In Solomon’s temple, pillars had names (2 Chron. 3:17) because they represented the tribes. So in the church of the New Testament, we find twelve pillars representing the disciples as St. Paul calls them (Gal. 2:9). Our Lord promised us that if we are victorious, He will make us pillars in His Father’s temple forever and He will write on them the name of His Father and the name of the His Father’s city, the Heavenly Jerusalem (Rev. 3:12). The pillars are decorated at the top with different “crowns” that in very rare cases resemble each other. This reflects our understanding that in heaven everyone will have his own special crown, yet all will be crowned through the blood of Jesus Christ.