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The Book of Life, in this context, is the set of names of those who will live with God forever in heaven. It is the roll of those who are saved. This Book of Life is also mentioned in Revelation 3:5; 20:12; and Philippians 4:3.
What Is the Book of Life? The Book of Life is a record written by God before the creation of the world, listing people who will live forever in the kingdom of heaven. The term appears in both the Old Testament and New Testament.
There are eight references in New Testament to the “ book of life,” and two of them refer specifically to the book of life that belongs to the Lamb, Jesus Christ. Seven of the references appear in the book of Revelation.
In the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Life records those people considered righteous before God. [3] To be blotted out of this book signifies death. [4] To be in this book ensures one of life on the day of judgment. [5] Even before birth, those who will be born are written in this book. [6]
On a grander scale, God has a “roll call” for Heaven. The Bible mentions the term, “Book of life” in both the Old and New Testaments. There are eight references to the book of life in the Bible. Today we are going to break down each one to gain a greater understanding of what the book of life is.
On several occasions in Scripture we come across reference to something called “the book of life” or “the Lamb’s book of life.” What is it and why is it important that we know? 1.
The Book of Life contains the names of those who have been spiritually converted and who have dedicated their lives to the service of God. Like other servants of God, Moses understood that his name was already written in the Book of Life (Exodus 32:31-32).
The book of life is where the names of those who have given their life to Christ and who belong to him are recorded. In a way, you can think of it as a heavenly guest list, where those whose...
The phrase "book of life" is found only eight times, in eight verses, in the Bible. These occurrences are all found in the New Testament. Only one is written by the Apostle Paul (Philippians 4:3) while the remaining seven book references are recorded by John (Revelation 3:5, 8, 17:8, 20:12, 15, 21:27 and 22:19).
LIFE, BOOK OF (τὀ βίβλίον τῆς ζωῆς). This expression appears frequently in Ap. Lit. and is usually associated with proclamations of judgment. It denotes the roll of the redeemed, also the ethical relationship between God and man (Rev 3:5).