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The Revelation of Jesus Christ
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Unlike most books ofthe Bible, Revelation contains its own title: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
(1:1). Revelation (Gr., apokalupsis) means an uncovering, an unveiling, or a disclosure. In
the NT, this word describes the unveiling of spiritual truth (Rom. 16:25;Gal. 1:12;Eph. 1:17;3:3),
the revealing of the sons of God (Rom. 8:19), Christs incarnation (Luke 2:32), and His glorious
appearing at His second coming (2 Thess. 1:7;1 Pet. 1:7). In all its uses, revelation refers to
something or someone, once hidden, becoming visible. What this book reveals or unveils is Jesus
Christ in glory. Truths about Him and His final victory, that the rest of Scripture merely allude to,
become clearly visible through revelation about Jesus Christ (see Historical and Theological
Themes). This revelation was given to Him by God the Father, and it was communicated to the
Apostle John by an angel (1:1).
Author and Date
Four times the author identifies himself as John (1:1,4,9; 22:8). Early tradition unanimously identified
him as John the apostle, author of the fourth gospel and three epistles. For example, important second
century witnesses to the Apostle Johns authorship include Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Clement of
Alexandria, and Tertullian. Many of the books original readers were still alive during the lifetimes of
Justin Martyr and Irenaeusboth of whom held to apostolic authorship.
There are differences in style between Revelation and Johns other writings, but they are insignificant
and do not preclude one man from writing both. In fact, there are some striking parallels betweenRevelation and Johns other works. Only Johns gospel and Revelation refer to Jesus Christ as the
Word (19:13;John 1:1). Revelation (1:7) and Johns gospel (19:37) translateZech. 12:10differently
from the Septuagint, but in agreement with each other. Only Revelation and the Gospel of John
describe Jesus as the Lamb (5:6,8;John 1:29); both describe Jesus as a witness (cf. 1:5;John
5:31,32).
Revelation was written in the last decade of the first century (ca. A.D. 9496), near the end of
Emperor Domitians reign (A.D. 8196). Although some date it during Neros reign (A.D. 5468),
their arguments are unconvincing and conflict with the view of the early church. Writing in the
second century, Irenaeus declared that Revelation had been written toward the end of Domitians
reign. Later writers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Victorinus (who wrote one of the earliestcommentaries on Revelation), Eusebius, and Jerome affirm the Domitian date.
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The spiritual decline of the 7 churches (chaps. 2,3) also argues for the later date. Those churches were
strong and spiritually healthy in the mid-60s, when Paul last ministered in Asia Minor. The brief time
between Pauls ministry there and the end of Neros reign was too short for such a decline to have
occurred. The longer time gap also explains the rise of the heretical sect known as the Nicolaitans
(2:6,15), who are not mentioned in Pauls letters, not even to one or more of these same churches
(Ephesians). Finally, dating Revelation during Neros reign does not allow time for Johns ministry inAsia Minor to reach the point at which the authorities would have felt the need to exile him.
Background and Setting
Revelation begins with John, the last surviving apostle and an old man, in exile on the small, barren
island of Patmos, located in the Aegean Sea southwest of Ephesus. The Roman authorities had
banished him there because of his faithful preaching of the gospel (1:9). While on Patmos, John
received a series of visions that laid out the future history of the world.
When he was arrested, John was in Ephesus, ministering to the church there and in the surrounding
cities. Seeking to strengthen those congregations, he could no longer minister to them in person and,following the divine command (1:11), John addressed Revelation to them (1:4). The churches had
begun to feel the effects of persecution; at least one manprobably a pastorhad already been
martyred (2:13), and John himself had been exiled. But the storm of persecution was about to break in
full fury upon the 7 churches so dear to the apostles heart (2:10). To those churches, Revelation
provided a message of hope: God is in sovereign control of all the events of human history, and
though evil often seems pervasive and wicked men all powerful, their ultimate doom is certain. Christ
will come in glory to judge and rule.
Historical and Theological Themes
Since it is primarily prophetic, Revelation contains little historical material, other than that in chaps.
13. The 7 churches to whom the letter was addressed were existing churches in Asia Minor (modern
Turkey). Apparently, they were singled out because John had ministered in them.
