New american standard bible he who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments. Will god ever blot a believers name out of the book of life. In the third chapter of revelation the bible says that if they christians in the church at sardis did not change and repent he would blot their names from the book of life. 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. Your name was blotted out of the book of life when you sinned against god, and your destination became hell. And the lord said unto moses, whosoever hath sinned against me, him will i blot out of my book ex. The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. His eternal identity rests on the fact that he is an individual whose name is written in heaven luke 10. Would god blot someones name from the book of life. What does the bible mean when it says god will blot your name out of the book of life. They are afraid that they might do something that will cause jesus to blot out their names from his book of life.
And i will not blot his name out of the book of life like that of the angel of the church at sardis. Imagine, if you have trusted in christ for the forgiveness of your sin then your name has been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world. 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. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of.
First, scripture tells us that it is god who chooses who is and is not saved. So, yes your name can be blotted out of the book of life but it does not have to be so. Im reading a book that says names are not added to the book of life, they are blotted out. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and i will not blot out his name from the book of life. Once written in the book of life, can your name ever be erased from this book. As malachi points out, those who fear god and think and talk about him will be recorded. And the bible shows that our loving god has a plan that involves giving. 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. Being blotted out of this book results in spiritual death and eternal damnation.
I will confess his name as one of my faithful servants and soldiers. Book of the living a book which records all those who attain a long life physically. 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. There is no mention of being blotted out of this book. Can a believers name be blotted out of the book of life. New living translation all who are victorious will be clothed in white. And i will never blot out his name from the book of life, but i will confess his name before. In other words they no longer pursued such a course because of their coming to an accurate understanding of how god views such behavior. Its like jesus is sitting in heaven with a pen in one hand and a bottle of correction fluid in the other. Those names remaining at the end of time will be those who have eternal life. Can a persons name be erased from the book of life. Names blotted out commentary a testimony of jesus christ. Only by rejecting jesus are names blotted out of the book of life. Jesus will not blot out your name christian author matt.
And i think it is not quite precise to say, as charles does, in quite a few of the scriptures it mentions you can be blotted out of the book of life. It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall assume the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from israel. The book of life sermon by shane williams, revelation 22. The lord did not say that he would blot out the name of israel from under heaven, but. A second passage sometimes cited as a removal of a name from the book of life is from psalms. That means both those who claim new life, and those that are truly born from above. The lord shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the. I will never blot out his name from the book of life. In that passage the lord tells moses that whoever has sinned against me, i will blot him out of my book. 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. Those who practice sin wont be in the book of life, but forgiven overcomers will be written there.
Remember the words of god, however, whoever has sinned against me, i will blot him out of my book. 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. To have your name blotted out you must reject gods plan of salvation. These references to blotting out of the book of life allow only two possibilities. In revelation it talks about the lambs book of life that will be opened on the day of judgement. 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.
Tim lahaye is actually teaching, dont worry, the only share you have in the book of life is your name, so dont worry if it gets blotted out. Are we saved as long as our name is written in the book. 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 of life. Names blotted out of the book of lifeshocking info. What does it mean to 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. 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 i will never blot out his name from the book of life, but i will confess his name before my father and his angels. 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. I will not blot out his name out of the book of life rv. New king james version let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. God says just the oppositei will never blot his name out of the book of life.
Your name in this book places you in the royal family. Sadly, many christians fear this may happen to them. From the scriptural view of a covenanted perspective, the book is a figure of a registry of the names of all covenanted members of god s congregation. And i will never blot out his name from the book of life, and i will confess his name before my father and before his angels. The implication is that if you end up giving in to sin, your name will be blotted out of the book of life and you will be denied before god and the angels, something jesus elsewhere emphasizes mt 10. Moses could not determine whose name stayed and whose name didnt. It says we will be blotted out if we fail to meet certain conditions. No christian will have his name blotted from that book.
Book of life of the lamb a book which records only those individuals who are predestined to salvation. Fortunately, god has made a way out for every one of us through the sacrifice of his son, jesus christ, on the cross. Those who fail to exercise faith prior to death are blotted out of the book. 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.
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, god shall take away his part out of the book of life. None of the names written in this book is ever blotted out. Those whose names are written in the book of life are those who receive salvation. Therefore, this is not an example of a name being blotted out of the book of life. We can have confidence that our lord will never reject us and that even before we were born he knew us as his own. This video addresses those questions and more concerning the book of life. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. The lambs book of life seems to have those written in it who have been redeemed by the blood of the lamb of god jesus christ. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. Its a powerful answer that transforms fear into confidence and assurance. Being blotted out of this book results in premature physical death ex. The saved are in the book of life, there names will not be blotted out.
Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. Blotting out of names the book of life learn the bible. As jesus puts it, he who endures to the end will be saved mt 10. Verse 18 notes that anyone who adds to his words would receive the plagues described in this book. Book of life a book which records the name of every individual ever born. New american standard bible may they be blotted out of the book of life and may they not be recorded with the righteous. My son has just become a christian and he has focused on revelation. 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. Therefore, the way to avoid being blotted from the book of life is to get your name written in the lambs book of life. This verse is usually involved in the debate concerning.
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. Now i am a christian and all of my immediate family members are christians. According to scripture, your name is written in this book of life when you accept jesus as your savior. Others believe when you put your faith in jesus your name is then written into the book of life, and that the book of life does not have any names blotted out in it because it is only filled with the names of those who have eternal life through jesus. God says just that opposite i will never blot his name out of the book of life.
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. Blotted out of the book of life protestant reformed churches. Scripture clearly teaches that a true believer in christ cannot have his name blotted out of the book of life and that an unbelievers names never were in the book of life. First, we need to know the awesome truth about this book. Moses wanted to have his name removed from the book of life, as payment for god not destroying the israelites. This verse is usually involved in the debate concerning eternal security. Some say that god has several books, and not just one i. If you are not a christian your name will be blotted out of the book of life. Does god erase peoples names from the book of life. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the.
I dont think it ever says you can be blotted out, at least not in the sense that sometimes god does it. 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. No christian, therefore, will ever have his or her name erased from the book of life. 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. Several verses speak of god blotting or not blotting names out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my father and before his angels. They further argue that god, who knows the future, would never list a name in the book of life in the first place if it would have to be blotted out later. The references to god blotting people out of his book of life look at the. This is absolutely the one solitary record of every soul that belongs to the lord.
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