Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself cleansed away our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord after this time: Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.
And white robes were given to every one of them; and it was said to them that they should rest yet for a little season until their fellow servants also and their brethren who would be killed as they were, would be complete.