Revelation 14:13

The Passion Translation

Then I heard a voice from the heavenly realm, saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead—the ones dying in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Holy Spirit, “they will rest from their trouble, for their deeds will live on!”

Cross References

Psalm 19:11

For they warn us, your servants, and keep us from following the wicked way, giving a lifetime guarantee: great success to every obedient soul!

Psalm 85:13

For deliverance goes before him, preparing a path for his steps.

Isaiah 35:10

Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return with glee to Zion. They will enter with a song of rejoicing and be crowned with everlasting joy. Ecstatic joy will overwhelm them; weariness and grief will disappear!

Daniel 12:13

As for you, be at peace and rest; and you will rise for your reward at the end of the age.”

Matthew 3:17

Then suddenly the voice of the Father shouted from the sky, saying, “This is my Son—the Beloved! My greatest delight is in him.”

Luke 16:25

“But Abraham responded, ‘My friend, don’t you remember? While you were alive, you had all you desired. You surrounded yourself in luxury, while Lazarus had nothing. Now Lazarus dwells in the comforts of paradise and you are in agony.

Luke 16:9

Use the wealth of this world to demonstrate your friendship with God by winning friends and blessing others. Then, when it runs out, your generosity will provide you with an eternal reward.

Romans 14:8

While we live, we must live for our Master, and in death we must bring honor to him. So dead or alive we belong to our Master.

1 Corinthians 15:18

It would also mean that those believers in Christ who have passed away have simply perished.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But the truth is, Christ is risen from the dead, as the firstfruit of a great resurrection harvest of those who have died.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So now, beloved ones, stand firm, stable, and enduring. Live your lives with an unshakable confidence. We know that we prosper and excel in every season by serving the Lord, because we are assured that our union with the Lord makes our labor productive with fruit that endures.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We live with a joyful confidence, yet at the same time we take delight in the thought of leaving our bodies behind to be at home with the Lord.

Philippians 2:17

But I will rejoice even if my life is poured out like a liquid offering to God over your sacrificial and surrendered lives of faith.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who died while believing in him.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord himself will appear with the declaration of victory, the shout of an archangel, and the trumpet blast of God. He will descend from the heavenly realm and command those who are dead in Christ to rise first.

1 Thessalonians 5:10

He gave his life for us so that we may share in resurrection life in union with him—whether we’re awake or asleep.

1 Timothy 5:24

The sins of some people stand out and are well known. Yet there are others whose sins are not as obvious, but the truth of who they really are will eventually be seen and will bring them judgment.

1 Timothy 5:25

It is the same way with good works, even if they are not known at first, they will eventually be recognized and acknowledged.

Revelation 1:11

saying to me: Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

Revelation 10:4

I was about to write the messages of the seven thunders, but I heard a heavenly voice say to me: Don’t write a word, but place a seal on what the seven thunders have spoken.

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and a loud voice broke forth in heaven, saying: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our God and of his Anointed One! He will reign supreme for an eternity of eternities!”

Revelation 11:19

Then God’s temple was opened in heaven and the ark of his covenant was clearly visible inside his temple. And there were blinding flashes of lightning, voices roaring, startling thunderclaps, a massive earthquake, and a great hailstorm!

Revelation 16:17

The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out from the temple and from the throne, saying: “Here it comes!”

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel said to me, “Write these words: Wonderfully blessed are those who are invited to feast at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” And then he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 2:1

Write the following to the messenger of the congregation in Ephesus. For these are the words of the one who holds the seven stars firmly in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands:

Revelation 2:7

The one whose heart is open let him listen carefully to what the Spirit is saying now to all the churches. To the one who overcomes I will give access to feast on the fruit of the Tree of Life that is found in the paradise of God.

Revelation 20:6

Wonderfully blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death holds no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of the Christ. And they will reign as kings with him a thousand years!

Revelation 21:5

And God-Enthroned spoke to me and said, “Consider this! I am making everything to be new and fresh. Write down at once all that I have told you, because each word is trustworthy and dependable.”

Revelation 22:17

“Come,” says the Holy Spirit and the Bride in divine duet. Let everyone who hears this duet join them in saying, “Come.” Let everyone gripped with spiritual thirst say, “Come.” And let everyone who craves the gift of living water come and drink it freely. “Come.”

Revelation 6:11

Each one was given a glistening white robe. And they were told to rest a little longer, until the full number was fulfilled of both their fellow servants and brothers and sisters who were going to be killed just as they had been.