Lamb's Book of Life and Book of Life seem to be two different books.

[RandallB]

Been doing a short bible study on Books of Life. Please comment...

Lamb's Book of Life and Book of Life seem to be two different books.

Double Accounting Method???

Lamb's Book of Life
1. Never talks about names being blotted out of the LBoL
2. Seems to be list of all those the Lord Foreknew would accept His Free Gift
3. Seems names wrtten when accepting the Lord's Free Gift.
4. Seems that OT Saints, Bride, & Trib Saints are written in LBoL. -- Rev 13:8
5. Name in LBoL necessary to enter New Jerusalem -- Revelation 21:27
5. Mentioned only twice - Rev 13:8 & Revelation 21:27



Book of Life or Book of the Living
Seems that:
1. the Lord will blot out names that sin against Him --Psalm 69:28
2. all names of everyone that will be born was written before the foundation of the world -- Rev 17:8
3. names are blotted out if they die without obtaining the righteous of God - Free Gift -- Psalm 69:28
4. name missing from BoL = Lake o' Fire @ GWT -- Rev 20:15

The promise of Revelation 3:5 is directed to believers (overcomers are those that accept Jesus as God's Son), who are secure in their salvation. In contrast, the warning of Revelation 22:19 is directed to unbelievers, who, rather than change their hearts toward God, attempt to change God’s Word to suit themselves.

[acceptedintheBeloved]

Been doing a short bible study on Books of Life. Please comment...

Lamb's Book of Life and Book of Life seem to be two different books.

RandallB, I have posted about this before... and I agree that they do seem to be two different books.

As I understand it, the "Book of Life" is a record of all who have lived, and ones name can be blotted out of this book.

The "Lamb's Book of Life" is a record of all who are "saved," and ones name can never be "blotted out" of this Book... only "written in" or "not written in."

So I basically agree with (most of) what I think you are saying.


(As I see it, Psalm 69:28 has two distinct parts to the verse [pertaining to these two separate books].)

[iSong6:3]

Agree that they are separate books. One is for those who have existence, one is specifically for those whom the Lamb has given eternal life.

[RaptureReady_7]

This is Jack Kelley's take on it also.

http://gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bibl...-book-of-life/

I love when people ask the quesitons it never occurs for me to ask.

[PickensSlim]

RandallB, I have posted about this before... and I agree that they do seem to be two different books.

As I understand it, the "Book of Life" is a record of all who have lived, and ones name can be blotted out of this book.

The "Lamb's Book of Life" is a record of all who are "saved," and ones name can never be "blotted out" of this Book... only "written in" or "not written in."

So I basically agree with (most of) what I think you are saying.


(As I see it, Psalm 69:28 has two distinct parts to the verse [pertaining to these two separate books].)

I believe that to be correct.
The Book of Life contains the name of everyone who is born and their name is blotted out the first time they sin.

The Lamb's Book Of Life contains the name of everyone who is born again.

[trandraskell]

I was just studying about this a few days ago myself and according to both my teachers Dr. Hindson and Dr. Towns they are two different books, both men state the there are many books that record our actions in life, both beleive this because of the Berma Seat judgement of Christ we have our rewards given to us and these are record in books for all things we do for Christ and this will deterime our rewards and for the unsaved it records their actions also in life which decided the degree of punishment, they shall recieve,


From Randy Alcorn site writer of Heaven

“I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books” (Revelation 20:12).

http://www.epm.org/resources/2011/Se...-books-heaven/

[RandallB]

Seems that they are two books.

gotquestions.org states that they are the same book. Several pundits use the "Same Book" postion to argue that there is no eternal salvation since names are blotted out of the Book of Life. I have real problems with this.

Jack Kelly feels that there are two books but only the Bride is in the Lamb's Book of Life therefore only the Bride will have access to New Jerusalem due to Revelation 21:27 . Need to think on that one a bit more.

[EarsToHear]

I believe that to be correct.
The Book of Life contains the name of everyone who is born and their name is blotted out the first time they sin.

The Lamb's Book Of Life contains the name of everyone who is born again.

I also understand it to mean there are two different books, but hadn't thought through too much when the blotting out happens--as you say, the first time we sin. If true, that means those who are born again must have their names written back into the Book of Life...which would be a double check in the heavenly books that we are indeed alive (our names would be in both the Lamb's Book of Life and the Book of Life), not still dead in our sins.

I think I read somewhere in Revelation about this checking in the other book... Maybe someone can help with the verse?

[RandallB]

...
I think I read somewhere in Revelation about this checking in the other book... Maybe someone can help with the verse?

I believe that you are looking for this verse...

Rev 20:12-15: "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book 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 works."