Revelation 22:14 (YLT)

Passage

`Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:12 And lo, I come quickly, and my reward <FI>is<Fi> with me, to render to each as his work shall be;

Revelation 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega--the Beginning and End--the First and the Last.

Revelation 22:14 `Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;

Revelation 22:15 and without <FI>are<Fi> the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie.

Revelation 22:16 `I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "happy", "doing", "commands", "authority", "shall", "theirs", "tree", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "happy" and "doing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "I am the Alpha and the Omega--the..." into verse 15's "and without FI are Fi the dogs...", so "happy" and "doing" 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 "happy" and "doing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.