So, stand strong and you will be in God's good future kingdom. Righteousness means to do what is right and keep God's good commandments (see Deuteronomy 6:17-18). Daniel 12:2-3 NKJV says, "And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever."