The book of life, also called the scroll of life or book of. Having established that the names of the redeemed appear to have been recorded in the book at the time of their election eph. What is meant is god will take away our part from the book of life in that we will not receive a full portion of inheritance. His eternal identity rests on the fact that he is an individual whose name is written in heaven luke 10. Can a persons name be erased from the book of life.
Are we saved as long as our name is written in the book. Can a believers name be blotted out of the book of life. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my father and his angels. I will confess your name before my father and before his angels. The book of life sermon by shane williams, revelation 22. Jesus spoke to the church in sardis that to those who overcometh, their names would not be blotted out of the book of life. The believers name can never be blotted out of the book of life. Never does scripture say that god erases a believers name from the lambs book of lifethere is never even a warning that he is contemplating it. The saved are written in gods registry and have the promise of eternal security. Clearly, if god blots unrepentant sinners out of his book, then being written in the book is not the same as election and there is no security in being written there. And i will not blot his name out of the book of life like that of the angel of the church at sardis. Nte anyone who conquers will be clothed like this in white robes, and i wont blot their name out of the book of life.
It is our view that attempting to explain the various passages by. Speaking of those who do not deny him in order to save their lives in this world, jesus says, i will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my father and his angels. 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 life. Therefore, this is not an example of a name being blotted out of the book of life. Late night meditations on the book of life desiring god. The book of revelation is the book that refers to this most often and it is the book that has the text that sounds most problematical, i think. The lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the lord shall blot out his name from under heaven. Why did moses ask to be removed from the book of life. Therefore, the way to avoid being blotted from the book of life is to get your name written in the lambs book of life. Unlike popular doctrines such as eternal unconditional security, the truths of people being blotted out remain. He was saying they would be cut out of the nation israel, since all israel was required to abide by the covenant of the law.
The words blot out come from one compound greek word. Blotting out of names the book of life learn the bible. If any ones name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. What does it mean to be blotted out of the book of life. Your name was blotted out of the book of life when you sinned against god, and your destination became hell. 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. That means both those who claim new life, and those that are truly born from above. I will not blot out his name from the book of life. One possible solution is that the book of life means the list of everyone who is born, and that god blots out.
Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the. Since the law is not a means to salvation, god was not saying a person was being cut off from heaven. The books of deeds and book of life are distinguished in rev. Fortunately, god has made a way out for every one of us through the sacrifice of his son, jesus christ, on the cross. Remember the words of god, however, whoever has sinned against me, i will blot him out of my book. Is being blotted out of the book of life losing my salvation. It is a book that is in heaven where all the names of the redeemed, or those who have been saved from sin by jesus christ. Now i am a christian and all of my immediate family members are christians. And i will never blot out his name from the book of life, but i will confess his name before my father and his angels. From the scriptural view of a covenanted perspective, the book is a figure of a registry of the names of all covenanted members of gods congregation. A number of commentators say the blotting out verses in the old testament refer to physical death and not literally being erased from gods book of life. Moses is pleading god to forgive the sinners and not to blot them from the book of life or scroll of life, this means that for a persons name to remain in the book of life,depends on his obedience to god, so alterations would constantly take place because of disobedience by some, and others that conquer will have their name written in the book, because they exercise faith that jesus is the son of god. In scripture it is referred to as the book of life, and your friend is correct.
The positive is emphasized by the negation of its negative. Jesus is the one who writes our names into the book of life when we receive the holy spirit rom. Metaphorically, this word carries the ideas of removal, to wipe away, wipe off, erase, obliterate. Does god erase peoples names from the book of life. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and i will not blot out his name from the book of life. But those family and friends who are not their names will be blotted out of the book of life and when i get to heaven they will be as if they never existed to me. Incredibly, although the text says just the opposite, some people assume that this verse teaches that a. Why you will never be blotted out a new day dawning. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of. Aramaic bible in plain english he who overcomes in this way is garbed with a white garment. Only by rejecting jesus are names blotted out of the book of life. And the lord said unto moses, whosoever hath sinned against me, him will i blot out of my book ex. Verse 18 notes that anyone who adds to his words would receive the plagues described in this book.
If you conquer, you will be clothed like them in white robes, and i will not blot your name out of the book of life. There is no mention of being blotted out of this book. Book of life of the lamb a book which records only those individuals who are predestined to salvation. Jesus will not blot out your name christian author matt. With your version of the bible, it is easy to say jesus said he will never blot out our names. These references to blotting out of the book of life allow only two possibilities. Christ further promises every true christian that he will not erase his name from the book of life, but will confess his name before the father and before his angels.
Jesus christ declares, he who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and i will not blot out his name from the book of life. Certain passages imply that names are blotted out removed from the book ex. There are also those who teach that all peoples names were written in the book of life at the beginning of the world including the unsaved. Being blotted out of this book results in spiritual death and eternal damnation. In a similar fashion, the words, i will not blot out his name from the book of life, at once suggest the understatement of a litotes. The lord stated to the church at sardis, he that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. Those who fail to exercise faith prior to death are blotted out of the book. If you are not a christian your name will be blotted out of the book of life. T here are some who believe that the book of life contains the names of every human who has ever lived or ever will live. No christian will have his name blotted from that book.
Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. Moses could not determine whose name stayed and whose name. Names blotted out of the book of lifeshocking info. It is the same idea of being blotted out of the book of life and in revelation 3. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. Those names remaining at the end of time will be those who have eternal life. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. No christian, therefore, will ever have his or her name erased from the book of life. New heart english bible he who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and i will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and i will confess his name before my father, and before his angels. Moses wanted to have his name removed from the book of life, as payment for god not destroying the israelites. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my father and his angels. Everyone whose name appears in this book on the last day will be saved. None of the names written in this book is ever blotted out rev.
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