him add good works unto good works for he shall be rewarded accordingly. It is I, the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end, who shall punish and reward all men in justice according to their works.
14, 15. Blessed, therefore, are they who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb through Baptism, Penance, and martyrdom, for they shall enter the heavenly Jerusalem and be nourished by the tree of life. But woe to the wicked (dogs) who must remain without where there shall be " weeping and gnashing of teeth. " [1] They shall have no part in the tree of life for Christ has said: "Give not that which is holy to dogs." [2]
16. Our Lord Himself now confirms the truth of the revelations made to His Apostles: It is I, Jesus, Who sent My angel to testify these things to the churches; I Who am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star. [3]
CHAPTER XXII
17. And the spirit and the bride say: Come. And he that heareth, let him say; Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come: and he that will, let him take the water of life freely.
18. For I testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book: If any man shall
