Revelation 22:11-17

"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still." If the wicked persists in his wickedness, refuses all warnings, and resists all the exhortations that are so plentifully scattered through this book, and which reach him through other channels, let him go on to his doom, for his doom will overtake him soon.

But let the holy be holy still, not recanting his faith nor repudiating his allegiance to his Lord even in persecution and death, for, "Behold I come quickly;" I will punish the transgressor, and reward the faithful. The faithful will not have to wait long for vindication, and the wicked will not long escape the justice he deserves.

Verse sixteen tells us: "I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches." This is exactly parallel to the statements of the first chapter where John was sent to bear these messages to the seven churches of Asia. It is fair to assume that the churches of the first chapter and the churches of the last chapter are the same, and thus we cannot escape the historical viewpoint.

But all God's warnings are mingled with mercy, and he calls even the sinner, whose doom he threatens, to come and enjoy his grace. And he makes his invitation so broad that none can exclude himself from the call: "The Spirit

Mercy to the last, even when doom hangs over their heads. Back from the jaws of death and the stroke of judgment, Christ calls men to come and receive his mercy and drink of the water of life. This book, so full of judgments and the smoke of torment from the lake of fire, does not leave the reader with only such visions in his mind. The grace of God, and the mercy of God shines out grandly amid them all. "Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."