Bible Question:
I'm new so I'm not sure who you are, but thank you for your attempt to answer. The Lamb's book of life is prophecy, being that it was written before time began, (not long ago), foretelling all the lost who will find salvation and enter the Kingdom of God as His adopted children. Now, that's prophecy at its. Phil.4 [3] And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life. Rev.3 [5] He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Rev.13 [8] And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Rev.17 [8] The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. Rev.20 [12] And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. [15] And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Rev.21 [27] And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. Rev.22 [19] 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. Now, where is it said by Christ, Jesus, that He will tarry till all who are lost are found ? |
Bible Answer: Dear rdcast, You asked, "where is it said by Christ, Jesus, that He will tarry till all who are lost are found?" To my knowledge, this is not expressed in Scripture at all. (I am assuming your use of "said" is actually asking where it is written.) If you are asking about all men being saved, then that is a teaching called Universalism, unsupported in the Scripture. If you are asking about God's sure and certain redemption of the elect, then we can cite many passages like Ephesians 1:4-5 and Romans 8:29-30. God is sovereign, His purpose cannot be thwarted. In Him, Doc |