Revelation 22:14 (GNV)

Passage

Blessed are they, that doe his commandements, that their right may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the Citie.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:12 And beholde, I come shortly, and my reward is with mee, to giue euery man according as his worke shall be.

Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they, that doe his commandements, that their right may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the Citie.

Revelation 22:15 For without shall be dogs and inchanters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lies.

Revelation 22:16 I Iesus haue sent mine Angell, to testifie vnto you these things in the Churches: I am the root and the generation of Dauid, and the bright morning starre.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "commandements", "right", "tree", "life", "enter", "through", and "gates". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "commandements", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "I am Alpha and Omega the beginning..." into verse 15's "For without shall be dogs and inchanters...", so "blessed" and "commandements" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "commandements" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.