Revelation is first and foremost a revelation about Jesus Christ (1:1). The book depicts Him as the
risen, glorified Son of God ministering among the churches (1:10ff.), as the faithful witness, the
firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth (1:5), as the Alpha and the Omega,
the Beginning and the End (1:8), as the one who is and who was and who is to come, the
Almighty (1:8), as the First and the Last (1:11), as the Son of Man (1:13), as the one who was dead,
but now is alive forevermore (1:18), as the Son of God (2:18), as the one who is holy and true (3:7),
as the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God (3:14), as theLion of the tribe of Judah (5:5), as the Lamb in heaven, with authority to open the title deed to the
earth (6:1ff.), as the Lamb on the throne (7:17), as the Messiah who will reign forever (11:15), as the
Word of God (19:13), as the majestic King of kings and Lord of lords, returning in glorious splendor
to conquer His foes (19:11ff.), and as the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning
Star (22:16).
Many other rich theological themes find expression in Revelation. The church is warned about sin
and exhorted to holiness. Johns vivid pictures of worship in heaven both exhort and instruct
believers. In few other books of the Bible is the ministry of angels so prominent. Revelations
primary theological contribution is to eschatology, i.e., the doctrine of last things. In it we learn
about: the final political setup of the world; the last battle of human history; the career and ultimatedefeat of Antichrist; Christs 1,000 year earthly kingdom; the glories of heaven and the eternal state;
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and the final state of the wicked and the righteous. Finally, only Daniel rivals this book in declaring
that God providentially rules over the kingdoms of men and will accomplish His sovereign purposes
regardless of human or demonic opposition.
Interpretive Challenges
No other NT book poses more serious and difficult interpretive challenges than Revelation. The
books vivid imagery and striking symbolism have produced 4 main interpretive approaches:
Thepreteristapproach interprets Revelation as a description of first century events in the Roman
Empire (see Author and Date). This view conflicts with the books own often repeated claim to be
prophecy (1:3; 22:7,10,18,19). It is impossible to see all the events in Revelation as
already fulfilled. The second coming of Christ, for example, obviously did not take place in the first
century.
The historicistapproach views Revelation as a panoramic view of church history from apostolic
times to the presentseeing in the symbolism such events as the barbarian invasions of Rome, therise of the Roman Catholic Church (as well as various individual popes), the emergence of Islam, and
the French Revolution. This interpretive method robs Revelation of any meaning for those to whom it
was written. It also ignores the time limitations the book itself places on the unfolding events (cf.
11:2; 12:6,14; 13:5). Historicism has produced many differentand often conflicting
interpretations of the actual historical events contained in Revelation.
The idealistapproach interprets Revelation as a timeless depiction of the cosmic struggle between the
forces of good and evil. In this view, the book contains neither historical allusions nor predictive
prophecy. This view also ignores Revelations prophetic character and, if carried to its logical
conclusion, severs the book from any connection with actual historical events. Revelation then
becomes merely a collection of stories designed to teach spiritual truth.
Thefuturistapproach insists that the events of chaps. 622 are yet future, and that those chapters
literally and symbolically depict actual people and events yet to appear on the world scene. It
describes the events surrounding the second coming of Jesus Christ (chaps. 619), the Millennium
and final judgment (chap. 20), and the eternal state (chaps. 21,22). Only this view does justice to
Revelations claim to be prophecy and interprets the book by the same grammatical-historical method
as chaps. 13 and the rest of Scripture.
Outline
I. The Things which You Have Seen (1:120)
A. The Prologue (1:18)
B. The Vision of the Glorified Christ (1:918)
C. The Apostles Commission to Write (1:19, 20)
II. The Things which Are (2:13:22)
A. The Letter to the Church at Ephesus (2:17)
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B. The Letter to the Church at Smyrna (2:811)
C. The Letter to the Church at Pergamos (2:1217)
D. The Letter to the Church at Thyatira (2:1829)
E. The Letter to the Church at Sardis (3:16)
F. The Letter to the Church at Philadelphia (3:713)
G. The Letter to the Church at Laodicea (3:1422)
III. The Things which Will Take Place after This (4:122:21)
A. Worship in Heaven (4:15:14)
B. The Great Tribulation (6:118:24)
C. The Return of the King (19:121)
D. The Millennium (20:110)
E. The Great White Throne Judgment (20:1115)
F. The Eternal State (21:122:21)
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What happens to children during and after the rapture?
