This fourth message gives support to the endurance promised to the saints in Revelation 14:12, for this voice declares that even death will not nullify their perseverance. The effect of this voice, then, is further encouragement for saints who experience the dragon’s rage.
13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”