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NASB | Revelation 20:15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 20:15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire. |
Subject: reassurance of lambs book of life |
Bible Note: Hi Hank: Hi again Hank How Christ can reach people who have not heard the gospel. COMMENTS IN CAPITALS Romans 10:12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." EVERYONE MEANS NO EXCEPTION, WHETHER ONE HAS ACCESS TO A BIBLE OR NOT.(MOST THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE NOT HAD ACCESS TO A BIBLE) IT IS POSSIBLE TO CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WITHOUT HAVING ACCESS TO THE GOSPEL. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN THERE WAS NOT YET THE WRITTEN GOSPEL. 14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" GOOD NEWS IN THIS CONTEXT DOES NOT MAN "GOSPEL" ONLY, SINCE ISAIAH WAS ONE WHO WAS SENT TO SPREAD IT. 16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. WORD OF CHRIST DOES NOT START AND END WITH THE GOSPEL. THE GOSPEL IS HOWEVER A HELPFUL PART. _______________ This passage to many means that believers need to spread the WORD (interpreted gospel), in order that people may be saved,but read on and we see that this "news" has always been here, and is being sent today to all. Romans 10:18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." ______ Whose voice has gone into all the earth? Whose words went to the ends of the world? Many say the apostles with the gospel. This passage does not mean the gospel at all, because it did not exist at the time the voice went out to all the world and the word to the ends of the earth.This passage is a quote taken from Psalms, and the word and voice had gone out long before him. The words and voice it speaks of here is explained in Psalms 19:19:1 For the director of music. A psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. 3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. This speaks of the message God displays on His creation, that man should know there is a God and seek to know Him. Anyone who calls on HIm through hearing his "voice" or hearing His word will be saved. This passage and the one in Romams 10 above cannot be refering to the Gospel alone, because the gospel was unknown in much of the world at the time the passages were written. Jesus created everything, and nothing was created without him it says. Therefore one hearing of seeing His majesty through what he made, and calls on the one who created it, then he is calling on Christ, and through calling on Him will be saved. There is no one outside this promise, regardless of where he is born, or the culture he is born in. Everyone has to overcome the obstacles a culture sets up as stumbling blocks, and call on Christ who created all things and worship Him. No matter how isolated, all have access to the voice and word so as to attain to salvation by giving it the attention it is due. Christ would send the Holy Spirit in these days to one living in a primative and isolated spot with no bible just as soon as he would send it to me with 5 translations of the gospel on the computer. How can God reach people if they do not have a copy of the Gospel. IN the very gospel we have and believe it says he has MANY ways. In these last days, through the sacrifice of Christ he has made the Holy Spirit available to all whom he chooses, and all have equal opportunity in a fair and just system. Simply stated: Christ was crucified, and through that event, ALL have opportunity to be saved, and receive Holy Spirit, if they call on Him. For ALL to have opportunity, means knowing the scriptures is not a prerequisite to salvation. But calling of God is. We can have knowledge far in excess as what is written in the bible, and be worth nothing (if we have not love). 1 Corr 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. All the law is satisfied IF we love God, and our neighbour. This is not complicated, and can be understood by plain and simple folk without even having an education. If we stive hard to practise those two things, God will provide us with all else we need for life. Sincerely Henry and Emmy. |