Scripture does not explicitly say believers cast their crowns at Jesus' feet; the twenty-four elders are the ones shown doing so, but Les Feldick says he thinks believers will.
In Revelation 4:10, the twenty-four elders fall down before the throne and cast their crowns before it. The text identifies them specifically, not believers in general. Les Feldick, commenting on crowns apart from rewards, says he thinks believers will definitely lay their crowns at Jesus' feet.
Revelation 4:10-11 — Describes the twenty-four elders casting their crowns before the throne and declaring the Lord worthy of glory, honor, and power.
In Revelation 4:10, John sees the four and twenty elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, worshiping Him and casting their crowns before the throne. They say, "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." The passage specifically names the twenty-four elders as the ones casting crowns. It does not say that all believers will do this. The surrounding context is a heavenly worship scene focused on the Creator's worthiness, not a direct statement about every believer's future action.
Les Feldick distinguishes between crowns and rewards. He says the crowns are "something else," and he thinks believers will "definitely lay" them at Jesus' feet. He connects the rewards to the judgment seat of Christ, where works built with gold, silver, and precious stones survive, and the reward is responsibilities in the coming kingdom. Les also teaches that believers will rule and reign with Christ on the earth. He points to the promise that believers will be made kings and priests and will reign on the earth, a theme he says runs from Genesis through Revelation.
No. Revelation 4:10 shows the twenty-four elders casting their crowns before the throne. Nowhere in that passage, or in the surrounding context, does Scripture say that all believers will do the same. The text carefully identifies the elders as the ones casting crowns.
Les Feldick says the crowns are "something else" and that he thinks believers will definitely lay them at Jesus' feet. He does not expand on what the crowns specifically represent in the provided clips, but he sets them apart from rewards. Rewards, he says, will be responsibilities given to believers in the kingdom after the judgment seat of Christ.
Les Feldick teaches that the future of the believer includes ruling and reigning with Christ on the earth. He points to the promise in Revelation 5 that believers will be made kings and priests and will reign on the earth. This is part of what he sees as the believer's reward, distinct from the crowns.
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Believers Rule and Reign on Earth
Les Feldick says the future of the believer is to rule and reign with Christ in an earthly kingdom and to be part of a kingly priesthood.
Crowns Laid at Jesus' Feet
Les Feldick says he thinks the crowns will definitely be laid at Jesus' feet, while rewards are something different and involve ruling and reigning with Christ on earth.
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Rewards at the Judgment Seat
Les Feldick teaches that at the judgment seat of Christ, believers' works will be tested by fire; only gold, silver, and precious stones remain, resulting in responsibilities as rewards in the kingdom.
Kings and Priests on Earth
Les Feldick draws from Revelation 5 to show that the redeemed are made kings and priests and 'shall reign on the earth,' connecting the promise to the coming kingdom.
God's Righteousness Explained — Romans 3 Verse by Verse
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Revelation 4:10: The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
This verse specifically identifies the elders as the ones casting crowns before the throne.
Revelation 4:11: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
The elders declare the worthiness of the Creator as they worship and cast their crowns.
Revelation 5:10: And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
This verse underlies Les Feldick's teaching that believers will rule and reign with Christ on the earth.
No. Revelation 4:10 specifically mentions the twenty-four elders casting their crowns before the throne. It does not say that every believer will do this. The passage is a worship scene in the throne room of heaven.
Les Feldick says he thinks the crowns will definitely be laid at Jesus' feet. He separates crowns from rewards, teaching that rewards will be responsibilities given to believers in the coming kingdom after the judgment seat of Christ.
Les teaches that believers will rule and reign with Christ on the earth as kings and priests. He bases this on texts like Revelation 5:10 and says believers will be active and busy in His kingdom.
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