This concept refers to an ancient, customary practice of recording the names of people who lived in a city or region as a member of that community.
Instead, it most likely refers to a “book of the living” as mentioned in Psalm 69:28. Therefore, we should refrain from equating this book with the NT “Book of Life” (or “Lamb’s Book of Life”). This reference provides no name or detailed description of the book. And the LORD said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot him out of my book. Yet now, if you will forgive their sin-but if not, I pray, blot me out of your book which you have written. Later, Ahasuerus rewarded Mordecai for his heroism as a result of this record of his deeds (Esther 6:1-3).
The IVP Bible Background Commentary observes: “The concept of divine ledgers is well known from Mesopotamia, where the ledgers concern both the decrees of one’s destiny and one’s rewards and punishments.” For example, when Mordecai foiled a plot to assassinate King Ahasuerus, scribes recorded his heroic deed in “the book of the chronicles” (Esther 2:23). Though most instances use the word book in translation, these may refer to any kind of written record, such as a book, scroll, or document. Nearly half of the clear references to this arrangement appear in the Old Testament (OT), but the greatest concentration appears in the New Testament (NT) book of Revelation.Įach of the following references refers to a written heavenly record of some kind or other.
The Bible alludes to a written record-keeping system in heaven (like an archive) that contains a variety of information about people on earth. Implications for Eternal Security in the Old and New Testaments The Heavenly Archives
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