What does "commandments" mean in a context like Revelation 22:14?
When 'commandments' is used in a context like Revelation 22:14, it does not necessarily mean the Ten Commandments. Once a person is past being under the Law and is under grace, every instruction of God becomes a commandment. So the term means all of God's directives for the believer under grace.
Les teaches that when the word 'commandments' is used in a place like verse 14 of Ephesians 2, it doesn't necessarily mean the Ten. He explains that once we get past being under the Law and get under grace, every instruction of God becomes a commandment. So in a context such as Revelation 22:14, 'commandments' refers broadly to God's directives for those under grace, not the Ten Commandments. The shift from Law to grace changes how the term is understood.