<p>14:13- see on Rom. 14:8,9.</p><p><em>And I heard the voice from heaven saying: Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from this time forward. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours. For their works follow them</em>- &quot;Yes, says the Spirit&quot; may refer to a Spirit-Angel (Ps. 104:4; Heb. 1:7) who was the &quot;voice from Heaven&quot;, gasping as it were at the wonder of how those who die in the Lord will be saved. Their works &quot;follow&quot; them, literally 'walk alongside with them'. Actions are important, even if we are saved by faith. For faith without works is dead. We come to judgment with our works, our lives, standing next to us. Those who do not worship the beast or have his mark will be killed (13:15,16; 14:11 cp. Dan. 3:6); in this context we are told by a special announcement from Heaven &quot;Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth&quot; (14:13)- as if there will be a special blessing for those who die in the tribulation. This is why the 144,000, representing those converted at this time, are singled out for such special attention and blessing. &quot;Them that had gotten the victory over the beast... his image... his mark... sing the song of Moses&quot; (15:2,3)- implying that their persecution by the beast was like being in Egypt, and their deliverance therefore gave rise to a new song of Moses. Their &quot;works&quot; which followed them may simply refer to their enduring in their faith in Christ and refusal of the beast's mark; for in John's Gospel, the work of God is to believe in His Son (Jn. 6:29).</p>