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People say, "All those little kids!" Theyre beautiful and I mean, not only my three up here, but
everybodys, they're just super little, little guys. I can appreciate the rest of the kids more than mine,
because I dont see the other kids when theyre not like they ought to be. You know, I see them up
here and they look, you know, all hearts and flowers and everything else. They are beautiful kids, andwe love these children, and they mean so much to us. And we say, "Well, what happens in the
rapture?" If theyre all here singing a concert, do we all leave andtheyre just sort of standing here?
What happens to children? Its a fair question.
The answer to that question is that there is no Scripture that says anything in particular about children
in the rapture. But there are some Scriptures that say something about children. There are many in the
gospels. Jesus said regarding little children, "Of such is the..." what? "Kingdom of Heaven." Jesus
said, "Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not." Jesus said, "These little ones
are mine."
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Now its my personal conviction, my personal belief that in the rapture every child that is too young to
have made a conscience, willful, rebellious, sinful rejection of Jesus Christ will be taken to be with
the Lord. I believe that it would be just the same if a little child died before he reached that age; he
would instantly go to be with the Lord. Davids little boy died (2 Samuel), he says, "He cannot come
to me but I shall go to him." He knew where he was; he knew he was in the presence of God. I
believe when the rapture happens all the little kids that are under the age where they made aconscience, willful, sinful, rebellion against God, where they willfully turned their back on him, I
believe the Lord will just take them right with us. You say do you believe that about the children of
the unsaved parents? Yes, thats just my personal opinion cause the Bible doesnt say. But, if Jesus
said, "If anybody offends one of these little ones, it would be better for him..." what? "That a
millstone were hanged around his neck and he would drown in the sea. He said if anyone offends one
of theseMYlittle ones." I think he possesses them. I think they belong to him, and I think they will go
in the rapture.
Now those who have grown past the age where, or to the age where they have made a decision, I
think if that decision has been against Christ, or if they have never come to know Christ, theyll be
left in the rapture, and perhaps in the grace of God, be a part of the great revival that occurs after therapture, in coming to the Lord Jesus Christ. But thats the best we can do with that question. Any
unregenerate children, who are old enough to have made that decision, and I dont know where thatage level is, but God does, will be left as any one else would who refused Christ, hopefully to open
their heart to Christ in the great revival that occurs during the tribulation recorded in Revelation 7 and
chapter 14 as well.
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And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who
live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people; and he said with a loud
voice, Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship
Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters. (Revelation 14:67)
The angels message to sinners is Fear God, and give Him glory. He will call the people of the
world to change their allegiance from the beast to the Lamb. He will urge them to no longer fear,
reverence, and worship Satan and Antichrist, but instead to fear, reverence, and honor God by turning
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to His Son. As the sovereign ruler of the universe, God aloneFather, Son, and Holy Spirithas the
right to be worshiped (19:10; 22:9;Isa. 42:8;48:11;Matt. 4:10).
The Bible repeatedly calls people to fear God. InPsalm 111:10the psalmist declared that the fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (cf.Prov. 1:7;9:10), whileProverbs 23:17commands, Live in
the fear of the Lord always. A wise father counsels his son to fear the Lord and the king (Prov.24:21), while Peter exhorted his readers to Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor
the king (1 Pet. 2:17). InMatthew 10:28Jesus warned, Do not fear those who kill the body but are
unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. To fear
God is to live in the reality of His holiness, His sovereignty, and His judgment of sin. It is to love
God, respect Him, reverence Him, adore Him, hold Him in awe, and worship Him. And that can only
be done by loving His Son the Savior(John 5:23).
In addition to fearing God, men are to give Him glory. This requirement goes to the very essence of
the problem of unregenerate people, who even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as
God or give thanks (Rom. 1:21). Refusing to give God glory is at the core of mans prideful
rebellion.
