Rev.20:12 And I saw the dead,small and great,stand before God; and the books ( plural) were opened: and another book ( singular) was opened which is the Book of Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their work......Dan.7:10
I do not believe in predestination as some per say for the word says in Rms.10:13 WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord....
The word says in Eze.18:4 Behold ALL souls are mine....
i think the Book of Life contains the names of every soul born on this earth and they are recorded therein.
God said in Ex.32:33 And the Lord said unto Moses,whosoever hath sinned against me,him will I blot out of my book.
Jesus said unto His disciples in Luke10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not,that the spirits are subject unto you: but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.
Rev.21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,neither whatsoever worketh abomination,or maketh a lie: But they which are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
I believe beside our names at our rebirth unto Jesus,He begins an account of us as stewards of His sacrifice. We will give an account of every word,Mt.12:36 and our actions performed as we lived for Him.
1 Cor.6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your BODY,and in your SPIRIT,which are God's.
Rms.14:12 So then EVERY ONE of us shall give account of himself to God.
In the record is shame or rewards,Jesus used many parables to teach us this!
Rewards for following Christ faithfully,making sure our sins are covered by Him.
Rewards for ACTS that imitate Him and His mission in the life we live.
Jn.15:10 If ye keep my commandments,ye shall abide in my love,even as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in His love.
Book of Remembrance
Mal.3:16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened,and HEARD it, and a Book of Remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the Lord,and that thought upon His name.
When we share the word in unity and fellowship of the Spirit,it is recorded by God. Even our thinking on Him is recorded here!
We strive about the 613 Mosiac Law given to the children of Israel because of their hardheartedness and backsliding against God.
There are upwards of 1050 commands given in the N. T. for those of us who live in grace by faith in Jesus.
Let us examine our accounts daily and be found written in the books!
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