13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: (A)Blessed are the dead (B)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, (C)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

The Harvest of the Earth

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one (D)like a son of man, (E)with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel (F)came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, (G)“Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for (H)the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.”

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