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Reading: Revelation 20
Introduction
Multiplied millions of books have been written through the ages. As king Solomon said in:
Ecclesiastes 12:12
The Book of the Covenant
| Exodus 24: | 7: And he (Moshe) took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that YaHuWaH hath said will we do, and be obedient.
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| Deut:31: | 26: Take this book of the Torah, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of YaHuWaH your Elohim, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
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| Joshua 1: | 8: This book of the Torah shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
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| Neh. 8: | 1: And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the Torah of Moshe, which YaHuWaH had commanded to Israel ...
3: And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the Torah. |
- Historical Books: Judges / Kings / Chronicles etc.
- Song Books: Psalms / Songs of Solomon.
- Prophetic Books: Isaiah / Jeremiah / Zechariah etc.
- Gospels: Matthew / Mark / Luke / John.
- Letters: 1 & 2 Peter / 1 & 2 & 3 John, Jude, Revelation.
- The Little Sealed Book
| Revelation 4: | 1: And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2: And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3: And no man in Heaven, nor in Earth, neither under the Earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4: And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5: And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. |
Studying the contents of these and other inspired books of the Bible should be the habit of every believer in YaHuWaH, the Elohim of Israel. Indeed even the great prophet Daniel gained understanding from studying the book of Jeremiah. YaHuWaH opened his mind to understand more about the future after Daniel had taken full advantage of existing, inspired information. (Daniel 9:1-2) In brief the advice we should be following is encapsulated in this verse:
| Isa:34: | 16: Seek ye out of the book of YaHuWaH, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for My mouth it hath commanded, and His spirit it hath gathered them.
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I'll not write about these books which together form the Holy Bible. Today my topic is about the Heavenly Library and a few of the vital books in it. Vital in that you and I are contributing to their content. We are not actually writing these books; but most certainly we are deciding and sometimes even dictating what goes into their pages. These books are the subject of this article.
1. The Book of Life
The first book is the Book of Life.
As far as personal salvation is concerned, the Book of Life is the most important book in the universe. I refer to it as THE BOOK! To be sure, the Bible is divinely inspired and its importance cannot be fully appreciated with our limited understanding.
But the Book of Life, as far as our personal salvation and registration is concerned, is of greater significance to us than the books mentioned earlier. It is The Book! Entries in it, which can only be made by the Savior, supersede all other personal records. Its full Scriptural title is: The Lamb's Book of Life!
It is the Messiah's personal register which contains the names of the members of the Almighty's family. It is also YaHuWaH 's Family Register; a record of the names of those who are born of His Spirit and who will live for eternity with Him in the new universe.
More about the Book of Life at Sections 4 & 5 further below
2. The Book of Remembrance
This book contains the records of our personal testimonies, songs of praise and the conversations believers have with each other. Everyone of us should be contributing to the Book of Remembrance, because YaHuWaH is listening in. Alas! some believers have nothing to say about YaHuWaH. They can talk at length on virtually every subject under the sun; but when it comes to the things of the Spirit, they have nothing to say. That is a profound tragedy!
| Malachi 3: | 16: They that feared YaHuWaH spake often one to another: and YaHuWaH hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared YaHuWaH, and that thought upon His Name.
17: And they shall be Mine, saith YaHuWaH Tz'va'ot, in that day when I make up My jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18: Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth Elohim and him that serveth Him not. |
'Fear YaHuWaH ' with reverential and holy respect, fear.
3. The Books of Works
In these books, (plural) for it's possibly there is a book for each individual, is recorded the thoughts, motives, words and deeds of every soul that walks this earth. Nothing is missed, absolutely nothing.
| Matt. 12: | 36: But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37: For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Idle = pointless, barren) |
| Rev 20: | 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 YaHuWaH ; 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. |
Question: How can a believer be saved if his/her performance is so bad that his/her spiritual house is completely destroyed by the fire? Is it possible?
Answer: Strange as it may seem, it is possible simply because his/her name is written in the Book of Life and though that person's performance has been poor, YaHuWaH has decided to leave his/her name on the Book of Life. Praise His Name!
4. The Day of Judgment
On the Day of Judgment all the books mentioned above are opened; but particularly these books:
- The Book of Life …The Register of the Saved. Those whose names are entered in this amazing register are scheduled for deliverance from eternal death. Denominational registers will count for nothing on the great Day of Judgement. This is the book every soul on earth should be interested in.
- The Book of the Torah ... ( YaHuWaH 's will )
- The Book of Remembrance ...(Our thoughts, motives, conversations, testimonies etc.)
- The Books of Works ... (Our actions)
| Rev.20: | 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 YaHuWaH ; 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. |
5. Once Saved / Always Saved
Many believers assume that once a person has accepted salvation and his/her name is entered in the Book of Life - that's it; that person can never be lost. That person's name can never be erased from the Register of the Living. No matter what that person thinks or does ever after, his salvation is assured; because his name is in the Lamb's Book of Life! I wish that were the case; but alas it isn't, because the Scriptures provide proof that willful disobedience can - like a parent's act of disinheriting a worthless son - result in a believer's name being, exceptionally, deleted from the Book of Life!
| Psa 69: | 28: Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
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| Exo.32: | 31: And Moshe returned unto YaHuWaH, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32: 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 YaHuWaH said unto Moshe, Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book.
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In other words, names can be blotted out from the Book of Life. In ancient days it was written of Israelites who failed in some vital matter
It is the same today. Names can be blotted out of the Book of Life!
So Beware!
And so I end by reminding you all of these vital books. Books in which your name, your motives, your thoughts, your conversations and your deeds are recorded. Indeed these books, unlike other books, are updated on a daily basis. Names are being added - and alas names are being deleted. Thoughts, words and deeds are being recorded with absolute accuracy. No one can break in and alter those records. They are amongst the most important databases in the entire universe. And you and I are contributing to their content on a daily basis!
May the Almighty help us all to live with these awesome facts in mind!
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