Whosoever Not Found in the Book of Life Revelation 20:15

An “angel” from heaven showed John the apostle many things which will occur in the tribulation time on the earth, and John wrote about commercial Babylon's destruction and the people who were affected by it. John wrote about great worship which occurred in heaven afterward and then shared about the birds being gathered together to eat the flesh of the bodies of the opponents of Jesus. He continued to write, “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection: on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison. And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 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. 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. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.” In Revelation chapter twenty and verse fifteen John shares what happens to, “whosoever was not found written in the book of life” where we read:

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

The verse reads, “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life ...” John began with the words, “and whosoever” which means “whatever person whether male or female” “was not found” or “was not by examination, scrutiny, thought, observation, practice and experience” “written” which means “delineated or formed with letters” “in the book” or “within the document, sheet or scroll” “of life” which means “pertaining to a real, genuine, active and vigorous devotion to God which is blessed in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions among them a more perfect body and to last for ever”. John began this statement by referring to person whose “name” is not “written” in God's “book of life”.

The verse continues, “... was cast into the lake of fire.” John added the words, “was cast” which means “was thrown, scattered and thrust” “into the lake” which means “into the large or small body” “of fire” or “of fire like as with fiery lightning”. John saw people who did not have their names “written in the book of life” thrown into the “lake” which burns with lightning like “fire”.

When we consider John's words in this verse, we see one of the most horrible acts within the Bible. People who have rejected Jesus Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord” and have pushed aside the opportunity to have a relationship with God shall be “thrown into” this terrible “fiery” “lake”. God knows this fate of unbelievers, and yet, He continues to invite people to have a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus. Those who do not have their names “written in the book of life” shall face an eternity of a “burning hell” like the world has never seen before.

Next time we begin a new chapter where John sees, “a new heaven and a new earth ”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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