How to Win Your Crowns - A Bible Study by Jack Kelley - https://gracethrufaith.com/topical-studies/spiritual-life/how-to-win-your-crowns/
So, forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained (Phil 3:13-16). After we're saved, we have the opportunity to win rewards, or crowns, which will be presented to us immediately after the Rapture. (1 Cor. 4:5) Jesus Himself will make the presentation in what will be the biggest awards ceremony ever in the history of mankind.
This awards ceremony is sometimes called the Bema Seat judgement, after the Greek word for judgement, because of the similarity. In the ancient Olympics, judges awarded ivy crowns (called stephanos) to the winners of the various contests at the "Bema Seat", or judges stand, just like they award medals in our time. The New Testament lists five categories in which crowns will be awarded to qualified believers, as follows:
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