Names Not Found Written In The Book Of Life

III. YOUR NAME IS IN A BOOK… Revelation 20:11-15

A. The Book Is His…

We are living in the computer age. Those who are computer savvy will tell you that modern man has the capabilities of storing large bundles of information in a relative small space. I am amazed at how many large volumes of books can be put on a small electronic device that will conveniently fit on a key chain. This is only what man is capable of doing; just think what God is capable of doing. He not only records your and my names, He records everything about us. There is nothing that is hidden from Him. In Revelation 20:12, we are told that a book (singular) is opened and before that, books (plural) were opened. The books contain the life evidence of every person that lived. The book contains the names of those who lived. Notice the Text:

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 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. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Rev 20:11-15

B. The Book Is In Heaven…

By this book being in heaven that means that no one will tamper with it. You can neither add to nor take away from this book. You can neither buy your way into the book nor take yourself out of the book. There are many living today that thinks that their money can buy anything that they need. Not so! Jesus hung on an old rugged cross to pay the sin debt that He alone could pay. Jesus paid it all. If you are to go to heaven you must receive Him as the following verse so indicates:

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13

IV.YOUR NAME COULD BE REMOVED…Ex. 32:33; Rev. 3:5

A. For Unbelief…

Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. (Ex 32:32-33)

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. (Rev 3:5)

As much as I can tell from reading the Scriptures that pertain to the names being removed, they will only be removed for the terrible sin of unbelief. There is not a more wicked sin than that of unbelief. It is unbelief that seals a person’s soul in hell forever. Belief requires that you trust the Word of God and faith comes by the Word of God, alone. It is for this reason that there has been so much tampering with the Word of God. It is for this reason that such a solemn warning is given at the very end of the Bible. 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.