SCRIPTURE: Revelation (NIV) 20:11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And 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. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
OBSERVATION: John saw books (plural) which were used for judging. They contained the works/actions that the people had done. And in the same verse (12) we read of “another book” called the “book of life.” Verse 15 gives the importance of “book of life,” because “if anyone’s name was not found in that book, he was thrown into the lake of fire!”
It does not make any difference if they had all good works and only one or two bad works recorded in “the books. If their name was not written in the “book of life” their destination was the “lake of fire.”
APPLICATION: One cannot over emphasize the importance of having one’s name entered in to the “book of life!” It is a book that records the names of persons who have the life of Jesus in them. Their sins have been forgiven, and Jesus has been invited to live inside as their Lord. (1John 1:9; Revelation 3:20)
What joy His forgiveness and His presence brings!
PRAYER: Lord, I confess that I am a sinner needing forgiveness. I want your death on the cross to be the payment for my sins. I invite you to make my heart your home. Write my name in the “book of life,” and live in me as my Lord. I set my heart to live for your glory. May my life make you smile! Amen
Pastor Leon
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