THE BOOK OF LIFE
Rev. 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have
not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the
foundation of the world.
THE
BOOK OF LIFE OF THE LAMB
A book is a collection of written sheets, bound together along one edge
and protected by a cover. In Bible times a book was usually preserved on a
scroll, a roll of papyrus, leather, or parchment. "Book" is from the
Hebrew "cepher" (Strong's #5612) which means "writing (the art
or a document); by implication, a book." Its root "caphar"
(Strong's #5608) means "to score with a mark as a tally or record, (by
implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, celebrate."
The Greek word for "book" is "biblos," from which we get
our word "Bible." Figuratively, to eat the book speaks of partaking
of the Word of God. The Book of Life carries the idea of registering citizens;
a sealed book is one with its contents unrevealed.
There may be a literal tangible
book, the Book of Life of the Lamb, however, symbolically the Book is a
people with the Lamb's nature (Rev. 14:1-5; 21:27). In other words believers are the Book. Paul
wrote that the general assembly and Church of the firstborn are registered in
Heaven (Heb. 12:23). Christians are living epistles, known and read of all men,
written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God (2 Cor. 3:1-3). The
revelation of Jesus Christ is being written in the hearts of a people
commissioned to go throughout the earth (Rev. 1:11)--"the book of life of
the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" (see Phil. 4;3; Rev. 3:5;
13:8; 17:8; 21:27).
Another interpretation is that the Book of Life is about Christ, the One “who is our life”
(Col. 3:4). This “Lamb’s book of (zoe) life” (Rev. 21:27), is about Him, and
His intention to perform His purposes through us His people, His Word made
flesh.
Many believe that carnal Christians do not have their names written in
the Lamb’s Book of Life because they do not have His nature.
(Rom 8:6) For to be carnally
minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
(Mat 6:24) No one can serve two
masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will
hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Here is another opinion: Your
name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life of the Lamb from the foundations of
the earth. It is a book of your destiny. Ps. 139:14-16.
(Psa 139:14) I will praise You;
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are marvelous
and my soul knows it very well. My bones were not hidden from You when I
was made in secret and skillfully formed in the lowest parts of the
earth. Your eyes saw my embryo; and in Your book all my members were
written, the days they were formed, and not one was among them.
(Psa 40:7-8) Then I said, Lo, I
come, in the volume of the Book it is written of Me; I delight to do
Your will, O My God; and Your Law is within My heart.
Your name can be blotted out. (Rev 3:5) 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.
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