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Are You Living in Light of Eternity? It's difficult to imagine eternal life. But when you've got only one life and you know there is coming a day when you will stand before God, it's important to consider whether you're living each day like your life depends on it. If you're a Christian, the good news is God's judgment isn't about determining your salvationit's about rewarding your faithfulness. Salvation cannot be earnedit's already yours. In Heavenly Rewards you will uncover fascinating truths about how the life you live today determines your life in eternity. You willlearn tangible ways you can please the Lord in your everyday livingdiscover that your labor and sacrifices are never in vainGod is a faithful rewardersee the benefits of living faithfully and enduring through even the most difficult timesYes, your faithfulness will be rewarded. God knows the smallest details of your days, and He wants to acknowledge your every act you've done for Him. Living well with an eternal perspective really can change your lifefor good.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers
Date de parution	16 juillet 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736976541
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible , 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
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Published in association with William K. Jensen Literary Agency, 119 Bampton Court, Eugene, Oregon 97404.
Heavenly Rewards
Copyright 2019 by Mark Hitchcock
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97408
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
ISBN 978-0-7369-7653-4 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-7654-1 (eBook)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hitchcock, Mark, 1959- author.
Title: Heavenly rewards / Mark Hitchcock.
Description: Eugene: Harvest House Publishers, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018054819 (print) | LCCN 2019009334 (ebook) | ISBN 9780736976541 (ebook) | ISBN 9780736976534 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Reward (Theology)
Classification: LCC BT940 (ebook) | LCC BT940 .H58 2019 (print) | DDC 234-dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018054819
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Contents

Foreword by Greg Laurie
What Lies Ahead?

Chapter One: One Shot
Chapter Two: Salvation and Rewards
Chapter Three: Under Review
Chapter Four: Your Dream House
Chapter Five: A Rewarding Q A
Chapter Six: Gaining What You Can t Lose
Chapter Seven: Use It or Lose It
Chapter Eight: Your Final Exam
Chapter Nine: Your Ultimate Payday
Chapter Ten: The Grand Bargain

Appendix One: Answers to a Few More Questions
Appendix Two: The Church Rewarded
A chapter on the judgment seat of Christ from Dr. John Walvoord s book The Church in Prophecy
Recommended Books
Notes
Other Good Harvest House Reading
About the Publisher
Foreword by Greg Laurie
E ver since my son Christopher went to heaven in 2008, I have been much more heavenly minded. His unexpected early arrival there sent me searching deeper into the mysteries and wonders of heaven and our future with Christ. As a teacher, preacher, and evangelist, I m more committed than ever to helping point people to Jesus and eternity with Him in heaven.
When I had the opportunity to read Mark Hitchcock s new book Heavenly Rewards , I was excited to do so. Not only is Mark a friend and well-respected Bible teacher and writer, he has a particular gifting for addressing the topics of the end times and eternity. I had never come across a book dedicated solely to the subject of heavenly rewards, so I was eager to read it.
Mark has done a thorough, balanced, and biblically accurate job of tackling this overlooked and sometimes misunderstood subject. With his conversational style of writing, peppered with many helpful illustrations and insights, Mark has helped me to have a better understanding of what lies ahead for the believer in heaven. Reading this book will do the same for you.
The fact that God desires to bless us with rewards-beyond the overwhelming gifts of His grace, mercy, and salvation-boggles the mind. And yet, as Mark well describes, receiving rewards will be a sign of God s pleasure and approval of our lives here on earth. 1 God s heavenly rewards are also a reminder to us as believers that while we ll never face God s judgment, we will give an accounting of our lives to the Lord in heaven. God will evaluate our earthly lives, opportunities, ministries, and motives-and then He will reward us. As my friend Warren Wiersbe put it, For the Christian, heaven isn t simply a destination ; it s a motivation . 2 It gives me great pleasure to recommend this book to you!
Greg Laurie , senior pastor, Harvest Christian Fellowship; evangelist, Harvest Crusades and Harvest America
What Lies Ahead?
O ver the past couple decades, I ve had the privilege of speaking at many churches and prophecy conferences in the United States and around the world. I ve spoken on a variety of topics related to the book of Revelation, future events, and signs of the times that are setting the stage for the coming of Christ. I ve discovered that people everywhere are very interested in what lies ahead for themselves and for this world. One set of related topics I ve also addressed is heaven, hell, and the afterlife. These subjects have universal appeal.
Several few years ago, I began to teach on the judgment seat of Christ (also known as the bema judgment) and the rewards believers will receive in heaven.
I had studied these topics in-depth for many years and been personally challenged by what Scripture says, so I decided to prepare a message on the future evaluation of the lives of God s people and their heavenly rewards. These quickly became my favorite topics to address at churches and conferences because they are so practical, focused, and hope-filled.
The response to this message continues to be overwhelming. The feedback has been some of the most positive I ve ever received. The topics have truly resonated with people. For quite some time I ve wanted to put this message into a book to give it a wider reach and impact. The folks at Harvest House have graciously partnered with me to bring this dream to fruition. For that I am truly grateful.
The book you re holding is the core of the message I ve delivered numerous times, along with a substantial amount of additional material having to do with the future and final rewards.
I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I ve enjoyed writing it. And may all of us apply its message to our lives, living each day in light of that moment when we will stand before our Lord.
Dr. Mark Hitchcock
CHAPTER ONE

