Blotted Out Of God's Book Of Life

Six billion live today; how many more,
Conceived, since the first two gamboled about;
These great sums plus all the unborns in store,
Fill God’s Book of Life; not one name’s left out!
All written, too, ere God made the first star;
The Lamb makes sure all the worthy stays in;
Blotted out, yes! The unworthy names are!
None blotted before death, when chances end!
The Book Evolves, so long as one yet lives,
Becomes Final, when last livers expire;
If one calls out for Jesus, He forgives;
His name stays; the blotted go to the fire!
If you believe in Jesus, your name’s there;
If you lived without Jesus, your name’s not there!

Before the universe was created, before the Big Bang, God made a Book of Life in which the name of every human being ever conceived would have his or her name written in it. That Book is kept in heaven and is evolving continually so long as humans are being conceived, born, live, and die; it will become final and be called the Lamb’s Book of Life at the physical death of the last human being. No new name will ever be added, because it contained all names before creation. A name is blotted out of the Book after the physical death of any person who lived his or her entire life without ever believing in the name of Jesus as Lord. If a living person confesses his or her belief in Jesus as Lord, his or her name is never blotted from the Book of Life.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believed in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.” (John 3:16-18)

At the physical death of each conceived person, his or her name in the Book of Life is either blotted out or not. If during his or her lifetime, he or she ignored Jesus and did not confess belief in Him, his or her name is blotted out and can never be written back in. If, however, he or she professed belief in Jesus during life, his or her name is never blotted out of the Book.

“If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:15)

This is written in the section of the Bible describing the final judgment. No person can be conceived whose name was not written into the Book of Life before the foundation of the world. Unborn babies and those who die before the age of accountability are not ever blotted from the Book. The same is true for those with mental handicaps so severe that they never reach an age of accountability. All, however, who do reach the age of accountability are either saved or condemned, according to their decision during life concerning Jesus.

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)