There is a crown laid up for us in heaven for those who long for Jesus' appearing. (2 Tim. 4:8)
His appearing is the rapture denotatively, and does include His second coming connotatively.
The Lord of Glory will give us this crown at His bema seat. We will then throw it back to Him on the crystal sea before His throne. We will sing in love and adoration: "YOU ARE WORTHY, OUR LORD AND GOD, TO RECEIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER, FOR YOU CREATED ALL THINGS, AND BY YOUR WILL THEY WERE CREATED AND HAVE THEIR BEING." (Rev. 4:10,11 NIV) Do you know what I think? I think He will put the crown right back on our heads again! What a pretty crown it will be, made of the weightless gold of heaven with jewels of glory, emitting light, radiant, dazzling. Colorless diamonds for the glory of God. Glorious emeralds radiating green for the renewing Holy Spirit. Blood red rubies testifying to the cleansing blood of the Lamb by which He purchased us. Wearing the crowns of heaven will feel so good. Our white robes of righteousness will be so beautiful, flowing from within. (Rev. 19:8, 3:5) The robes are the rewards for our righteous deeds. Such beautiful robes Messiah will give us! To walk with Him in white forever is my hearts desire.
I love to think of Jesus' second coming. He will come and make everything right. I'm sad for this sin sick world under the veil of death and despair. Our hope is Messiah. Jesus loves us. He has good plans for us. We don't need to feel sad when this beautiful world burns. Jesus will make it better -- Jesus has better for us.
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