Hello.
In the song, "I Will Rise" by Chris Tomlin he sings about Jesus calling my name and I will rise. What
does he mean? If we are a born again believer, what is the sequence of events after death? Is there a roll call? Is our name called from the Book of Life?

Sorry I did not quote the whole verse. It is the gift of God not of works lest any man should boast

I believe that once saved always saved is scriptural. No it is not a ticket to sin ,but if you are truly saved you will want to follow his laws. I believe that is the question here. The works you do on earth are only for his glory not for your salvation. Read Eph. 2:8-9 For by grace are you saved thou faith it is the gift of God lest any may should boast. So in other words if you are truly saved you can not lose your salvation.

If it was not possible to be blotted out of the book of life, God would not have warned us about it. But He does.

We are all born into sin. In order to be saved, each of us must endure to our end. "But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved." (Matthew 24:13, Mark 13:13)

I would like to say a few things on this subject..... Although we are born in sin ,a newborn has committed no sin therefore they are in the book of life.... until the age of accountability. They are innocent. If you do not agree then I guess that means all babies go to hell.(in your opinion)Now once a child knows they are sinning I believe their name can be blotted HOWEVER I believe that once a person accepts Christ as their Savior they are forever in the book of life. "...Neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father who gave them me, is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are One."
John 10:28-30

Now... no man means NO MAN not even yourself ! Should we continue in sin after knowing that? God forbid! People lets remember our God is not some deity sitting on a heavenly throne waiting to bashing you in the head for everything you do wrong! He is quick to forgive. I wish I had hours to break it all down but I dont... PLEASE research this for yourself and ask the Holy spirit to lead you to understanding.Just remember NO MAN (including yourself) can pluck you from HIS HANDS! God Bless and Take Care

(Luke 10:20)
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

I do believe that your name is written in the lambs book of Life when you receieve salvation! Also the parable of the lost sheep lets us know how important it is for us to stay in Gods will !!

"So are you saying that my "life" can separate me from God's love? Because no one would be saved! Because we "all" fall short of the glory of God... daily.
How bad do I have to be before God blots my name?"

Nothing can separate you fron God's love. But your life can separate you from God. Your sins can separate you from God. Actually, when Jesus died on the cross, and asked God why He had forsaken Him, God didn't love Jesus any less. God turned His back on sin and not on Jesus. God's love is eternal. The bible says that God desires that no one should perish and He gives every opportunity to live in righteousness through Jesus. So to answer your question, there is nothing physically so bad that will get your name blotted out as long as you repent of that pparticular sin and ask God for forgiveness, He's there to for give you. However, if you choose not to walk in His way and accept His sacrifice of Jesus as atonement for your sins then yes, you do run the risk of being blotted out of the Book of life.

Posted 2009-01-13 21:32:43 """"Some people point to Revelation 3:5 as “proof” that a person can lose his salvation. However, the promise of Revelation 3:5 is clearly that the Lord will not erase a name: “He who overcomes . . . I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life.” An overcomer is one who is victorious over the temptations, trials, and evils of this world—in other words, one who is redeemed. The saved are written in God’s registry and have the promise of eternal security.""""

I have found no scripture that defines at what time or point in a persons life or after death that the persons name is entered in the Lambs Book of Life. All of Revelation should be studied and especially Ch. 13 and verse 8.
Revelation 13:8
All who dwell upon the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
The above verse indicates that peoples names are entered in the Lambs Book during their life and when would be a more logical time than at the time they accept Jesus Christ.
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Some people point to Revelation 3:5 as “proof” that a person can lose his salvation. However, the promise of Revelation 3:5 is clearly that the Lord will not erase a name: “He who overcomes . . . I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life.” An overcomer is one who is victorious over the temptations, trials, and evils of this world—in other words, one who is redeemed. The saved are written in God’s registry and have the promise of eternal security.

I like to think of myself as a spiritual Jew (Romans 2:28-29) but I am not Jewish raised or born.

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Thanks Bernie; I believe there will be people in Heaven from all walks of life. With your name I would have guessed you are Jewish and you may be, no problem. Reminds me of in 1977; my boss sent me a memo advising a Mr. Felder would be coming as a trainee for some time with me. I thought jokingly to myself "I didn't know that Jews would work for what we are paid". Well Mr Felder called in a few days and even tho he spoke very eloquently, I could tell he was a Black nan. We hit it off very, very well and I even related my thoughts to him about thinking he was Jewish, He replied "I am and I am the only Christian in my entire family". Wow, what a revelation. He told me a very interesting story about the Black Jews in Africa and their coming to America.
I see that you are an adminstrator; I would like to post my testimony which is about 1 3/4 typed pages long; what do you think???

