<p>22:15 <i>Outside it</i>- We all worry as to whether we shall be left outside the Kingdom. This description of those outside is helpful in this regard. All are urged to enter, the gates are open constantly, the Spirit and bride both urging entrance, the water of eternal life can be drunk freely, a whole forest of trees of life offer their eternal fruit to all regularly, the wall around the city is transparent. Only those who don't want to be there will not be.</p><p><i>Are the dogs</i>- One subtext of these visions is the criticism of Judaism and legalism. &quot;Dogs&quot; are elsewhere used to represent those who teach circumcision and who return to the Jewish law (Phil. 3:2; 2 Pet. 2:22). </p><p><i>And the sorcerers</i>- Literally, poisoners. All these categories of the condemned have one thing in common- they entice others into sin and damage others, after the pattern of the serpent in Eden. The message is that paradise will be restored but with the major difference that there will no more be tempters and enticers to sin. <i>Pharmakeus</i> could perhaps dynamically be translated as 'drug pushers'. But the reference is to how the system of the beast and Babylon is guilty of all these things, spreading her sorceries, fornication, idolatry and lies to all the peoples in the earth / land during the tribulation.</p><p><i>Idolaters</i>- Those who worship images, and Revelation has much to say about those who worship the image of the latter day beast.</p><p><i>Lovers and practisers of falsehood-&nbsp; </i>Those who love and create lies. Given all the allusions to paradise restored, this must refer to the serpent in Eden. </p>