shall reign, for instead of a hundred we shall reign forever and ever. And even though we have been contestants on earth, we do not receive our inheritance on earth, but we possess the promises in heaven. Putting off the body, then, which is corruptible, we receive it back incorruptible.31 17. “Therefore, my children, let us not lose heart. Let us not think that the time is too long or what we do is great, for the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be