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The Lamb’s Book of Life and the Book of Life
Is There a Difference Between the
Lamb’s Book of Life and the Book of Life?
by endtimesprophecyresearch
Seven of the references appear in the book of
Revelation.
Those whose names are written in the book of
life are those who belong to God, those who have attained eternal life.
Verses on the Book of Life:
“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.” Philippians 4:3
“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.” Revelation 3:5
“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.” Revelation 13:8
“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.” Revelation 17:8
“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.” Revelation 20:12
“And whosoever was not found
written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:15
“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.” Revelation 21:27
“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.” Revelation 22:19
Paul refers to those who have labored alongside
him as those whose names are in the book of life (Philippians 4:3), again identifying the
book of life as a record of the names of those who have eternal salvation.
In the same way, Revelation 3:5 refers
to the book of life in which the names of believers in the Lord are found.
These are those who overcome the trials of
earthly life, proving that their salvation is genuine.
This verse also makes it clear that once a name
is written in the book of life, Jesus promises that He will never blot it out,
proving once more the doctrine of eternal security.
The Lord Jesus, who is speaking to the churches
in this part of Revelation, promises to acknowledge his own before His Father.
Conversely, Revelation 20:15 reveals
the fate of those whose names are not written in the book of life — eternity in
the lake of fire.
Revelation
17:8 clarifies when the names of the redeemed are written
in the book of life: “The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not
been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will
be astonished when they see the beast” (emphasis added).
The names of those who approve of the Antichrist
are not found in the book of life, and the names that are in the
book of life were written there before the world was created.
Thus, Revelation 17:8 teaches both
eternal security and election.
In Revelation 13:8 and 21:27, we
find the references to the “Lamb’s book of life,” in which
also are the names of all those who have been washed by the blood of the Lamb,
Jesus Christ.
The Lamb who has been “slain from the
creation of the world” has a book in which are written all those who
have been redeemed by His sacrifice.
They are the ones who will enter the Holy City,
the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:10) and who will live forever in heaven with God.
Since the book of life is that which records all
who have eternal life through the Lamb, it’s clear that the
book of life and the Lamb’s book of life are one and the same. (gotquestions.org).
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prophecy is not to scare us but to prepare us for the events to come and to
wake up the lost as God does not wish anyone to perish, (2 Peter 3:9 KJV).
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time (also called end times, end of time, end of
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time-period described in the Holy Bible where world events achieve a final
climax before the second coming of Jesus Christ.
It is a time of tribulation also
called Jacob’s Trouble when the world will face the Antichrist before
Jesus Christ returns to usher in the Millennial Kingdom.
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