Everyone
Hallelujah, I rejoice because my name is written in Heaven in the Lamb’s book of Life. The bible teaches that one must be "born again’ to enter or see the kingdom of God. When you accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior your name is written in the book of life. So, when does this happen? Lets look into the word of God and find out:
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, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Now, what is the above verse saying? Apparently, these peoples names in this verse were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world. So, therefore the opposite must be true for all the people who will accept Jesus as Lord and Savior…their names were written in the book of life from the foundation of the world.
How is this possible for our names to be written in the book of life from the foundation of the world? Because God is omniscient ( among other attributes) and knows the beginning to the end. God knows all who will accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and records their names in the book of life before the creation of the world.
Now, Revelation 3:5 says "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.
Notice what this verse is saying; In other words, God can and will blot out a believers name out of the book of life if you don’t overcome. Rev 3:5 supports what Jesus was saying in Matthew 10:32 & Luke 12:8.
I have said all of that to say and ask this:
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Scripture has established we have to be born again spiritually and have our names written in the book of life to enter Heaven. Jn 3:3; Rev 20:15.
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Scripture has also established from the foundation of the world our names are written in the book of life. Rev 17:8
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Scripture has also established that God can and will blot your name out of the book of life if you don’t overcome. Rev 3:5.
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So, how is everyone’s names written in the book of life from the foundation of the world and enter Heaven…when Rev 17:8 says these particular people were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world? How do people enter Heaven when their names were not written in the book of life…when your name according to scripture can only be written in the book of life before the creation of the world?
Look forward to your biblical responses.
God bless,
Aaron