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By Martha Mac / SO4J.com ® / SO4J-TV & Video Productions

Five Crowns & Rewards in Heaven— Are the 5 Crowns & Rewards for Believers at the Judgment Seat of Christ (1 Cor 3:10-15 & 2 Cor 5:10). These Five Crowns are Handed out for the various types of Service & Work that these True Believers did while in their Earthly Bodies. In this Bible Study we will see the GREAT ETERNAL REWARDS IN HEAVEN for True Believers who endured: Suffering, Trials, Tests, Temptations, and who did Overcome Adversity by: Believing, Trusting, Clinging to Jesus and Obeying God's Word. We will also take a brief look at the various ways a True Believer can lose Rewards.

ON THIS PAGE:

1 - CROWN 1 - CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS— LOVED THE LORD'S APPEARING - 2 Tim 4:8

2 - CROWN 2 - INCORRUPTIBLE CROWN— DISCIPLINED BODIES / SELF-CONTROL - 1 Cor 9:25-27

3 - CROWN 3 - CROWN OF LIFE— ENDURED PATIENTLY THRU TRIALS - James 1:12, Rev 2:10

4 - CROWN 4 - CROWN OF GLORY— GODLY LEADERS WHO WERE EXAMPLES TO FLOCK - 1 Pet 5:2-4

5 - CROWN 5 - CROWN OF REJOICING— SOUL WINNERS CROWN - 1 Thess 2:19, Dan 12:3

6 - CROWN & REWARDS— 6 FACTS:

7 - CROWNS & REWARDS ARE TO BE GUARDED - Rev 3:11

8 - CROWNS ARE TO BE GUARDED AGAINST DECEIVERS & SPIRITUAL DECEPTION - 2 John 1:7-8

9 - CROWN & REWARDS ARE LOST WHEN GOOD DEED IS DONE WITH WRONG MOTIVE - Matt 6:2

10-GOLD CROWNS GIVEN - Rev 4:4

11-CROWNS WILL BE CAST DOWN BEFORE JESUS AT HIS THRONE - Rev 4:10-11

12-JESUS WORE A CROWN OF THORNS AT HIS DEATH - Matt 27:29

13-JESUS WEARS MANY CROWNS WHEN HE RETURNS - Rev 19:11-19
14-REWARDS ARE FOR THOSE WHO WIN THE RACE & OVERCOME - Phil 3:12-14, Rev 21:7

Intro - God is setting up His Eternal Kingdom, and He uses SUFFERING, TRIALS, & TESTS to either someday REWARD those who DID what He told them to DO through Obedience to God's Word, or to PUNISH those who were REBELLIOUS, and who REJECTED His Son, Jesus Christ, and God's Word.

• 2 Cor 5:10-11 "For we must ALL stand before Christ to be JUDGED. We will each RECEIVE whatever we deserve for the GOOD or EVIL we have done in this Eearthly Body. It is because we know this solemn Fear of the Lord that we Work so Hard to Persuade others.“
  
  
• Rom 14:10-12 “Each of us will stand personally before the JUDGMENT SEAT OF GOD. For the Scriptures say, "As surely as I live," says the Lord, "Every Knee will bow to Me and every tongue will confess allegiance to God." Yes, each of us will have to give a Personal Account to God.”
  
  
• Rev 22:12 Jesus says, “Look, I am Coming Soon, bringing MY REWARD with me to REPAY all people according to their DEEDS."
  
  
• Rev 11:18 "Nations were angry with you, but now the time of your WRATH has come. It is time to JUDGE THE DEAD (unsaved)& REWARD YOUR SERVANTS (True Christians). You will REWARD YOUR PROPHETS AND YOUR HOLY PEOPLE, all who FEAR YOUR NAME, from the LEAST TO THE GREATEST. And you will DESTROY ALL who have caused destruction on the earth."
  
  
• 1 Cor 3:8-15 "The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And BOTH will be REWARDED for their own HARD WORK... (10) Because of God’s Grace to me, I have laid the Foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this Foundation must be VERY CAREFUL. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. Anyone who builds on that Foundation may use a variety of materials—Gold, Silver, Jewels, Wood, Hay, or Straw. But on the JUDGMENT DAY, Fire will reveal what kind of WORK each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s WORK has any VALUE. If the WORK SURVIVES, that Builder will RECEIVE A REWARD. But if the WORK is BURNED UP, the builder will SUFFER GREAT LOSS. The Builder will be SAVED, but like someone BARELY ESCAPING through a WALL OF FLAMES."
  
  

• Crown Scriptures: 2 Tim 4:8, 1 Cor 9:25-27, James 1:12, Rev 2:10, 1 Pet 5:2-4, 1 Thess 2:19, Rev 3:11

Go Here For More on the Judgment Seat of Christ:
Judgment Seat of Christ Rewards OR Who Will be the Greatest in the Kingdom of God? - Part 1

Below is a look at the Five Main Crowns handed out at the Judgment Seat of Christ - For A True Believer's Rewards in Heaven—

• 2 Tim 4:8 "Finally, there is laid up for me the CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing."

• 1 Cor 9:25-27 "Everyone who Competes for the Prize is temperate (DISCIPLINED) in ALL THINGS. Now they do it to obtain a Perishable CROWN, but we for an IMPERISHABLE (INCORRUPTIBLE) CROWN. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I DISCIPLINE MY BODY AND BRING IT UNTO SUBJECTION, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified."

• James 1:12 "God blesses those who Patiently endure Testing and Temptation. Afterward they will receive the CROWN OF LIFE that God has promised to those who love Him."
  
