Being blotted out of this book results in spiritual death and eternal damnation. This clearly tells us that christians have their names written in 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. To be blotted out of the book of life is to lose your initial destiny to be in heaven. I will confess his name before my father and before his angels. Will god ever blot a believers name out of the book of life. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the book of life. The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on revelation 3. Berean study bible may they be blotted out of the book of life and not listed with the righteous. 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. Having your name in the book of life keeps you from doing what would get you erased from the book if you did it.
The positive is emphasized by the negation of its negative. 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. Revelation 20v12 and i saw the dead, small and great, stand before god. 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. Sadly, many christians fear this may happen to them. There is no mention of being blotted out of this book. Sep 14, 2014 the books of deeds and book of life are distinguished in rev. And the lord said unto moses, whosoever hath sinned against me, him will i blot out of my book ex. To be clothed in white means to be set apart for god and made pure. According to scripture, your name is written in this book of life when you accept jesus as your savior. Now behold, the whole family has risen against your maidservant, and they say, hand. Now i am a christian and all of my immediate family members are christians. Cities in johns day had a city register which listed the names of every citizen. Book of life a book which records the name of every individual ever born.
Let his posterity be cut off, and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. Does god erase peoples names from the book of life. The book of life is the book in which appears the name of every person who is born. Revelation 22 is very clear with how a person can get their name taken out of the 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. If you began a relationship with jesus, it stays in. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. Jan 19, 2016 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 book of life, in this context, is the set of names of those who will live with god forever in heaven. What does it mean to be blotted out of the book of life. Unlike popular doctrines such as eternal unconditional security, the truths of people being blotted out remain. If you are not a christian your name will be blotted out of the book of life. Read these scriptures for they are the truth, psalms 55.
New american standard bible may they be blotted out of the book of life and may they not be recorded with the righteous. Jun 28, 2011 bible study tools bible questions and answers how can we be written in 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. May god bless you and give you grace for a time like this. May 18, 2007 his name was written in the book of life. Christian will your name be blotted out of the book of life. The book of life and the blotting out of backsliders forums. 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. I will confess his name before my father and before his angels revelation 3. I will not blot out his name out of the book of life rv. 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. Book of life of the lamb a book which records only those individuals who are predestined to salvation. Several verses speak of god blotting or not blotting names out of the book of life. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later.
I will confess his name before my father and before his. So, in other words, everyones name is already in the lambs book of life. 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. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of it. They are given over to death and are no longer in the book of life. Judas was a familiar friend of christ who ate his bread psalm 41. Those who fail to exercise faith prior to death are blotted out of the book. May 18, 2007 in revelation it talks about the lambs book of life that will be opened on the day of judgement.
May 21, 2014 i have been reading some conflicting opinions concerning the book of life and the lambs book of life. Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the lord, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. Jealousybook of the lawthe curse of the lawoblivion. 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. 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.
Jan 01, 2004 these references to blotting out of the book of life allow only two possibilities. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge. It is the same idea of being blotted out of the book of life and in revelation 3. Can your name be blotted out of the lambs book of life. If a person committed crimes, or otherwise defiled his standing in the city, he could be called before a tribunal and his name removed from the city registry, literally blotted out. He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments. 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. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. This verse is usually involved in the debate concerning eternal security. This will cause god to blot your name out of the book of life at the time for your death. They are all looking forward for the answer which i am asking you, the scholar, the bible student to provide. Can a believers name be blotted out of the book of life.
Some say that god has several books, and not just one i. 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. Names blotted out commentary a testimony of jesus christ. Gods word translation let their names be erased from. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the. 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. 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.
Nov 27, 2011 the believers name can never be blotted out of the book of life. Feb 04, 2008 we have to look at the context of the book and verse in which this speaks. Let them be blotted out from your book of life and let them not be written with your righteous ones. 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. While some of the aforementioned teachings are intriguing, when held up to the light of gods word they are categorically proven to be false. Just as it is written, for your sake we are being put to death all day. Names blotted out of the book of lifeshocking info god. No sin will get your name removed from the book of life besides this one. Where in the bible does it say that names will be blotted out. 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. Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the book. 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.
When are names written commentary a testimony of jesus. If our salvation is secure, how can christ blot out our name. Can a persons name be removed from lambs book of life. In other words, if salvation is eternal, and the book represents a log of. The lord did not say that he would blot out the name of israel from under. Please provide your answercomment that they might be enlightened. 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. 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. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of. Blotting out of names the book of life learn the bible. 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. Im reading a book that says names are not added to the book of life, they are blotted out.
Blotted out of the book of life protestant reformed churches. Mar 07, 2012 a huge group of christians today say their names can never be blotted out of the book of life. 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. Cooper has prepared the following explanation, giving the difference between the book of life and the lambs book of life. Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. 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.