And the Devil leading them astray was thrown into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet were . And they were tormented day and night forever and ever.
And I saw a great white throne, and the One sitting on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled; and a place was not found for them. Genesis 3:8, John 3:19-20, Romans 3:9-20
Question: Do believers in the Gospel of Jesus Christ hide and flee from Him ? No, They gravitate to Him by the Holy Spirit asking for mercy; believing He is the only one that can save them from their sins conditioned on His work and person alone.
And I saw the dead, the small and the great, standing before God. And books were opened. And another Book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books, according to their works.
Question: Are the “books” a plural set of books that are used to judge the dead according to their works for their salvation?
Considering there is “ Another Book” that was opened separate from the “Books”, I would say yes that only the “ books” were used to judge the dead according to their works for their salvation.
Are any dead going to be saved that are judged according to their works for their salvation? Apparently not, because we find below that only those found in the “book of life” will be saved.
I have to deduct only Jesus Christ’s work is contained in the Book of Life and the names of His people for whom He died and lived the perfect life on behalf of as their perfect substitute satisfying God’s justice and righteousness.
Remember the “book of life “was opened separate and is distinct and of a different kind than the “books” used to judge the dead according to their works.
And the sea ( see Revelation 17:15) gave up the dead in it. And death and Hades gave up the dead in them. And they were each judged according to their works.
Did not Satan marvelously transform himself into an angel of light?
It is not a great thing, then, if also his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
And he says to me, The waters ( Sea?) which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples and crowds and nations and tongues.
It appears all the “dead” ( spiritually and physically ?) were rounded up to be judged out of the “books” according to their works. I don’t see any mention of the “living “ that were to be judged mentioned in
Then I solemnly witness before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, He being about to judge living (quick) ( the ones made alive in the spirit) and dead at His appearance and His kingdom.
Comment- please notice in the above verse 2 Timothy 4:1 it doesn’t say “ according to their works” It will become clearer once the subject of the book of life is mentioned further.
Please notice in the above verse the “ living” appear to be those quickened by the Holy Spirit without it referring to the physically living.
It refers to the ones that were made a new creation in Christ Jesus because of His shed blood and imputed righteousness who were given the Holy Spirit and lived their lives by faith in this gospel ( good news) of Jesus Christ.
His people strive to keep His commandments of loving God and their neighbor as themselves.
God works the willing and the doing in His people for His glory and His good pleasure in addition for the benefit of His elect in Jesus Christ.
He will complete the work He begins when He returns and resurrects the body unto incorruptibility and makes all things new.
Because of Him, and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. John 3:3-8, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, John 5:21, 1 Peter 3:18, Ephesians 2:5, Romans 4:3-8, Philippians 1:6, 2:13, Revelation 21:5, 1 Corinthians 15, Romans 11:36, Revelation 4:11, Proverbs 16:4, Romans 9:22-24, 2 Corinthians 5:17, John 14:15
No one’s works are listed in the Book of Life and the living weren’t judged out of the Book of life according to their works.
I’m assuming the living are the ones generated by God from above who become a new creation. John 3:3-8, 2 Corinthians 5:17
Comment- Could the “living” being referred to be the spiritually alive to Jesus Christ; the regenerate, the ones bought by His shed blood who are the children of Promise found in the book of life?
The only work or works listed in the Book of Life was Jesus Christ’s work plus the names of those saved conditioned on and judged for their salvation according to His work or works; received by God given faith John 6:29, Ephesians 2:8-10
Ephesians 2:5, John 3:3-8, John 5:21, Romans 9:8, John 10:15, John 10:26, Acts 20:28, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Romans 8:8-9, Matthew 1:21-23, Romans 4:3-8, Romans 3:9-31
Comment- in the following verse we have someone living for pleasure that is considered dead. I would have to assume the person is dead spiritually.
But the ( one) living for self-pleasure has died while living. (King James 3)
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth ( King James)
But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.
But Jesus said to him, Leave the dead to bury their dead, but going out, you announce the kingdom of God.
But to be merry and to rejoice was right, for this brother of yours was dead, and lived again; and being lost, also he was found.
But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.
Then take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit placed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased through His own blood. ( All the Father gives to Jesus to be saved and raised up on the last day) John 6:37-39
who will give account to Him having readiness to judge the living and dead.
For to this end also the gospel was preached to the dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but might live according to God in the Spirit.
and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify fully that it is he who hath been ordained by God judge of living and dead—
Comment - if we use the contextual meaning of “Dead” in 1 Peter 4:6 to interpret Revelation 20:13 as those in the flesh or the unregenerate or spiritually dead, then, the “dead” being judged out of the “books” according to their works are unregenerate and are those not found in “another book was opened”, the “book of life”
Those found in the book of life were regenerate which means Jesus Christ paid for their sins; no longer to be judged according to their works to gain salvation because by the works of the law no flesh will be justified Romans 3:20
And death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death
And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the Lake of Fire.
Those found in the “Book of Life” were spared the 2nd death because of Jesus Christ’s work on the Cross; His atoning shed blood and His imputed perfect righteousness charged to their account received by God worked and given faith in this Gospel of Grace; satisfying God’s righteous justice for His promised people’s sins who are taken from every nation, even tribes, languages and peoples.
God fulfills all His promises. Jesus promised to save all the Father gives to Him who are all drawn to Him by the Father through the Holy Spirit. They will all come to the knowledge of truth, the good news, sometime between conception and death John 6:44-65
Because it is God who said, "Out of darkness Light shall shine," who shone in our hearts to give the brightness of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Isa. 42:6, 7, 16
Salvation is of the Lord from regeneration to final glorification when He comes again when all His promised people will be made incorruptible and free from the nature of sin.
Matthew 1:21-23, Matthew 11:27-30, John 6:37-39 Hebrews 9:22 Romans 3:9-27 Jonah 2:9 Revelation 5:9,7:9, John 6:29, Ephesians 2:8-10, 1 Corinthians 15
Highlights and italics added for emphasis
Literal translation 1993 Jay P.Green
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