In the test.

Wisdom 3: 1-9

But the souls of the upright are in the hands of God and no  torment can touch them.

To the unenlightened they appeared to die, their departure was regarded as a disaster, their leaving us like an annihilation; but they are at peace.

If, as it seemed to us, they suffered punishment, their hope was rich with immortality; slight was their correction, great will their blessing be.

God was putting them to the test and has proved them worthy to be with him; he has tested them like gold in a furnace and accepted them as a perfect burnt offering.

At their time of visitation, they will shine out; as sparks run through the stubble, so will they.

They will judge nations, rule over peoples and the Lord be their king forever.

Those who trust in him will understand the truth, those who are faithful wil live with him in love, for grace and mercy await his holy ones and he intervenes on behalf of his chosen".

Daniel 12: 10

"Many will be cleansed, made white and purged; the wicked will persist in doing wrong, the wicked will never understand; those who are wise will understand".