Book in which the names of the living were recorded and from which their names were removed at death. From the time of the exodus onwards, Scripture contains references to God's book of life. It is to contain only the names of the righteous and is to be opened on the day of judgment.
The privilege of having one's name in the book of life
Luke 10:20; Hebrews 12:22–23 See also Daniel 12:1; Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:5, Revelation 21:27
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
The unrighteous are excluded from the book of life
Exodus 32:31–33 See also Psalm 69:27–28; Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8, Revelation 20:12–15
So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book.
Other references to such a book
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.