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Jesus at dawn. She saw that the rock at the entrance of the tomb had moved and Jesus’ body was not inside the tomb. She also saw a man looking like a gardener standing nearby, so she asked him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him” (John 20:15). Then she heard the voice of Jesus come from his mouth, therefore she knew he was Jesus and tried to touch him. Then he said, “Do not touch me.” She saw the resurrected Jesus, but could not recognize him. His appearance was different from what it was before he was crucified.

If a man tries to deny his sins before a judge in the last judgment, his whole life in this world will be briefly shown on a screen. He will see himself and the sins of the life he lived in this world. But the cleansed sins will not be shown on the screen (Rom. 4:8). The Overcomer’s work is to give you the blessing, the water of life, which is for the cleansing of your sins (Rev. 21:6-7; Zech. 13:1).

John saw thrones, in his vision, on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years (Rev. 20:4). Revelations

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described the Lamb as Lord of lords and King of kings (Rev. 17:14), which means that Jesus Christ will rule over the 144,000 kings. The 144,000 will be kings in the spiritual world no matter whether they are ranked first or last.

As Revelations recorded, the 144,000 will be kings with the authority to judge and will be high priests in the order of Melchizedek (Rev. 20:6). It is an amazing blessing for them. The kings will sit on their thrones. Jesus Christ is the first high priest in the order of Melchizedek and he is sitting on the right hand of God (Col. 3:1).

Revelations described another throne which is neither for the kings nor for Jesus. Jesus prophesied, “To him who overcomes and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations” (Rev. 2:26), and “To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne” (Rev. 3:21). The other throne is designated for the Overcomer.

Speaking of thrones, God has the highest ranking in heaven. The second throne is for Jesus Christ and the third throne is for the Overcomer. Then, the fourth rank is for the four creatures (the archangels) and the fifth rank is for the

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