Building a Wall and Vetting All Who Want to Enter is the Right Thing to do.
Beginning with Revelation 21:9, John records his final vision picturing the city of God, the New Jerusalem where believers in Christ will spend their eternal lives. Then in verse 12, John moves from describing its general appearance to its exterior design beginning with the walls. The walls of the city, described as “great and high,” are an obvious symbol of exclusion of all that is unworthy to enter the city. Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life”(Revelation 21:25-27) Jesus Himself, as well as John, specify the “impure” as those who will not enter the city: “Outside are the dogs who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood” as well as the “cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, and all liars” those people whose names are recorded in the Lamb’s book of life are free to enter the Holy City; Sin has to be punished, or God is not just (2 Thessalonians 1:6)
James 4:17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
1 John 3:4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. ...
Beginning with Revelation 21:9, John records his final vision picturing the city of God, the New Jerusalem where believers in Christ will spend their eternal lives. Then in verse 12, John moves from describing its general appearance to its exterior design beginning with the walls. The walls of the city, described as “great and high,” are an obvious symbol of exclusion of all that is unworthy to enter the city. Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life”(Revelation 21:25-27) Jesus Himself, as well as John, specify the “impure” as those who will not enter the city: “Outside are the dogs who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood” as well as the “cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, and all liars” those people whose names are recorded in the Lamb’s book of life are free to enter the Holy City; Sin has to be punished, or God is not just (2 Thessalonians 1:6)
James 4:17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
1 John 3:4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.
Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. ...
