Jesus assured his faithful apostles that they would rule with him in heaven. For them to be thus rewarded, they would first have to die.
أَمَّا يَسُوعُ فَقَدْ « أُقِيمَ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ ،‏ لَا يَمُوتُ بَعْدُ ،‏ وَلَيْسَ لِلْمَوْتِ سِيَادَةٌ عَلَيْهِ » .‏