They cast their crowns before the throne. - Revelation 4:10

Do you play chess? I'm familiar with how the pieces move and I can play on a very elementary level. But I don’t know much at all about strategy, and I can’t think moves ahead like more experienced players are able to do. Most of us know enough about the game to realize what it means when, at the end, the player who will win on the next move announces “Checkmate.” The losing player recognizes the loss, and lays his king over on the board. Defeated, he bows in submission to the victorious opponent.