Two Theories About The Book of Life (TMF:1489)

Thursday, October 29, 2020
Peace to Live By: Two Theories About The Book of Life (TMF:1489) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, in Heaven, God has a book in which all the names of saved people are written down, and we have seen this book in Scripture to be called The Book of Life. When it comes to understanding this book, really, there are two different theories. One theory proposes that as God saves people in our world, that their names are added into the book. Another theory proposes that everyone’s name is originally in the book, but that God blots out the names of those who do not repent and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Personally, I think I prefer the second approach here. Nevertheless, the Book of Life contains all the names of every person who has ever believed in him, both those who, during the times of the Old Testament, looked forward to Christ’s coming to the earth, and those, who during the times of the New Testament, Church Age, Tribulation Period, and perhaps the Millennial Kingdom, have accepted Christ as Lord and Savior. So then, non-Christians names are not written in The Book of Life, or they have been blotted out. As an aside, one could look at all the names of mankind being in the book versus only the elects names.