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12 This is why God's people must be patient. They are the ones who keep the laws of God and believe in Jesus.

13 I heard a voice from the sky. It said, `Write this: From now on, happy are those who die believing in the Lord.' `Yes,' says the Spirit. `They will have rest from their troubles. The good things they have done will go with them.'

14 I looked and saw a white cloud. I saw someone like the Son of Man sitting on the cloud. He had a big gold crown on his head and a sharp harvest knife in his hand.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 14:14 See Daniel 7:13.