“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.” This is the key application of all that we have read in the book of Revelation so far. When you read about the return of Christ, the day of judgement and about the visions of heaven and hell, it is important that you respond the right way. Don’t panic. Don’t rush off and try to prove to yourself that you are worthy to enter ‘the gates of the city’. There is only one who is worthy, and that is ‘the lamb of God’ whose blood was shed to take away our guilt. When you stand at the gates, your worthiness will not be considered, but only his, because you have chosen to identify yourself with him. Jesus washes our robes so that we will be ready for the day of judgement. He does it, not us. You cannot atone for your own guilt any more than you can cancel a speeding fine by observing the speed limit after the camera has snapped you. Once you are guilty you are guilty and there is only one way to delete the offense. Entrust your life to Jesus and ask him to save you. He saves all who come to him. He is our only hope and thankfully he is a sure hope, because he is always much more gracious than we think. We will be surprised, I think, who Jesus opens the doors of heaven to, and we will marvel at such grace, that those so undeserving were received into glory.
Commit yourself again to Jesus’ grace.
Read Revelation 22:12-16
