In the midst of all their tribulation, however, the faithful portion of the Church have a glorious reward. They have suffered with Christ, but they shall also reign with Him. After all their trials in life, after their death, and after the limited time during which even when dead they have been dishonoured, they live again. _The breath of life from God entered into them._ Following Him who is the first-fruits of them that sleep, they _stood upon their feet_.[271] They _heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither_. They _went up into heaven in the cloud_; and there they sit down with the conquering Redeemer in His throne, even as He overcame and sat down with His Father in His throne.[272] All this, too, takes place in the very presence of their enemies, upon whom _great fear fell_. Even nature sympathizes with them. Having waited for the revealing of the sons of God, and in hope that she also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God,[273] she hails their final triumph. _There was a great earthquake, the tenth part of the city_ (that is, of Jerusalem) _fell; and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand persons._ It is unnecessary to say that the words are figurative and symbolical, denoting in all probability simply judgment, but judgment restrained. The last words of the vision alone demand more particular attention: _The rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven._ The thought is the same as that which met us when we were told at the close of the sixth Trumpet that "the rest of mankind which were not killed with these plagues repented not."[274] There is no repentance, no conversion. There is terror; there is alarm; there is a tribute of awe to the God of heaven who has so signally vindicated His own cause; but there is nothing more. Nor are we told what may or may not follow in some future scene. For the Seer the final triumph of good and the final overthrow of evil are enough. He can be patient, and, so far as persons are concerned, can leave the issue in the hands of God.