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The reward of the saints

The promised reward of the saints-or salvation, as it is often called—occurs at the resurrection from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:50-52). This takes place when Jesus Christ returns at the last trumpet and the kingdoms of the world become “the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ” (Revelation 11:15). Those who are resurrected from mortal life to immortality will enter His Kingdom and assist Christ in a 1,000-year reign on earth (Revelation 20:4-6).

The gospel of the Kingdom of God reveals that Jesus Christ will set up His Kingdom on earth with His resurrected saints to give everyone the opportunity for eternal life. God’s desire is for everyone to inherit the Kingdom of God, each in his or herDay of Pentecost, the apostles continued to proclaim the Kingdom of God just as they had done when Christ walked the earth, but now they understood and spoke another dimension: Eternal life in that Kingdom was now possible through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as Savior of humanity and through His continuing role as our High Priest.

Today, some view the biblical terms “gospel of the Kingdom” and “gospel of Christ” as though they were different messages. In reality, however, they are one and the same. The gospel of the Kingdom is the message Jesus Christ brought and proclaimed. The gospel of Christ is also the message Jesus Christ preached, along with the message regarding His life, death and sacrifice on our behalf, which makes possible eternal life in