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NASB | Revelation 3:5 'He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 3:5 'He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] will accordingly be dressed in white clothing; and I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, and I will confess and openly acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels [saying that he is one of Mine]. [Ps 69:28; Dan 12:1; Matt 10:32; 1 John 5:5] |
Subject: Blotted Out If We Reject Him |
Bible Note: Hi Tim, Thanks for clarifying. Yes I agree, Christ would not promise something that He would not do. But I'm having trouble putting this together with the topic. God created us with an ability to apply logic and reason in our understanding of the Scriptures. But it is when we add assumption to what is written that our logic breakes down. You write: "Logically, those who do not overcome will: Not be clothed in white, will be blotted out of the book of life, and will not have their names confessed before the Father." Your assumption- that those names were ever written in the book of life before the foundations of the world. So your logic breaks down at that point. Furthermore, might it be considered an unkept promise if God were to write my name in the Book of Life, and then blott it out? God Bless, Jeff |