This one who conquers or overcomer is a reference to christians. If a person is never going to come to a genuine true faith in god their name will not be put in there from the beginning. And the lord said unto moses, whosoever hath sinned against me, him will i blot out of my book ex. 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. Can salvation be lost and names removed from the book of life. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the book of life.
I will confess his name before my father and before his angels revelation 3. Several passages in scripture mention being blotted out of the book of life. Your name can be take outthat is you wont get a resurrection because you have sinned against light. The positive is emphasized by the negation of its negative. Book of life a book which records the name of every individual ever born. Can a believers name be blotted out of the book of life. In other words, if salvation is eternal, and the book represents a log of. Some say that god has several books, and not just one i. Names blotted out of the book of lifeshocking info.
We have electronic mail from listener charles deyzel in. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my father and his angels. Does god erase peoples names from the book of life. The bookm of life shall be opened during the judgement of people in front of god. Book of life of the lamb a book which records only those individuals who are predestined to salvation. It seems the main question youre asking is whether a believers name can be blotted out of the book of life. If a person thinks their name can be blotted out it turns a promise into a threat. Being blotted out of this book results in spiritual death and eternal damnation. A second passage sometimes cited as a removal of a name from the book of life is from psalms. Can a persons name be removed from lambs book of life. But if the book of life contains the names of people who have eternal life, then when revelation 3. 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. 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.
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the. The books of deeds and book of life are distinguished in rev. Blotted out of the book of life protestant reformed churches. That book is a book of all who will get a resurrection in the kingdom. The lord jesus christ proclaimed, i give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. Christians who believe a person can lose their salvation point to the term blotted out in connection with the book of life. 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. Many professing christians believe that we can lose our salvation. I will not blot out his name from the book of life. Jesus spoke to the church in sardis that to those who overcometh, their names would not be blotted out of the book of life. This will cause god to blot your name out of the book of life at the time for your death.
This clearly tells us that christians have their names written in the book of life. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of. Your name erased from book of life discussion in baptists started by walkinginthelightnow, oct 15, 2014. I will never erase their names from the book of life, but i will announce before my father and his. Book of life vs lambs book of life baptist christian forums. Those whos names are in the book have a place with god. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and i will not blot out his name from the book of life. If it were the redeemed that could be blotted out, then how does this square with. 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. 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. In revelation it talks about the lambs book of life that will be opened on the day of judgement. I have been reading some conflicting opinions concerning the book of life and the lambs book of life. If your name is not written, you will be cast in to the lake of fire.
We can have confidence that our lord will never reject us and that even before we were born he knew us as his own. They point to some verses which seem to indicate that names can be blotted out of the lambs book of life. The lord did not say that he would blot out the name of israel from under heaven. Blotting out of names the book of life learn the bible. An overcomer is one who is victorious over the temptations, trials, and evils of this. What does it mean to be blotted out of the book of life. Names blotted out commentary a testimony of jesus christ. Being blotted out of the book of life in revelation 3. According to the bible ones name can be blotted out of the book of life. My friend, either your name is in the book of life or not.
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. There is no mention of being blotted out of this book. I will confess his name before my father and before his. 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. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and i will never blot his name out of the book of life. These references to blotting out of the book of life allow only two possibilities. Therefore we can conclude that all names are in the book from the foundation of the world. It seems logical, however, that true believers would not try to take away or add to the bible.
But both statements can be held to employ a figure of speech called litotes, which is extremely common in literature and in everyday speech. For i will remove the names of the baals from her mouth. My son has just become a christian and he has focused on revelation. Would god blot someones name from the book of life. No, your name can not be blotted out of the book of life. To have your name blotted out you must reject gods plan of salvation. 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. Your name erased from book of life christian forums. There is only one book of life, and names can be removed. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the. And i will never blot out his name from the book of life, but i will confess his. I have read in the book of psalms chapter 69 verse 28 which says, let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments.
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. According to scripture, your name is written in this book of life when you accept jesus as your savior. Once written in the book of life, can your name ever be erased from this book. Therefore, this is not an example of a name being blotted out of the book of life. Those who fail to exercise faith prior to death are blotted out of the book. 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.
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. 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. 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. I will confess his name before my father and before his angels. Also it can be blotted if you have known known the tuth and depart from it without repentence. What sins get your name blotted out of the book of life. This goes against gods promise of eternal security. Now i am a christian and all of my immediate family members are christians. To me this shows that the righteous person who is written in the book of life can suddenly removed from the book of life because of doing wickedness.
Can your name be blotted out of the lambs book of life. Im reading a book that says names are not added to the book of life, they are blotted out. Therefore, the way to avoid being blotted from the book of life is to get your name written in the lambs book of life. We never see any names being written into the book of life. 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. 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. If not, may i urge you to invite jesus christ into your life right now and let him write it there. If you are not a christian your name will be blotted out of the book of life. The believers name can never be blotted 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 has sinned against me i will blot out of my book. True christians will wear theirs at the marriage supper of the lamb. Does this mean sincere believers can lose their salvation.
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