A) AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE.

B) BREAKDOWN.

C) WE MUST PROFESS CHRIST.

D) FINAL THOUGHTS.

 

 

A) AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE

 

 

Exodus 32:32-33:  “[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. [33] And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My Book.”

 

Deuteronomy 9:14:  “Let Me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under Heaven:  and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.”

 

Deuteronomy 25:19:  “Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.”

 

Psalm 69:28:  “Let them be blotted out of the Book of the Living [Book of Life], and not be written with the righteous.”

 

Psalm 139:16:  “Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in Thy Book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.”

*

Isaiah 4:3:  “And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem.”

 

Daniel 7:10:  “A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him:  thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him:  the judgment was set, and the Books [plural / inclusive] were opened.”

 

Daniel 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.”

 

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

 

Acts 3:19:  “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out [most likely “out” from the Book {of Records} that records our sins [see Num. 5:23] instead of the “Book of Life;” but the opposite is the Book of Life], when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.”

 

Philippians 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.”

 

Hebrews 12:23:  “To the general assembly and Church of the firstborn, which are written in Heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.”

 

Revelation 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.”

 

Revelation 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.”

 

Revelation 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 [this must refer to Satan and his angels], when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.”

 

Revelation 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 [plural], according to their works.”

 

Revelation 20:15:  “And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”

 

Revelation 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.”

 

Revelation 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.”

 

 

B) BREAKDOWN

 

 

See my Bible Study:  “BOOKS LISTED IN THE BIBLE,” for a breakdown of all the “Books” listed in Scripture.  On the “Day of Atonement,” Jews still to this day, sometimes say this blessing to one another:  “May you be sealed in the Book of Life forever.”

 

According to Exodus 32:33, Psalm 69:28 and Revelation 3:5, one has to have his name in the Book of Life in order to have it be blotted out.  However, we have this statement from my favorite Bible Commentator in ST, August 6, 1885; HP:360; ST, August 6, 1885:  “When we become children of God, our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, and they remain there until the time of the Investigative Judgment.”  Therefore, when we profess Christ as our Lord, we are then placed into the Book of Life.  Failure to maintain Christ as our Lord, results in being blotted out.

 

However, according to Psalm 69:28, it would appear when you are conceived you are then placed into the Book of Life.  But this is cleared up by seeing Revelation 13:8, which teaches us that the un-Godly were never placed into the Book of Life, for they never confessed Jesus as Lord.

 

In relooking at Psalm 69:28 again:  “Let them be blotted out of the Book of the Living, and not be written with the righteous,” we can conclude that there are people who do not have their names written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, but another Book, which is called, “the Book of the Records,” Ezra 4:15, more precisely, the “Book of Remembrance,” Malachi 3:16 (e.g., Exo. 17:14; 32:32; Psa. 56:8; 139:16; Isa. 4:3; 65:6; Eze. 13:9), which would include anyone who has ever lived and their deeds.  The statement, “and not be written with the righteous,” would have us conclude that the Psalmist means being written with the “righteous” who ARE written in the Book of Life.

 

Another statement we should consider in found in RH, November 1, 1850 (also found in EW:52):  “The Books are opened, the Book of Life and the Book of Death; the Book of Life contains the good deeds of the saints, and the Book of Death contains the evil deeds of the wicked.”  We can conclude that there are many “Books,” [plural] as mentioned in the Bible.  Along with this statement in GC:486:  “Sins that have not been repented of and forsaken will not be pardoned, and blotted out of the Books of Record, but will stand to witness against the sinner in the day of God.”  We can conclude from this statement, that the Book of Life contains those names who have professed the Name of Christ and “repented of and forsaken” their sins, while the Book of Death has the righteous names sins “blotted out” of It, and thus only contains the wicked and their deeds.

 

 

C) WE MUST PROFESS CHRIST

 

 

“Your name may be kept so pure that it cannot justly be connected with anything dishonest or unrighteous, but will be respected by all the good and pure, and it may be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, to be immortalized among the holy angels.”  AG:111.

 

“The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, powers infinite and omniscient, receive those who truly enter into covenant relation with God.  They are present at every baptism, to receive the candidates who have renounced the world and have received Christ into the soul temple.  These candidates have entered into the family of God, and their names are inscribed in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”  AG:143.

 

“Delay not to make an entire consecration to God, that your names may be recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”  AY:70.

 

“By the king’s examination of the guests at the feast is represented a work of judgment.  The guests at the Gospel feast are those who profess to serve God, those whose names are written in the Book of Life [Notice again, only those who “profess to serve God” will be placed into the Lamb’s Book of Life].  But not all who profess to be Christians are true disciples.  Before the final reward is given, it must be decided who are [blotted out] fitted to share the inheritance of the righteous.”  COL:310.

 

“The converted student has broken the chain which bound him to the service of sin, and has placed himself in right relation to God.  His name is enrolled in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”  CT:496; FE:514.

 

“The Book of Life contains the names of all who have ever entered the service of God.”  FLB:210; GC88:480; GC:480; LHU:326.

 

“ ‘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 12:1).  By this we see the importance of having our names written in the Book of Life.”  HP:344.

 

“We should be with Him in this work and be cleansing the sanctuary of our souls of all unrighteousness, that our names may be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, that our sins may be blotted out [of the Book of Records] when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.”  LHU:216.

 

“The names of all those who have once given themselves to God are written in the Book of Life, and their characters are now passing in review before Him.”  HS:138; LHU:326.

 

“Young men of today may become as precious in the sight of the Lord as was Samuel.  They may have their names enrolled in the Book of Life, to be looked upon with pleasure by the Monarch of the Universe and the angelic host.”  LHU:339.

 

 

D) FINAL THOUGHTS

 

 

“Christ values acts of heartfelt courtesy.  When any one did Him a favor, with Heavenly politeness He blessed the actor.  He did not refuse the simplest flower plucked by the hand of a child, and offered to Him in love.  He accepted the offerings of children, and blessed the givers, inscribing their names in the Book of Life.”  CSW:145; DA 564; DG:237.

 

“Those who have had knowledge and talent, and yet have delighted in controversy and unholy strife, will not have a place with the redeemed. . . They desired to do some great work, that they might be admired and flattered by men, but their names were not written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.  ‘I know you not,’ are the sad Words that Christ addresses to such.  But those whose lives were made beautiful by little acts of kindness, by tender words of affection and sympathy, whose hearts recoiled from strife and contention, who never did any great work in order to be lauded of men, these are found recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”  FLB:370.

 

“We want the deep movings of the Spirit of God in our hearts, that we may not only be able to secure for ourselves the white raiment, but that we may so influence others that their names may be entered in the Book of Life, never to be blotted out.”  HS:140; LHU:326.

 

Now Revelation 17:8 takes upon Itself Its true meaning:  “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[EVER] written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world [for they NEVER professed Christ], when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.”  Also Revelation 13:8:  “And all that dwell upon the earth [not those who dwell in Heaven] shall worship him [the beast], whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lambslain from the foundation of the world.”  These did not profess Christ; therefore they did not have their names ever entered into His Book of Life to be even considered for salvation.

​