TSK · 2 Timothy 2:5

“Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.

I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.

In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white clothing and had golden crowns on their heads.