The phrase "book of life" is found only eight times, in eight verses, in the Bible. These occurrences are all found in the New Testament. Only one is written by the Apostle Paul (Philippians 4:3) while the remaining seven book references are recorded by John (Revelation 3:5, 8, 17:8, 20:12, 15, 21:27 and 22:19). According to one Biblical commentary, this phrase comes from an ancient custom of ...
In Revelation, the Bible tells of a ‘book of life,’ also called a ‘scroll of life,’ that contains the names of faithful people. Is your name there? Can names be erased?
The book that bears his name is the second longest one in Scripture in terms of the number of words in contains. The prophet's life was one of, if not the most, difficult and trial filled existences of any of the Old Testament prophets. Because of what he saw, preached and suffered, he is often referred to as "the weeping prophet."
This series covers, in chronological order, the life and books named after those referred to as the Major Prophets. This short article will discuss Isaiah, who wrote from 740 to 686 B.C. The writings of Jeremiah (627 to 585 B.C.) and Ezekiel (597 to 570 B.C.) are covered in separate articles linked above.
Their names will remain written in the book of life in pencil, as it were. During the Thousand Year Reign, Jesus “will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of waters of life.” Those who respond positively to Christ’s guidance and are finally judged faithful to Jehovah will have their names recorded permanently in the book of life.