Unbelievers will be called to fear and glorify God immediately because the hour of His judgment
has come. Opportunity is fading fast; the bowl judgments are about to be poured out, to be followed
shortly by the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to judge the unbelieving world (Matt. 25:3146).
The angel gives one final reason for sinners to turn from Antichrist to God, proclaiming that people
should worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters. The
created universe both offers proof of Gods existence and provides grounds for worshiping Him.
Because God reveals Himself in His creation, men are without excuse for not acknowledging Him:
The angels stern warning is that the Creator is also the Judge; He is the one people should fear and
worship, rather than Satan and Antichrist. As the world teeters on the brink of final disaster, God
graciously offers people another chance to repent. He will snatch those who heed the warning from
the fire of judgment (cf.Jude 23), and transfer them from Satans kingdom of darkness into the soon
to be manifest kingdom of His Son (Col. 1:13).
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The apostate Laodicean church could only have expected Christ to come in judgment. But thestartling reality, introduced by the arresting word behold, was that Christ stood at the door of the
Laodicean church and knocked; if anyone in the church would hear His voice and open the door,
He would come in to him and dine with him, and he with Christ.
Though this verse has been used in countless tracts and evangelistic messages to depict Christsknocking on the door of the sinners heart, it is broader than that. The door on which Christ is
knocking is not the door to a single human heart, but to the Laodicean church. Christ was outside this
apostate church and wanted to come insomething that could only happen if the people repented.
The invitation is, first of all, a personal one, since salvation is individual. But He is knocking on the
door of the church, calling the many to saving faith, so that He may enter the church. If one person
(anyone) opened the door by repentance and faith, Christ would enter that church through that
individual. The picture of Christ outside the Laodicean church seeking entrance strongly implies that,
unlike Sardis, there were no believers there at all.
Christs offer to dine with the repentant church speaks of fellowship, communion, and intimacy.Sharing a meal in ancient times symbolized the union of people in loving fellowship. Believers will
dine with Christ at the marriage supper of the Lamb (19:9), and in the millennial kingdom (Luke
22:16,2930). Dine is from deipneo, which refers to the evening meal, the last meal of the day (cf.
Luke 17:8;22:20;1 Cor. 11:25, where the underlying Greek is rendered sup, supper, and
supped, respectively). The Lord Jesus Christ urged them to repent and have fellowship with Him
before the night of judgment fell and it was too late forever.
The Church List in Revelation
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Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things
which will take place after these things . . . To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The
One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden
lampstands, says this: (Revelation 1:19;2:1)
The astounding vision John saw inspired in him a healthy tension between fear and assurance. But to
that was added a reminder of his duty. Christs earlier command to write is now expanded, as John istold to record three features. First, the things which you have seen, the vision John had just seen and
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recorded in verses 1016. Next, the things which are, a reference to the letters to the seven churches
in chapters 2 and 3, which describe the present state of the church. Finally, John was to write the
things which will take place after these things, the prophetic revelations of future events unfolded
in chapters 422. This threefold command provides an outline for the book of Revelation,
encompassing (from Johns perspective) the past, present, and future.
Like John, all Christians have a duty to pass on the truths they learn from the visions recorded in this
book. Those visions may at first be startling, disturbing, or fascinating. But they, like all Scripture,
are inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, fortraining in
righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work (2 Tim.
3:1617). As believers study the glory of Christ reflected in the book of Revelation, we all, with
unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, [will be] transformed into the same
image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit (2 Cor. 3:18).
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The One who holds the seven stars in His right
hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says this: The seven churches
addressed in chapters 2 and 3 were actual existing churches when John wrote. But while not preciselyduplicated, they also represent the types of churches that are generally present throughout the entire
church age. Five of the seven churches (Smyrna and Philadelphia being the exceptions) were rebuked
for tolerating sin in their midst, not an uncommon occurrence in churches since. The problems in
those five churches ranged in severity from waning love at Ephesus to total apostasy at Laodicea.
Further, any church in any age could have a mixture of the sins that plagued these five churches.
Though Christ may have addressed the Ephesian church first because it was first on the postal route,
it was also the most prominent church of the seven. It was the mother church out of whose ministry
the other six were founded (cf.Acts 19:10) and gave its name to the inspired letter of Ephesians
penned four decades earlier by the apostle Paul. The contents of this first letter form the pattern for
the other six.
