LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE – WHAT IS IT?
The
Lamb's
Book
of Life
(also called The Book of Life) is a record containing the names of
all those who have been spiritually reborn (redeemed).
This means that they have accepted Jesus as their Savior, made Him
Lord of their life, and
will
live with God in heaven throughout
eternity.
BIBLE
REFERENCES
The
following Bible references speak of the Lamb's Book of Life.
Revelation
3:5 (NIV) says
“The
one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will
never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but
will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.”
Revelation
13:8 (NIV) says “All
inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names
have not been written in the Lamb’s Book Of Life, the Lamb who was
slain from the creation of the world.”
Revelation
20:15 (NIV) says “Anyone
whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into
the lake of fire.”
Revelation
21:27 (NIV) says
“Nothing
impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful
or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s
Book Of Life.”
THE
JUDGMENT OF THE DEAD
Revelation
20:11-15 (NIV) says
“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The
earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place
for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the
throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the
book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done
as recorded in the books.
The
sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the
dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what
they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of
fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was
not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of
fire.”
THE
LAKE OF FIRE
Revelation
20:10 (NKJV) says “The
devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will
be tormented day and night forever and ever.”
The
Lake
Of Fire
is described as a place of burning sulfur, and those in it will
experience unspeakable agony of an unrelenting nature forever and
ever. Everyone who rejects God's Free Gift Of Salvation (Jesus
Christ) will have the Lake Of Fire as their final destination. You
don't want to go there!
But
those whose names are written in the Lamb’s
Book Of Life
should
have no fear of this terrible fate in the Lake Of Fire. Those who
have faith in Christ and His blood shed on the cross for our sins are
destined to live eternally in the presence of God.
IS
YOUR NAME WRITTEN IN THE LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE?
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