Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

• ·        Doing His commandments does not earn us eternal life, but it is evidence that we have been granted eternal life. Besides, there is an inherent blessing in doing His commandments, because they are good and right for us.   (DG)

• ·        Regarding the phrase those who do His commandments some translations have those who have washed their robes instead. The difference is between two ancient Greek words:

HOIPLUNONTESTASSTOLAS (washed their robes) or

HOIPOIOUNTESTASENTOLAS (do His commandments)   (DG)

Genesis 22:9  And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food.  The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Proverbs 11:30  The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he who wins souls is wise.

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

• ·        As an added incentive for us to do and be what is right, being ready for Jesus' return, He reminds us just who He is. If we really know and understood who Jesus is, we will not have any trouble being ready for His return.  (DG)

• ·        The term Alpha and Omega is "Applied to God in 1:8; 21:6; and here alone to Christ, crowning proof in this book of Christ's deity." (Robertson)

• ·        The title the First and the Last is also irrefutable proof that Jesus is Yahweh, the LORD: I, the LORD, am the first; and with the last I am He.'" (Isaiah 41:4)

Isaiah 41:4  Who has performed and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the LORD, am the first; and with the last I am He.’”

Isaiah 48:12  Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called:  I am He, I am the First, I am also the Last.

Revelation 22:12

“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

• ·        We can never miss the note of urgency and warning in all what Jesus tells us about His coming. His message is always be ready! (Matthew 24:44) (DG)

• ·        "It is the quality of a man's life which provides the ultimate indication of what he really believes." (Mounce)

Psalm 62:12  Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; for You render to each one according to his work.

Isaiah 40:10  Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.