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3 As I watched, they began to sing a new song before the throne, the four living creatures, and the twenty-four elders. The only ones with the ability to learn this song were the 144,000 who had been rescued from the earth,
6b Heavenly Messenger (with a loud voice): 7 Fear God. Give Him glory, for the time of judgment has arrived. Worship the One who fashioned heaven and earth and created the seas and the springs.
12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.[b]
ReplyDelete13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”
I sort of like this part. :-) I would love to talk to the men that decided to include this book in the Bible to ask them what they were thinking.
Revelation 14
ReplyDelete12 In this situation God’s holy people, who obey his commands and keep their faith in Jesus, need endurance.
13 I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: From now on those who die believing in the Lord are blessed.”
“Yes,” says the Spirit. “Let them rest from their hard work. What they have done goes with them.”