  
• Rev 2:10 "Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to Test you. You will Suffer for ten days. But if you remain Faithful even when facing death, I will give you the CROWN OF LIFE."
  
  
• 2 Tim 2:15 "Work Hard so you can Present yourself to God & RECEIVE His Approval. Be a Good Worker, one who does Not need to be Ashamed & who Correctly explains the Word of Truth."
  

• 1 Pet 5:2-4 "Care for the FLOCK God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. DON'T LORD IT OVER THE PEOPLE ASSIGNED TO YOUR CARE, but LEAD them by your OWN GOOD EXAMPLE. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the CROWN OF GLORY that does not fade away."
  
  
• Matt 5:19 Jesus says, "If you ignore the least Commandment and Teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who OBEYS GOD'S LAWS & TEACHES them will be called GREAT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN."
  

• 1 Thess 2:19 "For what is our hope, or joy, or CROWN OF REJOICING? Is it not even YOU in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His Coming?"
  
  
• Dan 12:3 "Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who LEAD MANY TO RIGHTEOUSNESS will shine like the stars forever."

• 2 Tim 4:1 "I solemnly urge you before God and before Christ Jesus—who will someday JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD when He appears to set up his Kingdom."

• Rev 3:11 Jesus says, "I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that NO ONE WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR CROWN."

• 2 John 1:7-8 "I say this because MANY DECEIVERS have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a DECEIVER and an Antichrist. Watch out that you do NOT LOSE what we have worked so hard to achieve. BE DILIGENT SO THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR FULL REWARD."

• Matt 6:2 Jesus says, "Therefore, when you do a CHARITABLE DEED, do NOT sound a Trumpet before you as the Hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have GLORY FROM MEN. Assuredly, I say to you, THEY HAVE THEIR REWARD."

• Rev 4:4 "Twenty-Four Thrones surrounded Him (Jesus), and Twenty-Four Elders sat on them. They were all CLOTHED IN WHITE and had GOLD CROWNS ON THEIR HEADS."

• Rev 4:10-11 "The Twenty-Four Elders will FALL DOWN BEFORE HIM who sits on the Throne, and will WORSHIP HIM who lives Forever and Ever, and will CAST THEIR CROWNS BEFORE THE THRONE, saying, "Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to Receive Glory and Honor and Power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they Existed, and were Created."
  

• Matt 27:29 "And after twisting together a CROWN OF THORNS, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
  

• Rev 19:11-19 "Then I saw Heaven opened, and a White Horse was standing there. It's Rider was named Faithful and True, for He JUDGES FAIRLY and wages a Righteous War. His Eyes were like Flames of Fire, and on His Head were MANY CROWNS. A Name was written on Him that no one understood except Himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and His Title was the Word of God. The Armies of Heaven, dressed in the finest of Pure White Linen, followed Him on White Horses. From His mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the Nations. He will Rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce Wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress. On His Robe at His thigh was written this Title: King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords."

• Phil 3:12-14 "I PRESS ON to Possess that PERFECTION for which CHRIST JESUS first possessed me. No, Dear Brothers & Sisters, I have Not Achieved it, but I FOCUS on this one thing: FORGETTING the PAST and Looking FORWARD to what lies ahead, I PRESS ON to reach the END OF THE RACE and Receive the HEAVENLY PRIZE for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us."
  
  
• 1 Cor 9:24-27 "Do you not know that those who Run in a Race all Run, but one RECEIVES THEPRIZE? Run in such a way that you may obtain it (THE PRIZE). And everyone who competes for the PRIZE is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a Perishable Crown, but we for an IMPERISHABLE CROWN. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. But I DISCIPLINE my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have PREACHED TO OTHERS, I myself should become DISQUALIFIED."
  
  
• Rev 2:7 Jesus says, “To Everyone who is VICTORIOUS (OVERCOMES) I will give FRUIT from the TREE OF LIFE in the PARADISE OF GOD.”
  
  
• Rev 2:11 Jesus says, “Whoever is VICTORIOUS (OVERCOMES) will NOT be harmed by the SECOND DEATH.”
  
  
• Rev 2:17 Jesus says, “Everyone who is VICTORIOUS (OVERCOMES) I will give some of the Manna that has been Hidden away in Heaven. And I will give to each one a White Stone, and on the Stone will be engraved a New Name that no one understands except the one who Receives it.”
  
  
• Rev 2:26 Jesus says, “To All who are VICTORIOUS (OVERCOMES), who OBEY ME to the VERY END, To them I will give Authority over ALL the NATIONS.”
  
  
• Rev 3:5 Jesus says, “All who are VICTORIOUS (OVERCOMES) will be Clothed in White. I will Never Erase their Names from the Book of Life, but I will Announce before MY FATHER and HIS ANGELS that THEY are MINE."
  
  
• Rev 3:12 Jesus says, “All who are VICTORIOUS (OVERCOMES) will become Pillars in the Temple of My God, and they will NEVER have to leave it. And I will Write on them the Name of My God, and they will be Citizens in the City of My God—the New Jerusalem that comes down from Heaven from My God. And I will also Write on them My New Name.”
  
  
• Rev 3:21 Jesus says, “Those who are VICTORIOUS (OVERCOMES) will sit with me on MY THRONE, just as I was VICTORIOUS (OVERCAME) and Sat with My Father on HIS THRONE.”
  
  
• Rev 21:7 Jesus says, “All who are VICTORIOUS (OVERCOMES) will INHERIT ALL THESE BLESSINGS, and I will be THEIR GOD, and they will be MY CHILDREN.”
  
  

For More on the Judgment Seat of Christ:

Rewards in Heaven - Who Will be the Greatest in the Kingdom of God? - Part 1

Judgment Seat of Christ Rewards