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REVELATION 17:7-8 PART ONE ” The Book of Life”. The Book of Life is an often discussed, but little understood, part of God’s plan. The Scriptures refer to it often:
1. MOSES KNEW OF THE BOOK OF LIFE Exodus 32:32 “Yet now, if You will forgive their sin — but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written.” (NKJV) =
2. GOD ACKNOWLEDGES ITS EXISTENCE Exodus 32:33 And the LORD said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book. (NKJV)
3. IT SEEMS TO START WITH ALL WHO LIVE Psalm 69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous. (NKJV)
4. GOD HAS A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE Daniel 12:1-3 “At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands [watch] [ Jude; Rev 12] over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, [Matt 24; Mk 13; Rev 6] Such as never was since there was a nation, [Even] to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, [Zech. 12-14; Rom. 9-11] Everyone who is found written in the book. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame [and] everlasting contempt. 3 Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. (NKJV)
5. CHRIST TAUGHT IT AS A CAUSE FOR SECURE REJOICING Luke 10:20 “Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” (NKJV)
6. PAUL ASSOCIATES IT WITH BELIEVERS IN THE CHURCH Philippians 4:3 And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names [are] in the Book of Life. (NKJV)
7. CHRIST WARNS AND PROMISES IN RELATION TO THIS BOOK Revelation 3:5 “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. (NKJV)
WHAT DOES “BLOT OUT HIS NAME…” MEAN?