Those whose names are written in the book of life are those who belong to god, those who have attained eternal life. Those whose names are written in the book of life are those who receive salvation. Like other servants of god, moses understood that his name was already written in the book of life exodus 32. What is greater than having your name in the book of life. The new testament refers to this book of life eight times. So people of the world have their names written in the book of life whether they believe in jesus or not until the very end of time.
The op has nothing to do with the socalled age of accountability. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Now that means having your name in the book of life means you will be kept from marveling at the beast. Jewish tradition tells how god opens the book of life and studies the words, actions, and thoughts of. These things have i written unto you that believe on the name of the son of god. Always wondered how people can be blotted out potentially from the book of life, if their names were written before the foundation of the earth.
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 joyful return 19 see, i have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. But you have come to mount zion and to the city of the living god, the heavenly jerusalem, and to myriads of angels. Are we saved as long as our name is written in the book. When you have trusted christ, your name is written in the book of life, and you can rest in his salvation forever. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. How can anyone say for sure that his or her name is. 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. The wicked will have their names blotted out of this book.
The apostle paul addressed his fellow believers as, my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life philippians 4. The ten days between rosh hashanah and yom kippur are days of repentance, when jews express remorse for their sins through prayer and fasting. May you be inscribed in the book of life for 5774 the. To summarize, every one has his name written in the book of life. We also know that names can be blotted out of the book of life rev 3. John says that when jesus cleansed the temple, his disciples remembered that it is written. Are the names of all people originally written in the book.
If their names had been written there, they would have been taken off the earth with the church. In the day that god created man, in the likeness of god made he him genesis 5. We know that the elects names have been written in the book of life before the foundation of the world. The question is a very important one because it refers to the book of life, out of which people are one day going to be judged by god. And the bible shows that our loving god has a plan that involves giving everyone a full chance to repent and be saved 2 peter 3.
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. This would imply the lambs book of life and the book of life are two names for the same thing. Is there a difference between the book of life and the. 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. There are eight references in new testament to the book of life, and two of them refer specifically to the book of life that belongs to the lamb, jesus christ. If our names are written in the latter, then he will confess our names before his father and the holy angels. Seven times in the new testament, believers are identified as those whose names are written in the book of life cf. The righteous, the bornagain believers, have their names written in the book of life and in the lambs book, and thy will never have their names blotted out of either one. The book of life is mentioned in scripture from genesis to revelation. May you be written down and inscribed for a good year, they say.
God the father does not consider which point in your life you. Ten million names in the book of life would require ten thousand pages. The book of life, in this context, is the set of names of those who will live with god forever in heaven. Once our names are written in the book of life, is there. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of. It is faith that determines whether our names are in the book. What does this mean to get our names in the lambs book of life. The bible says believers names are written in the book of life. And when our names were written in the lambs book of life has nothing to do with when we were saved. Im reading a book that says names are not added to the book of life, they are blotted out. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven. In other words, this book had reference to the rights of citizenship for the jewish people cf. God has kept each of his loyal servants in his memory, as if writing their names down in a book, since the founding of the world of mankind. What does it mean to have your name written in the book.
May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous. In judaism today, it plays a role in the feast known as yom kippur, or day of atonement. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and i. Late night meditations on the book of life desiring god. If as many as one billion souls from all times, back to the garden of eden are written in this book, it is a mammoth book. Its because their names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world. Here we discover that a recording angel maintains a book called the book of life. What happens to anyone at judgement whose name is not in this book. That all peoples names are written in the book of life before the foundation of the world. Revelation 20v12 and i saw the dead, small and great, stand before god. Most interesting are the verses about names not found in the book of life, revelation. Discussion in christian scriptures started by justlookinla. Paul speaks of certain women who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life phil 4.
Before the foundation of the world salvation by grace. Dont rejoice that demons are subject to you but rejoice that you are washed in the blood of jesus. If our righteousness is as filthy rags, can our efforts ever get our names written into this book. How can anyone say for sure that his or her name is written down in gods book, the one that lists everyone who will be saved. If your name is recorded, it is a cause for rejoicing. 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. The short answer to this question is that the bible does not say anything like this. Meditate on the scriptures that are the source of your authority in jesus christ. What do we do to get our names in the lambs book of life.
The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and i will never blot his name out of the book of life. The book of life everyones name iswas in the book of. The book of life sermon by shane williams, revelation 22. Scholars believe john refers to it as the lambs book of life in revelation because it is full of names of those who have life because of the lamb who was slain. In other words, the book of life is the names of the redeemedthose who will live with god forever in heaven. This clearly tells us that christians have their names written in the book of life. Has god already written your name in the book of life. So god says plainly that the names of spiritfilled people that are now written in the book of life can have their names removed if they return to a life of sin. And if anyones name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. To properly understand the book of life, you must realize that there are really two books of life. Peoples names are written in this book during the present 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. What do jehovahs witnesses, mormons and christians say. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the lamb who has been slain. What is written in the former can only bring condemnation. It should be noted the words book of life in the kjv and nkjv are translated tree of life in all other translations. Even the nkjv inserts the words tree of life in the margin. It is clear our names are all entered into the book of life, else how could it be erased. We also know that names can be blotted out of the book of life rev 3 and there is a reference in the psalms. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. This constitutes a fair use of any such ed material as. This rendering is supported by the fact that we find the words tree of life three times in this chapter verses 2, 14, 19. Such material is made available for educational purposes only.
Seven of the references appear in the book of revelation. Only those names written in the book of life will make it to heaven. However, the bible also talks about not blotting peoples names out of the book of life. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the. 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.
The books of mens lives are to be opened, and also the book of life. Conclusion the only way to be assured that our names will be in the book of life is to be dedicated followers of jesus christ, if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead, you will be saved. It is jesus righteousness that grants us passage into eternal life and assures our names are written in the book of life. If you choose to disregard the biblical evidence, then shame on you. But they remain simply because they were not written. Does the fact that ones name was written in the book of life when. Interestingly, a couple of passages from this psalm are treated as messianic in the new testament.