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Revelation 14:13
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11 And athe smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”  
12 aHere is the1 patience of the saints; bhere are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.  
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying1 to me, “Write: a‘Blessed are the dead bwho die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, c“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow dthem.”  

Reaping the Earth’s Harvest

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel acame out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, b“Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come1 for You to reap, for the harvest cof the earth is ripe.”  
16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Reaping the Grapes of Wrath

17 Then another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, awho had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, b“Thrust in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.”  
19 So the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into athe great winepress of the wrath of God.  
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Revelation 14:13

Write (Grayon). First aorist active imperative of grafw as in Revelation 1:11. John's meditation is broken by this command. This new beatitude (makarioi, Blessed) for the Christian dead goes farther than Paul's words (I Thessalonians 4:14-16; I Corinthians 15:18). Probably "from henceforth" (ap arti) goes with "those who die in the Lord," giving comfort to those facing persecution and death.

That they may rest (ina anapahsontai). Purpose clause with ina and the second future passive of anapauw.

From their labours (ek twn kopwn autwn). From the toils, the wearinesses, but not from the activities (erga), for these "follow with them." There is this to comfort us for all our growth here. Even if cut short, it can be utilized in heaven, which is not a place of idleness, but of the highest form of spiritual service.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 14:13:

Matthew 5:3
John 13:19
1 Thessalonians 1:3
Philemon 1:7
Hebrews 4:9
Revelation 1:9
Revelation 2:2
Revelation 2:7
Revelation 6:11
Revelation 12:10
Revelation 16:15
Revelation 19:9
Revelation 20:6
Revelation 21:5
Revelation 22:14

 

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