“He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still“
“He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still [yet more].”
How can a just God encourage an unjust person to continue being unjust? The idea is that if people do not respond to the prophecy of the Book of Revelation, they are mired in negative volition and have no hope beyond this. Those who make the positive choice to receive Christ look forward to His coming. God can say no more. We must make a decision. There comes a point when God gives us up to ourselves.
As we are when we die, so shall we be forever. If we die without Christ, we will be without Christ forever. If I die a Christian, I will be a Christian in eternity. There is no second chance. There is no possibility of becoming a Christian after we die.
There is no purgatory where God will purge our sins. This is a solemn fact we must all face. Once we cross the line, there is no going back. We only have this life to make our decision for Christ. We must make that decision on this side of the grave. We can only come to Christ in time, not eternity. No line in the Bible gives us hope beyond the grave if we do not make our decision for Christ while we are alive.
Principle:
If we reject the truth of the Bible, there is no other truth to which we can turn.
Application:
If we reject the Bible, God has nothing more to say to us. God’s truth has no middle ground. The issue of salvation is black or white. Salvation is mutually exclusive. There are only two classes of men: the saved and the lost.
This verse is a terrible truth on the one hand and a blessed situation on the other. As God finds us when Christ comes back, so shall we ever be in eternity.
