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9 Then he said to me, a“See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”  
10 aAnd he said to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, bfor the time is at hand.  
11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him1 be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”  

Jesus Testifies to the Churches

12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and aMy reward is with Me, bto give to every one according to his work.  
13 aI am the Alpha and the Omega, the1 Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”  
14 aBlessed are those who1 do His commandments, that they may have the right bto the tree of life, cand may enter through the gates into the city.  
15 But aoutside are bdogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.  
16 a“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. bI am the Root and the Offspring of David, cthe Bright and Morning Star.”  
17 And the Spirit and athe bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” bAnd let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Revelation 22:11

unjust—"unrighteous"; in relation to one's fellow men; opposed to "righteous," or "just" (as the Greek may be translated) below. More literally, "he that doeth unjustly, let him do unjustly still."

filthy—in relation to one's own soul as unclean before God; opposed to holy," consecrated to God as pure. A omits the clause, "He which is filthy let him be filthy still." But B supports it. In the letter of the Vienne and Lyons Martyrs (in EUSEBIUS) in the second century, the reading is, "He that is lawless (Greek, 'anomos') let him be lawless; and he that is righteous let him be righteous (literally, 'be justified') still." No manuscript is so old. A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, ANDREAS, and CYPRIAN read, "let him do righteousness" (I John 2:29; I John 3:7). The punishment of sin is sin, the reward of holiness is holiness. Eternal punishment is not so much an arbitrary law, as a result necessarily following in the very nature of things, as the fruit results from the bud. No worse punishment can God lay on ungodly men than to give them up to themselves. The solemn lesson derivable from this verse is, Be converted now in the short time left (Revelation 22:10, end) before "I come" (Revelation 22:7, Revelation 22:12), or else you must remain unconverted for ever; sin in the eternal world will be left to its own natural consequences; holiness in germ will there develop itself into perfect holiness, which is happiness.




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Isaiah 26:1
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Ezekiel 20:39
Ezekiel 47:11
2 Corinthians 7:1
2 Timothy 4:8
Revelation 22:2
Revelation 22:15

 

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