Book of Life

Is your name written in the book of life?

Eight verses in the Bible about the book of life-

Php_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.

Names ARE written 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.

A name CAN be blotted out of the book of life.

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.

Names ARE NOT written in the book of life.

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.

There is MORE than ONE book. The book of life is part of the dead being judged- thing are written in the book- things that have to do with our actions.

Rev_20:15  And whosoever was not found written in the BOOK OF LIFE was cast into the lake of fire.

If your name is NOT in the book of life you are eternally blotted out of existence.

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.

Those whose names are in the LAMB'S book of life will enter the New Jerusalem that descends out of heaven.

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.

If we take words out of the book of prophecy- God will take us out of the book of life.

So I ask again- Is your name written in the book of life?  Let's learn more-

Moses had this to say -

Exo 32:31  And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 

Exo 32:32  Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 

Exo 32:33  And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 

Exo 32:34  Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. 

Exo 32:35  And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

Moses knew God had written a book that he had his name written in.

God specifically tells Moses- whoever sinned against Him would be blotted out of His book.

Psa 69:28  Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. 

Talking about the adversaries to God and God's people, they would be blotted out of the book of the living and not written with the righteous. Only the righteous are to be written in the book of the living (book of life).

Dan 12:1  And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 

Daniel prophesized of a time to come when those who are found written in the book would be delivered.

Luk 10:20  Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. 

Jesus said we should rejoice because our names are written in heaven, not because we wield the power of the Holy Spirit against evil spirits.

Let's note something else-  remember this verse from above-

Rev_20:15  And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

This goes hand in hand with the following-

Mar 16:16  He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 

Joh 3:18  He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 

Joh 3:19  And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 

Joh 3:36  He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. 

Joh 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Act 4:12  Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. 

Heb 2:3  How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him

Heb 12:25  See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven

1Jn 5:11  And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 

1Jn 5:12  He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

1Jn_5:13  These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

1Jn_5:20  And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

One last time I ask, is your name written in the book of life?

Who deserves to be written in the book of life? None of us deserve it, but all of us have a Savior who wants us to be written in that book. If we have the Son of God, we have life- and we must believe all this, we must have faith that this is so. If having my name written in the book of life means my being good enough to warrant such a blessing then I am in big trouble.  Only by the gift of God can I hope my name is there and will not be blotted out.

Gal 2:20  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 

Gal 2:21  I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Eph 2:8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 

Eph 2:9  Not of works, lest any man should boast.