Jesus bringing our reward with him implies that it has been prepared for us in heaven, but will be brought to us on the earth at the second coming; our "inheritance" of the land promised to Abraham is in this sense "reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time" of Christ's coming (1 Peter 1:4,5). Appreciating this enables us to correctly interpret a much misunderstood passage in John 14:2,3: "I (Jesus) go to prepare a place for you.
Ujira upo pamoja naye Yesu kutuletea unadokezwa kwamba tumetayarishiwa mbinguni, lakini tutaletewa duniani ajapo mara ya pili;'Urithi" wetu wa nchi aliyoahidiwa Abrahamu kwa maana hii "Umetunzwa mbinguni kwa ajili yenu, Nanyi mnalindwa na nguvu za Mungu kwa njia ya Imani hata mpate wokovu ulio tayari kufunuliwa wakati wa mwisho" Kristo ajapo.(1Pet. 1:4,5) Kufahamu hili kunatuwezesha kufasiri kwa usahihi lisiloeleweka mno fungu la maneno yaliyo katika Yohana 14:2,3: "Maana (mimi Yesu) naenda kuwaandalia mahali.