Sadly, many christians fear this may happen to them. Names blotted out commentary a testimony of jesus christ. Those who fail to exercise faith prior to death are blotted out of the book. Blotting out of names the book of life learn the bible. Consequently, this means that believers names were written in the book of life before god made the world.
There is only one book of life, and names can be removed from. He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments. Im reading a book that says names are not added to the book of life, they are blotted out. Fortunately, scripture does explicitly tell us this elsewhere, as we see in the following passages.
The book refers to the place in exodus where moses prays, but now please forgive their sin, but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written, and god replies, everyone who has sinned against me i will blot out of my book. The lambs book of life seems to have those written in it who have been redeemed by the blood of the lamb of godjesus christ. It is the same idea of being blotted out of the book of life and in revelation 3. Id always thought our names were added to the lamb. This will cause god to blot your name out of the book of life at the time for your death. I will not blot out his name out of the book of life rv 3.
So then, at the great white throne judgment, if their names are not found in the book of life, it will show them to be unsaved and worthy of partaking in this particular judgment. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment. And the lord said unto moses, whosoever hath sinned against me, him will i blot out of my book. It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall assume the name of his dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from israel. The lord shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the. Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of. I will not erase his name from the book of life does not necessarily imply that some do have their names erased. It simply says, to the one who is in the book, and who conquers in faith. New living translation erase their names from the book of life. Blotted out of the book of life protestant reformed churches. Book of life of the lamb a book which records only those individuals who are predestined to salvation. Several verses speak of god blotting or not blotting names out of the book of life. Both of these passages clearly describe unbelievers as those whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world.
May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and i will not blot out his name from the book of life. Many pastors and teachers say that if someone does not overcome, then their name will be blotted out of the book of life. Being blotted out of the book of life in revelation 3. The saved are in the book of life, there names will not be blotted out. Will god ever blot a believers name out of the book of life.