%0 Journal Article
%T Rest and Victory in Revelation 14.13
%A Chee-Chiew Lee
%J Journal for the Study of the New Testament
%@ 1745-5294
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0142064X18821547
%X Most commentators suggest that ¡®rest from toil¡¯ in Rev. 14.13 refers to relief from the enduring hardships of persecution. Based on the cultural and narrative contexts of the book of Revelation, it is argued in this study that this ¡®rest¡¯ re£¿ects two Jewish traditions: (1) rest from work and (2) rest from enemies. It also proposes that ¡®rest from toil¡¯ also carries a strong connotation of victory over persecutors ¨C a reading with important implications for understanding John¡¯s rhetorical strategy of increasing the motivation for his readers/hearers to remain faithful to Christ, even when facing death
%K Intertextuality
%K Jewish backgrounds
%K persecution
%K rest
%K Revelation
%K rhetoric
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0142064X18821547