Revelation 14:13
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13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying [a]to me, “Write: (A)‘Blessed are the dead (B)who die in the Lord from now on.’ ”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, (C)“that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow (D)them.”
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- Revelation 14:13 NU, M omit to me
Revelation 20:6
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6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such (A)the second death has no power, but they shall be (B)priests of God and of Christ, (C)and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me (B)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous (C)Judge, will give to me (D)on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
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Hebrews 4:9-11
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9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. 10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.
The Word Discovers Our Condition
11 (A)Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.
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1 Thessalonians 5:10
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10 (A)who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.
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1 Thessalonians 4:16
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16 For (A)the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with (B)the trumpet of God. (C)And the dead in Christ will rise first.
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 (A)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing (B)that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
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Revelation 19:9
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9 Then he said to me, “Write: (A)‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, (B)“These are the true sayings of God.”
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Hebrews 6:10-11
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10 For (A)God is not unjust to forget (B)your work and [a]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have (C)ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence (D)to the full assurance of hope until the end,
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- Hebrews 6:10 NU omits labor of
Revelation 21:5
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5 Then (A)He who sat on the throne said, (B)“Behold, I make all things new.” And He said [a]to me, “Write, for (C)these words are true and faithful.”
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- Revelation 21:5 NU, M omit to me
Revelation 6:11
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11 Then a (A)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them (B)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
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Isaiah 57:1-2
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Israel’s Futile Idolatry
57 The righteous perishes,
And no man takes it to heart;
(A)Merciful men are taken away,
(B)While no one considers
That the righteous is taken away from [a]evil.
2 He shall enter into peace;
They shall rest in (C)their beds,
Each one walking in his uprightness.
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- Isaiah 57:1 Lit. the face of evil
Revelation 16:17
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Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, (A)“It is done!”
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2 Corinthians 5:8
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8 We are confident, yes, (A)well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
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Isaiah 35:10
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10 And the (A)ransomed of the Lord shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And (B)sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Ecclesiastes 4:1-2
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The Uselessness of Selfish Toil
4 Then I returned and considered all the (A)oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
2 (B)Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead,
More than the living who are still alive.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand
Psalm 19:11
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11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.
Job 3:17-19
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17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
And there the [a]weary are at (A)rest.
18 There the prisoners [b]rest together;
(B)They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there,
And the servant is free from his master.
Philippians 1:21-23
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21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I [a]cannot tell. 23 [b]For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a (A)desire to depart and be with Christ, which is (B)far better.
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- Philippians 1:22 do not know
- Philippians 1:23 NU, M But
Psalm 85:13
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13 Righteousness will go before Him,
And shall make His footsteps our pathway.
Revelation 7:14-17
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14 And I said to him, [a]“Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, (A)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (B)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will (C)dwell among them. 16 (D)They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; (E)the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne (F)will shepherd them and lead them to [b]living fountains of waters. (G)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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- Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord
- Revelation 7:17 NU, M fountains of the waters of life
2 Thessalonians 1:6-7
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6 (A)since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with [a]tribulation those who trouble you, 7 and to give you who are troubled (B)rest with us when (C)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 affliction
1 Thessalonians 4:14
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14 For (A)if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him (B)those who [a]sleep in Jesus.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Or through Jesus sleep
1 Corinthians 15:18
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18 Then also those who have [a]fallen (A)asleep in Christ have perished.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:18 Died
Romans 14:8
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8 For if we (A)live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
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