Revelation and You -Conclusion

Only those anointed Christians who  "wash their robes" so as to be clean in Jehovah's eyes are privileged to "go to the trees of life."  That is, they receive the right and title to immortal life in their heavenly positio.  (Compare Genesis 3:22-24; Revelation 2:7; 3:4, 5)  After their death as humans, they gain entrance into New Jerusalem by resurrection.  The 12  angels allow them in, while keeping out any who practice lies  or uncleanness through claiming to have a heavenly hope.  The great crowd on earth also have "washed their robes  abdnde them white in the blood of the Lamb" and need  to maintain their clean standing.  This they can do by avoiding the vices that  Jehovah  here warns against, as well as by taking to heart Jesus' admonition in his seven messages to the congregations.  - REVELATION 7:14; chapters 2 and 3.

After Jehovah, Jesus speaks.  He addresses word of enouragement to righthearted ones who read Revelation, saying: "I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear witness to you people of these things for the congregations.  I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright morning star." (Revelation 22:16) Yes, these words are primarily  "for the congregations."  This is a message, first of all for the congregations of anointed Christians on earth. Everything in Revelation is addressed primarily to anointed Christians, who will inhabit  New Jerusalem.  Through that congregation, the great crowd is also privileged to gain understanding of these precioius prophetic truths. - JOHN 17:18-21. 

Jesus Christ was entrusted with conveying Revelation to John and through him to the congregation.  Jesus is both "the root and the offspring of David." He descended from David according the flesh and thus is qualified to be King of Jehovah's Kingdom. He will also become David's "Eternal Father," ad  thus David's "root." (Isaiah 9:6; 11:1, 10) He is the permanent immortal King in David's line, fulfilling Jehovah's covenant with David, and "the bright morning star" foretold in Moses' day.  (Numbers 24:17; Psalm 89:34-37)  He is the "daystar" that rises, causing the day to dawn.  (2 Peter 1:19) All the wiles of the great enemy Babylon the Great were not able to prevent this glorious rising.

Next time: Revelation and You - Say: "Come!" 

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