"and that thou shouldst give reward unto thy servants, the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name" (Rev. 11:18)
He went back to the healed demoniac in the graveyard who testified of him to the ire of the villagers. He went and searched out the cured blind man who'd been excommunicated for saying Jesus had caused him to see. Mephibosheth, the lame youth, found himself dining at the king's table for his father's loyalty. Many of David's children sat on the throne due to their father's love for God. Even those who did not see fulfilment of promises during their lives on earth will come back to life and be set on thrones again to know it firsthand.
Peon humans may not be able, but the God of heaven can say STOP EVERYTHING! I want to reward my own! My servants, prophets, saints, those that fear my name, small and great -- I want to reward them all. And HE CAN DO IT.
If anything ever happens in life that makes people think, "This isn't right." That's okay. One day, God is going to say, "STOP EVERYTHING!" And He will set it right. Isn't that fantastic? "You there that's been shoved off into a dark corner, sidelined unjustly, come out." I can almost see Him -- If He had a body -- walking over to the strong human bully, withering him with a look and disabling him from any more unrightful oppression in the future (possibly switching the position of the two?)
Rev.11:18 ends "shouldest destroy them who destroy the earth." Hm. Maybe the oppressors, the bullies (formerly) end up in the shadows, and the ones they had been unrightly forcing there will replace them in positions of power and decision-making? But unless their hearts are regenerated, they will become just like their oppressors once were. Father, help us mites see none of us are more noble than others; it is only those of us YOU have chosen to extend, by Your Grace and Mercy, Your Life, we can hope to be any different.
