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1 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | Radioman2 | 87174 | ||
"Is our name removed from the Book of Life, or added when we make Jesus our Lord?" Neither. "...our assumption would be that when men or women put their trust in Christ, their names were added at that moment. But that is not the case at all. The book of life has been complete since the foundation of the world." Rev. 3:4-5 Does God Have an Eraser? How can I be certain God won't erase my name from the book of life? (All of the following text consists of direct quotations from the work cited at the end.) We will begin . . . by looking first at what the New Testament has to say concerning the book of life. (...) First Printing The apostle John refers to the "book of life" five other times in Revelation. From two of these passages it becomes evident that he certainly did not believe names could be erased: And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been WRITTEN FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. Revelation 13:8, emphasis added. And those who dwell on the earth will wonder, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. Revelation 17:8, emphasis added. In these passages John informs us about the time when the book of life was filled out. This information comes as a surprise. Without it, our assumption would be that when men or women put their trust in Christ, their names were added at that moment. But that is not the case at all. The book of life has been complete since the foundation of the world. By "world," John does not mean "earth." In both passages "earth" and "world" appear. These are from two different Greek words. The one translated "earth" means just that--this ball of dirt upon which we live. The Greek word translated "world" is kosmos from which we get our English word cosmos. John is using "world" here to refer to the entire universe (see John 1:3; Acts 17:24). In light of the scientific limitations of John's day, it could very well be a reference to all created things. Either way, his point is the same: THE BOOK OF LIFE WAS FILLED OUT BEFORE THE FIRST ENTRY WAS EVER BORN. If that is the case, God's foreknowledge had a great deal to do with who was written in and who was not. In anticipation of Christ's death on man's behalf, God wrote the names of those He knew from eternity past would accept His gracious offer. The apostle Paul had this same idea in mind when he wrote, Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. (Ephesians 1:4) God wrote before we did anything. He filled out the book of life in anticipation of what He knew we would do. Therefore, He did not write in response to what we ACTUALLY did; rather, He wrote in response to what He KNEW we would actually do. This distinction is very important. For if God put names in the book as history unfolded--as we actually believed ---it could be argued that He erases them as history unfolds as well. But if God entered names according to His foreknowledge, it follows that He would erase them according to His foreknowledge, which makes no sense at all. If God wrote and erased according to foreknowledge, both His writing and His erasing would be complete before the world began. In that case, no one needs to live with the fear that his or her name will be erased from the book of life sometime in the future. But if that is the case, Revelation 3:5 is no longer a problem. Missing Persons There is a second reason these passages eliminate the possibility of names being erased. Both passages indicate that the lost people in these verses had never had their names written in the book of life. John does not say these names were simply not in the book at that time. He says, "Everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world." Who is he talking about here? "All who dwell on the earth." In other words, no lost persons alive at that time had ever had their names in the book of life. Of course, they had never had their names erased from the book, either. The only way around this problem for those who hold to the ERASABLE NAME VIEW is to maintain that all the unsaved people who had their names erased were already dead by this time in history. That is certainly possible, but it is highly unlikely. It is especially unlikely in light of the intense persecution those who name the name of Christ will be facing during this time (see Revelation 13:7). ---------- This material has been adapted from: Eternal Security: Can You Be Sure? by Dr. Charles Stanley (http://www.intouch.org/myintouch/exploring/bible_says/eternal_security/erase_149096.html) |
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2 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87176 | ||
Does God Have an Eraser? He must and conditioned when he would use it. Rev. 3:5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not BLOT OUT his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. (emhasis mine) EdB |
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3 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | DAIRYLEADER5 | 87178 | ||
some times people forget what the Bible says about apostates, and they for getRev. 22;18 an 19, The Bible says those that endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. We can just egnore ...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, and out of the Holy City, and from the things which are written in this book. In my opinion, yes, God can erase. | ||||||
4 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87181 | ||
Dairyman Most excellent!!!! EdB |
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5 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | DAIRYLEADER5 | 87333 | ||
The Bible, according to scripture is spiretually decerned. A lot of people try to understand scripture in the physical. Thats the reason a lot of christians get offended when the true meaning of scripture is explained. I love all christians, but when I see scripture read or being taught out of context or out of feelings It bothers me. The Bible says I need no man to teach me,except the Holy Ghost. I read a lot of other ministers interpretations and compair them to mine, Its a good thing. But I dont take it without checking with the Holy Spirit first. Sometimes when I read or hear something wrong, an alarm goes off in my head, and I start looking it up.Im just a man who wants to help peolpe understand. And to share the wisdom ,knowledge and understanding with others that God gave to me. God bless and thanks for the encouragement, sometimes I feel like Im allone. | ||||||