Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10149 The “book of life” is a concept that appears at several points in Scripture, from the Pentateuch through to the closing chapters of Revelation. It refers to a divine register of those who belong to God, and its implications for the doctrines of salvation, assurance, and final judgement are profound. Understanding what the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10150 Revelation 20:12 describes a scene of terrible finality: “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.”…
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10054 The Great White Throne judgement is the final judgement of all unbelievers at the end of history. Unlike the judgement seat of Christ, which evaluates believers for rewards, the Great White Throne determines the degree of punishment for those who rejected Jesus. This judgement occurs after the millennium, just before the eternal state…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3078 Revelation 13:8 is one of those verses that stops you in your tracks when you read it carefully. Depending on which translation you pick up, it can sound as though Jesus was actually crucified before the world was even made. That’s a staggering claim — and it raises real questions about what John…