One of the sins is to add to or take away from the prophecy written in the bible. Several verses speak of god blotting or not blotting names out of the book of life. The witness of christ what heaven will be like names blotted out book of life overcomers defeat white and bright clothes he who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments. Satan, resistance to white cloths victory, over spiritual forces the witness of christ what heaven will be like blotted out book of life he who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments. Sadly, many christians fear this may happen to them. What does it mean to be blotted out of the book of life. He who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches. This verse is usually involved in the debate concerning eternal security. John says that when jesus cleansed the temple, his disciples remembered that it is written. If our salvation is secure, how can christ blot out our name. All kjv books old testament only new testament only apocrypha only. The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and i will never blot his name out of the book of life.
Is it possible for a persons name to be erased from the. Book of life a book which records the name of every individual ever born. The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on revelation 3. Blotting out of names the book of life learn the bible. Will god ever blot a believers name out of the book of life. To be blottedout of the book of life is to be cut off from gods favor, to suffer an untimely death, as when moses pleads that he be blottedout of gods book. I will not blot out his name out of the book of life rv 3. If im correct, the bible mentions the phrase the book of life about fourteen times, and quite a few of those passages mention getting blotted out. The book of revelation is the book that refers to this most often and it is the book that has the text that sounds most problematical, i think. New living translation erase their names from the book of life. Are names written in the book of life, or blotted out of. May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.
Book of life of the lamb a book which records only those individuals who are predestined to salvation. Interestingly, a couple of passages from this psalm are treated as messianic in the new testament. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee. He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments. Those who fail to exercise faith prior to death are blotted out of the book. It is the same idea of being blotted out of the book of life and in revelation 3. I believe that the book of life is a record of all who are living whether on earth or in heaven.