One Shot
Only one life, twill soon be past ,
Only what s done for Christ will last. 1
C.T. Studd
At death we put the signature on our
life s portrait. The paint dries.
The portrait s done. Ready or not. 2
Randy Alcorn
T he famed Buffalo Bill Wild West Show performed throughout Europe during the final years of the nineteenth century and landed in Berlin, Germany, in 1899. The German people, like others in Europe, turned out by the thousands to see the Wild West Show. A smashing hit wherever it went, the show featured several entertainers with star power, but none was more compelling than Annie Oakley. Standing less than five feet tall, Oakley was known as Little Sure Shot, a name she was given by Sitting Bull. She beat any male sharpshooter who dared to challenge her. Oakley had many amazing sharpshooting tricks as part of her act. These included shooting through playing cards she had tossed up in the air. Another was to shoot a metal coin tossed into the air about twenty-seven yards away. Another Oakley staple act was to look into a mirror to shoot an apple placed behind her. She was among the earliest female superstars in show business.
One demonstration that was part of Annie s routine was shooting the ashes off the tip of a large, lit cigar held in someone s mouth. The act would start with Oakley asking for a volunteer from the audience. Typically, as you can imagine, no one would volunteer, so her husband, Frank Butler, who was planted in the audience, would step forward for the exhibition.
When the Wild West Show was in Berlin, Annie made her usual request for the cigar trick. This time someone did stand up to volunteer. It was none other than the newly crowned German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II. Before any of his entourage could talk the emperor out of it, Kaiser Wilhelm II stood up, took out a cigar, and put it in this mouth. Annie Oakley knew quite well what she had gotten herself into. The Kaiser put the cigar in his mouth, ash at the end of it, and Oakley took aim with her Colt .45. She pulled the trigger, the shot was fired, and the ash was ripped off the cigar just a few inches in front of the Kaiser s face.
About fifteen years later, Kaiser Wilhelm II plunged the world into the mayhem of World War I. After the start of the war, Annie Oakley sent the Kaiser a letter, asking for the opportunity to take a second shot. She never received a reply. 3
Like Annie Oakley, when it comes to our lives here on earth, we get only one shot. There are no dress rehearsals. No do-overs. No mulligans. We must take dead aim with our one shot and make it count because when this life is over, we will all face judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Though life here on earth is brief, it counts for all eternity. As Tim Chester notes, Our life is but a moment, a breath. It s a tick of the clock. A blink of an eye. A click of the fingers. You get one life, one chance. And there s no replay, no rewind. Don t live for the mom