Revelation 14:13

13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, "Write, '1Blessed are the dead who 2die in the Lord from now on!' " "Yes," 3says the Spirit, "so that they may 4rest from their labors, for their 5deeds follow with them."

Revelation 14:13 In-Context

11 "And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."
12 Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!' " "Yes," says the Spirit, "so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them."
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, "Put in your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe."

Cross References 5

  • 1. Revelation 20:6
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 15:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:16
  • 3. Revelation 2:7; Revelation 22:17
  • 4. Hebrews 4:9f; Revelation 6:11
  • 5. 1 Timothy 5:25
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