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Revelation 22:11

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

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He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

Revelation 22:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 22:11

Theological / Devotional

Unjust. The verse reads literally, “The one doing unrighteousness, let him do unrighteousness still; and the filthy one, let him be made filthy still; and the righteous one, let him do righteousness still; and the holy one, let him be made holy still.” These words are especially applicable to the time when each person’s future is irrevocably settled. Such a decree comes at the close of the investigative judgment (see on ch. 14:7). Some see a wider application in these statements by comparing them with the words of Christ in the parable of the Tares: “Let both grow together until the harvest” (Matt. 13:30). The free will of man is not to be interfered with. Men are to be permitted to live the life of their own choosing, so that their true character may become apparent. Each person of each age will be made manifest in respect to the class in which he belongs, at the second coming of Christ.

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