look back to what Jesus said- Rejoice on that day…-we can see that the day our Lord is referring to is a future day, the day of a thousand years the millennial reign of Christ our Lord, Jesus. Peter instructs us …be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day ( 2 Peter 3:8). “ But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.“ -Cephas (Peter) There are several passages to consider ( Psalm 90:4 Ecclesiastes 6:6 2 Peter 3:8 Revelation 20:2-7), but look at what the apostle Peter writes regarding the meaning of a “ day” to God: But lets back up to the first part of that phrase, Rejoice on that day… Why does Jesus say “ …on that day” and not ‘today’ or ‘tomorrow’? What does Jesus mean by “ day“? What is a ‘day’ to God? Am I hated by the world? Are you hated by the world? Being hated by the world is a tangible evidence to those blessed by God (which we’ll talk more about in future posts Lord willing), their reward is great in heaven. Jesus taught of reward in heaven by our faithful endurance against the hate of the world… Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man… ( Luke 6:23). Which then begs the question.

*Coffee now at hand* …Rejoice on that day and jump for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven… ( Luke 6:23). The biblical nature of reward revealed by the Holy Spirit ( John 14:26 16:7,13), from my perspective, is as follows.

A day is as a thousand years kjv