Through the Gates

Ezekiel 42-44; Revelations 22 

“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.”

Revelation 22:14

There is no more beautiful, more glorious, and more peaceful place than the city of God, the New Jerusalem. Its residents live forever, with access to the tree of life. The river of life flows through the center of the city. Most importantly, the Lord God Almighty will be in the city, filling the city with the light and glory of his presence. The only way through the gates to this city is for our robes to be clean. These robes symbolize our lives and the state of our hearts. God offers us clean, new robes of righteousness. His righteousness is a gift we receive in response to our repentance for sin and our prayer of faith. No one will be in this city who does not choose to be there, nor whom the King does not choose to be there. Our retirement plans are incomplete if they don’t factor in eternity. The city of God is where you want your address.

“Thank you, Lord Jesus, for your righteousness in exchange for my filthy rags. I desire to live with you now and for all eternity.”