Who Are the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11?
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And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and
sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that standbefore the Lord of the earth. (Revelation 11:3-4)
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The connection between this vision of the two preachers and the previous passage (vv. 12) should be
clear. They are among Gods unique witnesses who will proclaim His message of judgment during
the final stages of the Gentile trampling on Jerusalemand will preach the gospel so that the Jewish
remnant can believe and enjoy Gods protection.
Witnesses is the plural form ofmartus, from which the English word martyrderives, since so manywitnesses of Jesus Christ in the early church paid with their lives. Since it is always used in the New
Testament to refer to persons, the two witnesses must be actual people, not movements, as some
commentators have held. There are two witnessesbecause the Bible requires the testimony of two
people to confirm a fact or verify truth (Deut. 17:6;19:15;Matt. 18:16;John 8:17;2 Cor. 13:1;1
Tim. 5:19;Heb. 10:28).
It will be their responsibility to prophesy. Prophecy in the New Testament does not necessarily refer
to predicting the future. Its primary meaning is to speak forth, to proclaim, or to preach. The
two witnesses will proclaim to the world that the disasters occurring during the last half of the
Tribulation are the judgments of God. They will warn that Gods final outpouring of judgment and
eternal hell will follow. At the same time, they will preach the gospel, calling people to repentanceand faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The period of their ministry is twelve hundred and sixty days, the
last three and one-half years of the Tribulation, when Antichrists forces oppress the city of Jerusalem
(v. 2), and many Jews are sheltered in the wilderness (12:6). The fact that they are actual preachers
and not symbols of institutions or movements is indicated by the description of their clothing and
behavior which follows.
clothed in sackcloth.? (11:3b)
Sackcloth was rough, heavy, coarse cloth worn in ancient times as a symbol of mourning, distress,
grief, and humility. Jacob put on sackcloth when he thought Joseph had been killed (Gen. 37:34).
David ordered the people to wear sackcloth after the murder of Abner(2 Sam. 3:31) and wore it
himself during the plague God sent in response to his sin of numbering the people (1 Chron. 21:16).
King Jehoram wore sackcloth during the siege of Samaria (2 Kings 6:30), as did King Hezekiah when
Jerusalem was attacked (2 Kings 19:1). Job (Job 16:15), Isaiah (Isa. 20:2), and Daniel (Dan. 9:3) also
wore sackcloth.
The two witnesses will put on sackcloth as an object lesson to express their great sorrow for the
wretched and unbelieving world, racked by Gods judgments, overrun by demon hordes, and
populated by wicked, sinful people who refuse to repent. They will also mourn because of the
desecration of the temple, the oppression of Jerusalem, and the ascendancy of Antichrist.
These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
(11:4)
The question of who the two witnesses will be has intrigued Bible scholars over the years, and
numerous possibilities have been suggested. John identifies them merely as the two olive trees and
the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. That enigmatic description is drawn
fromZechariah 4:114.
Zechariahs prophecy looks forward to the restoration of Israel in the Millennium (cf.Zech. 3:810).
The olive trees and lampstands symbolize the light of revival, since olive oil was commonly used in
lamps. The connecting of the lamps to the trees is intended to depict a constant, spontaneous,automatic supply of oil flowing from the olive trees into the lamps. That symbolizes the truth that
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God will not bring salvation blessing from human power, but by the power of the Holy Spirit (cf.
Zech. 4:6). Like Joshua and Zerubbabel, the two witnesses will lead a spiritual revival of Israel
culminating in the building of a temple. Their preaching willbe instrumental in Israels national
conversion (Rev. 11:13; cf.Rom. 11:45,26), and the temple associated with that conversion will be
the millennial temple.
While it is impossible to be dogmatic about the specific identity of these two preachers, there are a
number of reasons that suggest that they may be Moses and Elijah.
First, the miracles they will perform (destroying their enemies with fire, withholding rain, turning
water into blood, and striking the earth with plagues) are similar to the judgments inflicted in the Old
Testament by Moses and Elijah for the purpose of stimulating repentance. Elijah called down fire
from heaven (2 Kings 1:10,12) and pronounced a three-and-one-half-year drought on the land (1
Kings 17:1;James 5:17)the same length as the drought brought by the two witnesses (Rev. 11:6).
