Revelation
Chapter 22
Verse 14 (God's WordTM)
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14"Blessed
are
those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree
of life and
may go through the gates into the city.
BLESSED are those who WASH their ROBES so that they
We, again, see the use of ROBES (Revelation
6:11, Revelation 7:9,
Revelation 7:13, and Revelation 7:14) to describe the
inhabitants of
THE CITY. White ROBES, in particular, denote righteousness or a
right-standing with God. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ
(John
14:1-6-11). Thus it is implied that the WASHing of their ROBES is
done in His Blood. What an awesome thought!
(1) may have the RIGHT to the TREE of LIFE and
Because of Adam and Eve, all mankind have been barred from the TREE of
LIFE (Genesis
3:22-24). But those who
accept Jesus
Christ as Lord and Savior (or WASHed their ROBES) have the RIGHT,
not
just a privilege but the RIGHT, to the TREE of LIFE. In our present
world, we are so
separated from God by our sinful state that we can't even conceptualize
what it means to eat from the TREE of LIFE. I, for one, am looking
forward to what that fruit tastes like.
(2) may GO through the GATES INTO THE CITY.
THE CITY is the one described in Revelation
21:10-Revelation 22:5. As discussed in Revelation
21:12, these are GATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and it is easy to
understand that only those who WASH their ROBES are permitted to GO
through the GATES. Once inside, they have access to the TREE of LIFE (verse 2) and their own eternal home(s) (verse
3).
This verse describes the HAVEs. The next
verse
describes the HAVE NOTs.
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