Revelation 21:27 (WEB)

Passage

There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),

Revelation 21:26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.

Revelation 21:27 There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "enter", "anything", "profane", "causes", "abomination", "only", "written", and "lamb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "enter" and "anything", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "and they shall bring the glory and...", giving immediate footing for "enter" and "anything". In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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