When will the idea of rewards come to the fore?
Rewards come to the fore immediately after the Rapture, when believers are brought up into glory with the Lord Jesus. At that time, while the tribulation unfolds down here below, a great event takes place in heaven, and the issue of reward becomes central.
Les explains that the whole idea of rewards comes to the fore immediately after the Rapture, when believers are brought up into glory with the Lord Jesus. While the tribulation unfolds down here below, a great event takes place in heaven. This is the context for II Corinthians 5:8, where Paul expresses willingness to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. Earlier, Les used the parable of the talents to show that rewards are levels of responsibility in ruling and reigning with Christ: the servant who gained ten talents was given rule over ten cities. Some believers will be saved yet have nothing but wood, hay, and stubble, missing the benefits of reward.