Nov 27, 2011 the believers name can never be blotted out of the book of life. If you are not a christian your name will be blotted out of the book of life. Can a persons name be removed from lambs book of life. I will confess his name before my father and before his angels. So, in other words, everyones name is already in the lambs book of life.
What does it mean to be blotted out of the book of life. Now i am a christian and all of my immediate family members are christians. 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. May 18, 2007 his name was written in the book of life. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. 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. Since all men are sinners, and since god will have all men to be saved, it follows that every mans name is written in the book of life. Having your name in the book of life keeps you from doing what would get you erased from the book if you did it. New american standard bible may they be blotted out of the book of life and may they not be recorded with the righteous. Being blotted out of this book results in spiritual death and eternal damnation. Cooper has prepared the following explanation, giving the difference between the book of life and the lambs book of life. Revelation 22 is very clear with how a person can get their name taken out of the book of life. Let his posterity be cut off, and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Blotting out of names the book of life learn the bible. According to scripture, your name is written in this book of life when you accept jesus as your savior. Cities in johns day had a city register which listed the names of every citizen. Sadly, many christians fear this may happen to them. The book of life, on the other hand, seems to refer to those who have eternal life, that is, those how have life in christ. Blotted out of the book of life protestant reformed churches. When are names written commentary a testimony of jesus. 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.
So then, at the great white throne judgment, if their names are not found in the book of life, it will show them to be unsaved and worthy of partaking in this particular judgment. I will not blot out his name out of the book of life rv. Read these scriptures for they are the truth, psalms 55. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and i will never blot his name out of the book of life.
But those family and friends who are nottheir 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. This will cause god to blot your name out of the book of life at the time for your death. Several verses speak of god blotting or not blotting names out of the book of life. Berean study bible may they be blotted out of the book of life and not listed with the righteous. Does god erase peoples names from the book of life. Now behold, the whole family has risen against your maidservant, and they say, hand. Some say that god has several books, and not just one i. He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments. The positive is emphasized by the negation of its negative. The lord shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the lord and his jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse which is written in this book will rest on him, and the lord will blot out his name from under heaven. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. 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.
Sep 14, 2014 the books of deeds and book of life are distinguished in rev. Names blotted out of the book of lifeshocking info god. It is the same idea of being blotted out of the book of life and in revelation 3. We had an email question from a reader which asked about whether or not our names can be blotted out of the lambs book of life. And the lord said unto moses, whosoever hath sinned against me, him will i blot out of my book ex. Please provide your answercomment that they might be enlightened. Book of life a book which records the name of every individual ever born. Will god ever blot a believers name out of the book of life. Book of life of the lamb a book which records only those individuals who are predestined to salvation. 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. Can your name be blotted out of the lambs book of life. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the book. The phrase book of life appears eight times in the new king james version of the bible, and seven of those are in the book of revelation.
To be blotted out of the book of life is to lose your initial destiny to be in heaven. Those who fail to exercise faith prior to death are blotted out of the book. Jealousybook of the lawthe curse of the lawoblivion. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the. May 18, 2007 in revelation it talks about the lambs book of life that will be opened on the day of judgement. There is no mention of being blotted out of this book. Jan 01, 2004 these references to blotting out of the book of life allow only two possibilities. However, recently, a man a work who belongs to assembly of god church tells me that we can lose our salvation and have our names blotted out of the lambs book of life. Can a believers name be blotted out of the book of life. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the book of life. In other words, if salvation is eternal, and the book represents a log of.
Gods word translation let their names be erased from. May god bless you and give you grace for a time like this. So if we see david as a type of the messiah, then the enemies whose names he asks to be blotted out of the book of life can be associated with those who definitively choose to reject jesus, to mock rather than accept the salvation he accomplished for us on the cross. The lord did not say that he would blot out the name of israel from under. If our salvation is secure, how can christ blot out our name. Mar 07, 2012 a huge group of christians today say their names can never be blotted out of the book of life.
What it teaches is that the lambs book of life was written before the foundation of the world and that your name only gets blotted out. 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. The book of life is the book in which appears the name of every person who is born. They are given over to death and are no longer in the book of life. Feb 04, 2008 we have to look at the context of the book and verse in which this speaks. Aug 18, 2015 that last phrase implies that every name is written in the book of life, but when a certain condition is not met, it is expunged or blotted out. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later.
They are all looking forward for the answer which i am asking you, the scholar, the bible student to provide. Unlike popular doctrines such as eternal unconditional security, the truths of people being blotted out remain. Revelation 20v12 and i saw the dead, small and great, stand before god. To be clothed in white means to be set apart for god and made pure. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of. It is not sinning against one another that blots a persons name out of the book of life but it is the sin against god in not acknowledging that jesus is lord of your life that causes god to blot your name out of the book of life. May 21, 2014 i have been reading some conflicting opinions concerning the book of life and the lambs book of life. Jun 28, 2011 bible study tools bible questions and answers how can we be written in the book of life. The book of life and the blotting out of backsliders forums. It further states that while professing believers names will be blotted out of the book of life, no ones name will ever be blotted out of the book of life in rev. If you began a relationship with jesus, it stays in. Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the lord, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. Just as it is written, for your sake we are being put to death all day.
Judas was a familiar friend of christ who ate his bread psalm 41. Christian will your name be blotted out of the book of life. He says that if you are backslidden and don repent you will not go to heaven, and that you will lose your salvation. Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. While some of the aforementioned teachings are intriguing, when held up to the light of gods word they are categorically proven to be false. This clearly tells us that christians have their names written in the book of life.
No sin will get your name removed from the book of life besides this one. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of it. Therefore, the way to avoid being blotted from the book of life is to get your name written in the lambs book of life. The book of life, in this context, is the set of names of those who will live with god forever in heaven. This verse is usually involved in the debate concerning eternal security. The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on revelation 3. Im reading a book that says names are not added to the book of life, they are blotted out.
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