1 Pet 1:3-5
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you."
Christian hope is 'living' (zosan) — not the dead hope of a dead religion, but hope grounded in the resurrection. The inheritance has three negative attributes: imperishable (aphtharton), undefiled (amianton), unfading (amaranton). Kept by God in heaven — no power can steal it.
1 Pet 1:6-7
"In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
Suffering as refinement: gold is purified by fire but perishes; faith purified by suffering is more precious than gold and endures for eternity. The eschatological perspective transforms present suffering.