The book of the living is not the same as the book of life. See my 1906 and 1910 wherein I refuted the conflation of the two, as GotQuestions.org did, as well.
Yeah people here are always refuting things lol and then someone refutes them then someone else refutes them ect ect
scripture sort of is what I’m interested in what it says rather than everyone’s refuting of the other guy what scriptures are you referring to and I’ll take a look ?
“
Let them be blotted out of the book of the living,
And
not be written with the righteous.”
Psalm 69:28 KJV
“
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 KJV
that’s the only book that matters and the only one that bears the names of the living in Christ to understand what he’s saying look at the ot first
“And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now,
if thou wilt forgive their sin–; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.”
Exodus 32:31-32 KJV
“And the LORD said unto Moses,
Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.”
Exodus 32:33 KJV
Another way to say “one is blotted out of the book of life “ is to say
“
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine:
the soul that sinneth, it shall die.”
Ezekiel 18:4 KJV
But then
“..They are corrupt, they have done abominable works,
There is none that doeth good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, And seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: There is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
Psalm 14:1-3 KJV
so now everyone has sinned and is held to death all is lost for mankind …but again the lord looked upon us and in his mercy began to say something new that would change everything about the names in the book that were blotted out because of sin those souls who now would die for sin he began to say
“I, even
I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”
Isaiah 43:25 KJV
And then came repentance and request of a man after Gods own heart for his many sins against the lord and man
“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: And my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy spirit from me. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
Psalm 51:1-11, 13-17 KJV
What happens to the names written in the book from the beginning if the people sins are what’s blotted out ????
Remembering why the names were removed is because of thier sin ? Then the names don’t have to be blotted out because thier sins were instead
“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 KJV
seems simple everyone is going to be blotted out unless they accept the gospel which is the true “book of life” tree of life “ word of life “ whichever we call it because it is the gospel alone that promises everlasting life a book is just referencing the word.
The books opened up before the book of life are then names of all the dead that just appeared only those left wrotten on the book and weren’t blotted out are saved is the idea only those who ….
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature.( the word of life )
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; ( in the book of life )
but he that
believeth not shall be damned.”( not in the book of life )
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
That’s how I see it just an old man’s opinion but the life in the Bible is to believe the gospel and the death in the Bible is to reject the gospel
that’s what all the imagery is usually about the gospel
PREPARATION! And that concept fits in perfectly with my New Birth Analogy in my 1869. Isn't conception all about that? That tiny life is in the womb for 9 months for a reason. It's being "prepared" and tenderly nurtured and nourished and protected by its mother for the big event -- BIRTH! It needs all that TLC so that it can survive in a world that is hostile and cruel and uncaring. It needs to be born healthy and strong. And so it would be with God's elect! At some point in our life, God enters it and starts to change our course of thinking, usually by the Word of God, by one or more other Christians entering into our lives, by select extra-biblical material providentially deposited into our laps, by peculiar circumstances in which we have never found ourselves previously, etc., etc. God has an infinite number of ways to bring us safely and finally to the point of "delivery" -- and in each case all individually tailored since he's greater than our hearts and knows each of us better than we know ourselves.
