Whosoever Will Take the Water of Life

Justice stands robed beside a pillar, holding balanced scales and a sword while a skull rests near her feet, marking the sentence of sin and death. Before her, a fallen man reaches upward as a winged angel bends down in mercy to lift and guide him away from condemnation. On the hillside, the inscription from Revelation 22:17 declares, “Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely,” turning the scene into an allegory of judgment met by divine grace. The artwork presents the gospel invitation with clarity: humanity lies exposed before righteous judgment, yet heaven extends help and calls the willing soul toward the free gift of life. This subject is well suited for Christian teaching on salvation, grace, repentance, mercy, evangelism, and the final invitation of Scripture. by S. M. Davis