CONCERNING THE BOOK OF LIFE & SALVATION

(To be read in conjunction with the Second Death and the Lake of Fire document)

What is the significance of the Book of Life and the attendant implications thereof?

Ps 69:28  Let them be blotted out of the Book of Life, and not be written with the righteous.

Phil 4:3 …and others of my fellow-laborers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Rev 3:5 The one who overcomes, this one will be clothed in white clothing. 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 dwelling on the earth will worship it, those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain, from the foundation of the world.

Rev 17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to ascend out of the abyss and go into perdition. And those dwelling on the earth will marvel, those 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, the small and the great, stand before God. And 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.

Rev 20:15 And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was cast into the Lake of Fire.

Rev 21:27 And there shall in no way enter into it anything that defiles, or any making an abomination or a lie; but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

The above scriptures are the primary scriptures that deal with the subject of the Book of Life. It is indeed interesting to note that fully 80% of the Book of Life scriptures are revealed within the Book of Revelation. Surely, another good reason why Christian’s should understand the Revelation; in accordance with our beloved Saviour’s instructions to John on the Isle of Patmos — in the year A.D.95/6(?)

Rev 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads and hears the Words of this prophecy,

and the ones keeping the things written in it, for the time is near.

So, what are the origins of the Book of Life and what is the purpose of its existence, if any? This Book (scroll) is directly linked to the Lamb of God — who is none other than Jesus Christ the Saviour of the whole world. Therefore, it’s all about those humans who will spend all eternity with Him and the heavenly host in the New Jerusalem.

…the Book of Life of the Lamb (Rev.13:8).

And when did The Lamb’s Book of Life come into existence?

·               καταβολή = katabolē  = Founding (of the Earth). Therefore, we can deduce that at the time of Creation the Lamb’s Book of Life came into or, was already existence. The Bible tells us that Jesus was at His Father’s side as a Master Craftsman during the Creation saga. This Book has to do with life – specifically human life.

Proverbs 8:30 “I was beside Him as a master craftsman: And I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him;” (TNKJV)

Heb 1:10 "You, Lord, have laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the works of Your hands. And Rom 8:29 says, for whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be the First-born among many brothers.

·                    προορίζω = proorizō  = Predestined, ordained, before.

·                    προγινώσκω =  proginōskō  = Foreknew, to know beforehand.

It is clear, that somehow (?) beloved Abba, and our Lord Jesus knew us prior to or, at the time of creation. In other words, just as all the creatures were created to fill the planet — so too, we humans were destined to do the same. Therefore, the only logical conclusion is: that from the very beginning there were a fixed number of humans that were to be born throughout the passage of time. Based on this understanding the over-population issue is a non-entity. What is a reality though, is the over-concentration of humans in specific areas — which naturally exerts enormous pressure on available resources.

The Lamb’s Book of Life contains only the names of those humans destined for salvation. They are the ones who will spend all eternity with the Godhead in the New Jerusalem. The wicked — the unsaved, after the Great White Throne Judgement will be cast alive into the Lake of Fire and will spend all eternity with the Satan, Beast and the false Prophet.

Rev 20:15  And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was cast (alive) into the Lake of Fire.

Do not be deceived! If your name is not in the Book of Life you will never be a citizen of the New Jerusalem, and by implication the New Heaven and New Earth. In addition, Revelation 3:5 makes it clear that Jesus can remove a name from His book, if He so wishes. We believe that our beloved Holy Spirit knows whose names are in the Lamb’s Book of Life and in this present age is calling out predestined ones from the world system — those whose names are in the Lamb’s Book of Life. The ETERNAL question, to those who may be reading this article, do you have the assurance of knowing that your name is in the Lamb’s Book of Life? It is possible to have this assurance in the here and now. Read on…

Salvation a gift of God:

Eph 2:8  For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, Eph 2:9  not of works, lest anyone should boast. Eph 2:10  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Joh 3:16  For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Ephesians is emphatic! Salvation is a gift, which can never be earned. So, how can one be reconciled to Abba through His son Jesus Christ and have assurance of salvation? We find the answer to this question in the following scripture:

Rom 10:8  But what does it say? "The Word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart"; that is, the Word of Faith which we proclaim; Rom 10:9  Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. Rom 10:10  For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation. Rom 10:11 For the Scripture says, "Everyone believing on Him shall not be put to shame." Rom 10:12 For there is no difference both of Jew and of Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call on Him. Rom 10:13  For everyone, "whoever shall call on the name of the Lord will be saved."

Jesus said in John 3:3 that in order to see (understand, comprehend, catch sight of) heaven one needs to be Born Again.

Joh 3:1 - 8  And there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles which you do unless God is with him. Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb and be born? Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again. The Spirit breathes where He desires, and you hear His voice, but you do not know from where He comes, and where He goes; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.

Eph 1:7  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace,

In effect, if you sincerely believe what Romans 10:8 conveys and confess your sins in obedience, then you are perfectly acceptable to our beloved Saviour. And your name is confirmed in The Lamb’s Book of Life — you must believe this at all costs. In fact, your being drawn to Christ is the work of the beloved Holy Spirit and nothing of yourself.

Joh 16:8 And when that One comes, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment. 

Rom 8:16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.

1Co 6:11  And such were some of you. But you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Eph 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed until the day of redemption.

Rom 8:23 And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.

1Co 2:4  And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

1Co 2:14  But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1Co 3:16  Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Eph 1:13  in whom also you, hearing the Word of Truth, the gospel of our salvation, in whom also believing, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

Eph 3:5  which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

1Jn 4:2  By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God; 1Jn 4:3  and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the antichrist you heard is coming, and even now is already in the world.

1Jn 4:13 By this we know that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

1Jn 5:7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit and these three are one.

Be clear on one thing, if your name is not in the Lamb’s Book of Life for whatever reason you will be eternally separated from Christ and will spend all eternity with Satan and his hordes in the Lake of Fire!

Rev 21:27 And there shall in no way enter into it anything that defiles, or any making an abomination or a lie; but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

Rev 19:20  And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet doing signs before it, (by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast), and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone.

Rev 20:10  And the Devil who deceived them was cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet were . And he will be tormented day and night forever and ever.  Rev 20:11  And I saw a great white throne, and Him sitting on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And a place was not found for them. Rev 20:12  And I saw the dead, the small and the great, stand before God. And 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. Rev 20:13  And the sea gave up the dead in it. And death and hell delivered up the dead in them. And each one of them was judged according to their works. Rev 20:14  And death and hell were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death.

Rev 20:15 And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was cast into the Lake of Fire.

N.B. If you have perhaps sensed the beloved Holy Spirit tugging at your heart whilst reading this article, and you are not sure how you should respond? Then please immediately contact us, and we will assist you.

Compiled by: The Final Word Internet Ministry 

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