Revelation 14:12-14
EasyEnglish Bible
12 This means that God's people must go on being patient and strong. They must continue to obey God's rules. They must continue to trust Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice that spoke from heaven. It said, ‘Write this: From this time, people who continue to believe in the Lord and then they die will be very happy.’ God's Spirit says, ‘Yes, they will rest from their work. God will not forget the good things that they have done.’
The earth's harvest
14 Then I looked, and I saw a white cloud in front of me. I saw someone who was like a son of man.[a] He was sitting on the cloud. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp knife in his hand.[b]
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- 14:14 ‘a son of man’ or ‘a human’. This person seems to be the Lord Jesus. Jesus often called himself the Son of Man. See Daniel 7:13.
- 14:14 The sharp knife had a round shape to cut crops.
Revelation 14:12-14
New International Version
12 This calls for patient endurance(A) on the part of the people of God(B) who keep his commands(C) and remain faithful to Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord(D) from now on.”
“Yes,” says the Spirit,(E) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress
14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud,(F) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[a](G) with a crown(H) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.
Footnotes
- Revelation 14:14 See Daniel 7:13.
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