Moses turned the waters of the Nile into blood (Ex. 7:1721) and announced the other plagues on
Egypt recorded in Exodus chapters 712.
Second, both the Old Testament and Jewish tradition expected Moses and Elijah to return in the
future.Malachi 4:5predicted the return of Elijah, and the Jews believed that Gods promise to raise
up a prophet like Moses (Deut. 18:15,18) necessitated his return (cf.John 1:21;6:14;7:40). Jesus
statement inMatthew 11:14that if you are willing to accept it, John [the Baptist] himself is Elijah
who was to come does not necessarily preclude Elijahs future return. Since the Jews did not accept
Jesus, John did not fulfill that prophecy. He came in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts
of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make
ready a people prepared for the Lord (Luke 1:17).
Third, both Moses and Elijah (perhaps representing the Law and the Prophets) appeared with Christ
at the Transfiguration, the preview of the Second Coming (Matt. 17:3?).
Fourth, both left the earth in unusual ways. Elijah never died, but was transported to heaven in a fiery
chariot (2 Kings 2:1112), and God supernaturally buried Moses body in a secret location (Deut.
34:56;Jude 9). The statement ofHebrews 9:27that it is appointed for men to die once and after
this comes judgment does not rule out Moses return, since there are other rare exceptions to that
general statement (such as Lazarus;John 11:14,3844).
Since the text does not specifically identify these two preachers, the view defended above, like all
other views regarding their identity, must remain speculation.
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He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from
the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. He whohas an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Revelation 3:56)
Christ promises every true Christian that He will not erase his name from the book of life, but will
confess his name before the Father and before His angels. Incredibly, although the text says just
the opposite, some people assume that this verse teaches that a Christians name can be erased from
the book of life. They thus foolishly turn a promise into a threat.Exodus 32:33, it is argued by some,
supports the idea that God may remove someones name from the Book of Life. In that passage the
Lord tells Moses that whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book. There is nocontradiction, however, between that passage and Christs promise inRevelation 3:5. The book
referred to inExodus 32:33is not the Book of Life described here, inPhilippians 4:3, and later in
Revelation (13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:27). Instead, it refers to the book of the living, the record of
those who are alive (cf.Ps. 69:28). The threat, then, is not eternal damnation, but physical death.
In Johns day, rulers kept a register of the citizens of a city. If someone died, or committed a serious
crime, their name was erased from that register. Christ, the King of heaven, promises never to erase a
true Christians name from the roll of those whose names were written from the foundation of the
world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain (13:8).
On the contrary, Christ will confess every believers name before God the Father and before Hisangels. He will affirm that they belong to Him. Here Christ reaffirmed the promise He made during
His earthly ministry: Everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My
Father who is in heaven (Matt. 10:32). The comforting truth that true Christians salvation is
eternally secure is the unmistakable teaching of Scripture. Nowhere is that truth more strongly stated
than inRomans 8:2839:
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those
who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to
become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;
and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and
these whom He justified, He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us,
who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He
not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against Gods elect? God is the
one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was
raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love
of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Just as it is written, For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; we were considered as
sheep to be slaughtered. But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved
us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to
separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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requires pointing out how it differs from present experience.
The first change from their earthly life believers in heaven will experience is that God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes (cf.Rev. 7:17,Isa. 25:8). That does not mean that people who arrive in
heaven will be crying and God will comfort them. They will not, as some imagine, be weeping as
they face the record of their sins. There is no such record, because "there is therefore now nocondemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 8:1), since Christ "bore our sins in His own
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body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you
were healed" (1 Pet. 2:24).
What it declares is the absence of anything to be sorry about--no sadness, no disappointment, no pain.
There will be no tears of misfortune, tears over lost love, tears of remorse, tears of regret, tears over
the death of loved ones, or tears for any other reason.
Another dramatic difference from the present world will be that in heaven there will no longer be any
death (cf.Isa. 25:8). The greatest curse of human existence will be no more. "Death," as Paul
promised, "is swallowed up in victory" (1 Cor. 15:54).
