Biyernes, Setyembre 9, 2016

The Book of Life (Thomas Brooks, 1675)

Revelation 20:12

“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.” 

The names of the elect are written in the book of life. 
They do not obtain salvation by chance, but were 
elected by God to eternal life and happiness before 
the foundation of the world. Now their names being 
once written in the book of life, they shall never, 
never be blotted out of that book! In the book of 
predestination there is not one blot to be found;
the salvation of the elect is most sure and certain!

Revelation 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.” 

The Book of Life is the book of all those who were 
elected and redeemed to life, through Jesus Christ. 
This book of life contains a register of such particular 
persons in whose salvation, God from all eternity 
determined to have His mercy glorified; and for whom 
Christ 
merited faith, repentance, and perseverance—
that they should repent, believe, and be finally saved. 

"The book of life shall be opened;" that is to say, the 
decrees of God will be then published and made known,
which now are sealed up in His bosom and locked up 
in His archives. Then it will be seen whom are appointed 
to eternal life—for the glorifying of God's free, rich, and 
sovereign grace; and whom He purposed to leave in 
their sins, and to perish forever—for the exaltation of 
His justice.

Revelation 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.” 

The Book of Life shall be opened in the great day, 
because then it shall be shown . . .
  who were elect—and who were reprobates;
  who truly believed in Christ—and who did not;
  who worshiped God in spirit and in truth—and who did not;
  who walked with God as Noah did—and who did not;
  who truly reverenced God—and who did not;
  who followed the Lamb wherever He went—and who did not;
  who were sincere—and who were not;
  who are sheep—and who are goats;
  who are sons of God—and who are slaves of Satan;
  who have mourned for their sins—and who have made a sport of sin;
  who preferred Christ above ten thousand worlds—and who did not;
  who preferred their farms, and their oxen, and their swine,
    yes, their very lusts—before a Savior, a Redeemer!

Revelation 20:15

“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” 

Thomas Brooks, "Paradise Opened"

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