The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. Only those whose names are written in the lambs book of life will enter it. The book of life, in this context, is the set of names of those who will live with god forever in heaven. To have ones name written in the book of life implied the privilege of participation in the temporal blessings of the theocracy, while to be erased or blotted out of this book meant exclusion from those blessings. So likewise this exodus passage may typically portray the removal of the sinner, the unbeliever who rejects jesus christ, from the book of life john 16. Nov 24, 2007 the book of life and the lambs book of life are two different books the book of life is a book recording the names of all who ever lived. The lambs book of life seems to have those written in it who have been redeemed by the blood of the lamb of godjesus christ. And another book was opened, which is the book of life. In other words, having your name in the book of life from the foundation of the world means god will keep you from folly. There is no indication in scripture, least of all in revelation, of additional names being. The apostle paul addressed his fellow believers as, my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life philippians 4.
Book of the living a book which records all those who attain a long life physically. Bible verses related to lambs book of life from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order revelation. Jun 28, 2011 basically, the book of life records who will receive gods gift of eternal life. Im reading a book that says names are not added to the book of life, they are blotted out. Bible verses about book of life church of the great god.
However, the bible also talks about not blotting peoples names out of the book of life. The book refers to the place in exodus where moses prays, but now please forgive their sin, but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written, and god replies, everyone who. I will confess his name before my father and before his angels. The bible says believers names are written in the book of life. Fortunately, scripture does explicitly tell us this elsewhere, as we see in the following passages. The book of life is the heavenly record gods book a. And all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the lamb who was. This is a 15th century supplement to the codex vaticanus, which originally did not include revelation. Are the names of all people originally written in the book of.
And they were judged, each one according to his works. Consider the following scriptures and their descriptions of those who will and wont be written in the book of life. Can your name be blotted out of the lambs book of life. The book of life also called the lambs book of life is a record containing the names of those who have overcome sin through accepting jesus as christ having a spiritual rebirth. The bible speaks of the lambs book of life in revelation. Only those who overcome the sins of this world will be clothed in white raiment, and they will not risk getting their names blotted out of the book of. May they be blotted out of the book of life and may they not be recorded with the righteous. Nowhere in these passages do we read about movement from one book to another. The other books contain a detailed record of the works of the unsaved. Dec 15, 2018 in each passage the reference is concerning ones name being found in or not found in the book of life. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and hades delivered up the dead who were in them. The beast worshipers are said to have never had their names written in the book of life not the lambs book of life in revelation rev. To have ones name written in the book of life implied the privilege of.
Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the book. In the new testament, and some verses in the old testament, we run into. Aramaic bible in plain english let them be blotted out from your book of life and let them not be written with your righteous ones. There is one book of life, and that is the book of the lamb book is a translation from the greek word biblio, strongs 976. The book of life is the book in which appears the name of every person who is born.
The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. Memorize bible book names of the new testament game memorize new testament books of the bible game bible memory game new testament thebible. Net bible but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the lambs book of life. Consider specifically verses 2728, add iniquity to their iniquity, and may they not come into your righteousness. The solution to the logical predicament attending the various passages regarding the book of life generally results in the proposal that scripture describes at least two and as many as three books associated with life. Cooper has prepared the following explanation, giving the difference between the book of life and the lambs book of life. The lambs book of life records the names of those who have placed their trust in the lord jesus christ. Christ himself determines whether the names that are recorded in the book of life remain in that record and are supported by his confession that they belong to him at the day of judgment. Does god erase peoples names from the book of life. In other words, the book of life is the names of the redeemedthose who will live with god forever in heaven.
In revelation, the bible tells of a book of life, also called a scroll of life, that contains the names of faithful people. May 21, 2014 i have been reading some conflicting opinions concerning the book of life and the lambs book of life. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come. Some say that god has several books, and not just one i. In judaism today, it plays a role in the feast known as yom kippur, or day of atonement. In christianity and judaism, the book of life is the book in which god records the names of every person who is destined for heaven or the world to come. Book of life vs lambs book of life baptist christian forums. This clearly tells us that christians have their names written in the book of life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. There is no mention of being blotted out of this book.
No one who appears at this judgment is registered in the book of life. Bible verses about lambs book of life king james bible. He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments. What does the bible tell us about those who will have their names written in this wonderful book. These passages do not prove, however, that unbelievers names were never in the book of life and then later blotted out. Allowing names to be recorded and blotted out in one book but never recorded in the second book when gods eternal election applies equally to both.
Verse concepts relationship of father and son angels overcoming through christ overcoming removing people from your life overcomers defeat names blotted out white and bright clothes satan, resistance to white cloths victory, over spiritual forces the witness of christ what heaven will be like blotted out. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. The book of life, also called the scroll of life or book of remembrance, contains the names of people in line to receive the gift of everlasting life. Again, unbelievers will worship the beast and are contrasted with believers whose names are in the book of life. Can a true born again christian be erased from the book of life. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the book of life. In revelation it talks about the lambs book of life that will be opened on the day of judgement. Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. The bible speaks of a book in heaven that lists the names of all the people who will inherit eternal life. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of it.
In this phrases last recorded scriptural appearance, we are warned not to add to, or subtract from, gods words or else our names will not be in this volume of life revelation 22. Jan 19, 2016 now that verse teaches that those whose names are written in the book of life definitely will not worship the beast. The book of life contains the names of those who have been spiritually converted and who have dedicated their lives to the service of god. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. The book of life sermon by shane williams, revelation 22. Others say the book of life has the names of everyone living and that names can be blotted out, and that the lambs book of life contains the names of born again believers and those names are eternally secure. These are those whose names are not in the book of life and are condemned to the eternal lake of fire. Therefore, the way to avoid being blotted from the book of life is to get your name written in the lambs book of life. Most interesting are the verses about names not found in the book of life, revelation. Lambs book of life in the bible king james version. The book of life contains the names of all who have been redeemed by the precious blood of christ. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will.
The conclusion we can draw from the above verses is that the book of life contains the names of those who will be granted eternal salvation. Can a persons name be erased from the book of life. The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on revelation 3. Blotting out of names the book of life learn the bible. He will cause you to persevere in allegiance to god. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and i will never blot his name out of the book of life.
According to scripture, your name is written in this book of life. Some believe the verses speaking of erasing or blotting. God was the one to determine who was in the book of life and who was not. Consequently, this means that believers names were written in the book of life before god made the world.