Verse 13
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
And I heard a voice — This is most seasonably heard when the beast is in his highest power and fury.
Out of heaven — Probably from a departed saint.
Write — He was at first commanded to write the whole book. Whenever this is repeated it denotes something peculiarly observable.
Happy are the dead — From henceforth particularly: 1. Because they escape the approaching calamities: 2. Because they already enjoy so near an approach to glory.
Who die in the Lord — In the faith of the Lord Jesus.
For they rest — No pain, no purgatory follows; but pure, unmixed happiness.
From their labours — And the more laborious their life was, the sweeter is their rest. How different this state from that of those, verse11, Revelation 14:11 who "have no rest day or night!" Reader, which wilt thou choose? Their works - Each one's peculiar works.
Follow — or accompany them; that is, the fruit of their works. Their works do not go before to procure them admittance into the mansions of joy; but they follow them when admitted.
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