I would like to add to your statement and hope it meets with approval.

Your statement "2. At some age and ONLY at the urging/prompting of the Holy Spirit the person accepts and confesses Jesus Christ as personal Savior at which time his/her name is recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life and can never be blotted out.
REV. 3:5 “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels." needs a little clarification.

Revelation 3:5 said "he who overcomes". This means that anyone choosing to be a follower of Christ must endure until their end. It means a Christian can fall and have their name blotted out if they do not repent and endure. The saying, once saved always saved is not scriptural. The idea gives excuse to sin. We know we are forgiven our sins and have a great mediator to God, His Son Jesus Christ. However, we are accountable to what we do both good and bad. Therefore we must do our best to follow and listen to Christ. And when we do fall, we must learn from it and become better Disciples of Christ (overcome). Then are we clothed in white garments.

Matthew 24:13
2 Corinthians 5:10
Psalm 69:28

When a child is born he/she is recorded in God's Book of Life as per Exodus 32:31&32.
31 “So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold.
32 Yet now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written."
Even so, the child has a one-way ticket to hell EXCEPT for two circumstances as below:
1. The child/person dies before achieving the knowledge of accountability.
2. At some age and ONLY at the urging/prompting of the Holy Spirit the person accepts and confesses Jesus Christ as personal Savior at which time his/her name is recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life and can never be blotted out.
REV. 3:5 “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
REV. 21:27 “But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”
Note; if the person dies after achieving accountability and before accepting/confessing Jesus Christ; the name is blotted from God's Book of Life.
REV. 20:15 “And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”

If you knew, as Moses did, that your name could be blotted out of the Book of Life (Exodus 32:32-33), you would do your best to keep it in. To lose your life would mean that you made one or more choices that led you down a path that would cause your name to be blotted out. No one deliberately wants to encounter the plagues that will come upon the whole earth. We do our best to seek God's righteousness so that we do not receive a blot (Proverbs 9:7).

We do not judge the reward of any person; that is left up to the higher power of our King (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").

We all fall short because we are all sinners, and that is why we continue to serve Jesus Christ and His Father, and are always thankful that He sheds His grace and mercy upon His people.

The problem with knowing your name can be "blotted" out of the Lamb's book of Life is the loss of eternal security. Rom 8:38 says that, "neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So are you saying that my "life" can separate me from God's love? Because no one would be saved! Because we "all" fall short of the glory of God... daily.
How bad do I have to be before God blots my name?

These books, or an analogy of a book, are one and the same. It is referred to as the Lamb’s Book after the sacrifice of Jesus Christ who is the Lamb. The Father has given all judgment to His Son, Jesus Christ the Lamb of God (John 1:36, John 5:22).

(Revelation 13:8 KJV) And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

The Book of Life contains the names of those accounted righteous of God. The names not in the Book of Life do not receive eternal life. This is written in reference to the Book of Life and the Lamb’s Book of Life.

When the Bible refers to the Book of Life it says… (Revelation 20:15 KJV) And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

When the Bible refers to the Lamb’s Book of Life it says… (Revelation 21:27 KJV) 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.

To conclude the Book of Life and the Lamb’s Book of Life are one and the same.

The Book of Life can also be called just the Book, or the Book of the Living, or the Book of Remembrance.

(Exodus 32:32 KJV) Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

(Psalm 69:28 KJV) Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

(Malachi 3:16 KJV) Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

what is the difference between the Book of Life and the Lamb's book of life?

that answered nothing for me, sorry.

Yes. Anyone who has made a committment to live their life as Jesus Christ intructs and then parts from doing that bears the possibility that their name may be removed from the Book of Life.

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.

Jesus Christ and His Father have given man information recorded in the Bible on how to live forever. As Jesus Christ himself said, If you love me keep my commandments John 14:15. Do not believe doctrine that teaches "once saved always saved". We must endure and keep the faith (in that faith without works is dead) that Jesus Christ will return and establish the Kingdom of God, Luke 4:43.

Question: If one is saved and baptisted as a younger adult and then doesnt lead his/her life as God wills it, can their name be removed from The Book of Life if they die while walking that wrong path?