Revelation of John 22:15

Common misinterpretations treat 'dogs' as literal animals rather than a biblical metaphor for vile or unclean persons, overlook the passage's emphasis on unrepentant lifestyles by applying it to all sinners without grace or the gospel's offer of forgiveness nearby in verses 17 and 21, or misuse it to foster judgmental exclusion of others while ignoring personal accountability. Another error views the list as exhaustive or a works-based exclusion, neglecting that salvation comes through faith in Christ who transforms sinners, not mere avoidance of these acts.

This verse from Revelation 22 delineates those barred from the New Jerusalem, God's eternal holy city, identifying unrepentant practitioners of grave sins such as moral impurity (dogs), sorcery, sexual immorality, murder, idolatry, and deliberate deception as outsiders to divine fellowship. It powerfully affirms the absolute holiness of God's kingdom, where only the redeemed—washed in the blood of the Lamb—may enter, urging believers to pursue righteousness and truth as a sobering conclusion to John's apocalyptic vision.