“ I will set these people free from the power of the grave. I will save them from death. Death, where are your plagues? Grave, where is your power to destroy?“ I will no longer pity Ephraim.
You will not leave me in the place of the dead. You will not let your faithful one rot away.You always show me the path of life. You will fill me with joy when I am with you. You will make me happy forever at your right hand.
Then I heard a voice from heaven.“ Write this,” it said.“ Blessed are the dead who die as believers in the Lord from now on.”“ Yes,” says the Holy Spirit.“ They will rest from their labor. What they have done will not be forgotten.”
Here is the new song they sang.“ You are worthy to take the scroll and break open its seals. You are worthy because you were put to death. With your blood you bought people for God. They come from every tribe, people and nation, no matter what language they speak.