Revelation 14:13-14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 14:13-20

Here we have the vision of the harvest and vintage, introduced with a solemn preface. Observe, I. The preface, Rev. 14:13. Here note, 1. Whence this prophecy about the harvest came: it came down from heaven, and not from men, and therefore it is of certain truth and great authority. 2. How it was to be preserved and published?by writing; it was to be a matter of record, that the people of God might have recourse to it for their support and comfort upon all occasions. 3. What it principally... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 14:13

14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed, because they rest from their labours, for their deeds follow with them." After the terrible prophecies of the terrors to come and the terrible warnings to those who are false, there comes the gracious promise. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord--the idea of dying in the Lord occurs more than once in the New Testament. Paul speaks of the dead... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 14:14-20

14:14-20 And I saw and behold a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man. On his head he had a victor's crown of gold, and in his hand he had a sharp sickle. And another angel came forth from the temple, saying with a great voice to him who was seated on the cloud: "Put in your sickle, and begin to reap, because the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe and more than ripe." And he who was seated on the cloud put in his sickle upon the earth, and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven ,.... Like that which was heard at Christ's baptism and transfiguration, certifying the truth of what follows, so that that may be depended upon as an undoubted verity: saying unto me, write ; which is a further confirmation of the following sayings being true and faithful; see Revelation 1:9 blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth ; merely to die is not an happiness, for death is common to all, good and bad; it is a disunion of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:14

And I looked, and behold a white cloud ,.... In this verse is a description of the person principally concerned in the harvest of the earth, hereafter mentioned; by whom is designed not some great potentate or prince, an encourager of the Reformation among his subjects; nor an angel in an human shape; nor Martin Luther, as others; but the Lord Jesus Christ himself, who is described by his form, and by his seat, and by what he had on his head, and in his hand: and upon the cloud one sat... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 14:13

I heard a voice from heaven - As the information now to be given was of the utmost importance, it is solemnly communicated by a voice from heaven; and the apostle is commanded to write or record what is said. Blessed are the dead - Happy are they. They are happy in two respects: They do not see the evil that shall come upon the world, and are exempted from any farther sufferings. They actually and conscientiously enjoy happiness in a state of blessedness. In the first sense, Happy... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 14:14

A white cloud - It is supposed that, from this verse to the end of the chapter, the destruction of Rome is represented under the symbols of harvest and vintage; images very frequent among the ancient prophets, by which they represented the destruction and excision of nations. See Joel 3:12-14 ; Isaiah 17:5 ; Isaiah 63:1 ; and Matthew 13:37 . A golden crown - In token of victory and regal power. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me. It seems most natural to suppose that the voice is that of the angel who directs the visions of St. John (cf. Revelation 1:1 ; Revelation 4:1 ; Revelation 19:9 , Revelation 19:10 ), but there is no certainty in the matter. Omit "unto me." with א , A, B, C, P, and others. Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. "Henceforth" should probably stand thus, and not in connection with the following sentence. We... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:13

A voice from heaven: the blessed dead. However deep the gloom in which the description of the future struggles of the Church may plunge us, the Holy Ghost never suffers it to be indefinitely prolonged. We have stood with wondering awe amid the deep recesses of a glacier, and, as if lest the chill should be too severe and the gloom too intense, many a chink overhead let in a light and a glow that revealed wondrous glory above. Even so, as we stand in the midst of the threatening conflicts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:13

The blessed dead. "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth." By such word as this it is that Christ "hath abolished death." True, it is at the side of the open grave and over our dead that we read them, so that the stern, hard fact of death is still with us, and often well nigh crushing our hearts with its load of sorrow. Death yet reigns. But his sovereignty is shorn of its worst power, since words like these felt... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 14:13-20

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 14:13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 14:14-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 14:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 14:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:13

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