Secrets from Beyond The Grave

At times in the Bible God changed a person's earthly name and gave that person a new name with a new meaning. Jacob was changed to Israel (Gen. 35:10), Simon to Peter (Matt. 16:17-18), and Saul to Paul (Acts 13:9). Let me add that God created you to be different from any other human being who will ever live! You have a distinct set of fingerprints and footprints that identify you personally. The retina in your eyes has a specific, one-of-a-kind design. Even the form of your teeth is distinct from all other living humans, and your signature is all your own. You have a voice pattern that a computer program can identify as the real you, not someone imitating you! 2. The Book of Life He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. --Revelation 3:5 This book, the Book of Life, is mentioned twelve times in the Bible, in both Testaments. In the Old Testament it is mentioned by Moses (Exod. 32:32-33), by David (Ps. 69:28), and Daniel (Dan. 12:1); in the New Testament it is mentioned by Paul (Phil. 4:3) and John in the Apocalypse (Rev. 22:18-19). This book is a unique book that contains the names of those who repent of their sins and trust God for their salvation. The great prophet Moses knew that names could be added to or blotted out of this heavenly ledger. When Christ became the High Priest in the heavenly temple and was positioned as the mediator between God and man, this heavenly book was named the Lamb's Book of Life after Christ, who was called the Lamb of God (John 1:29, 36). We are told that names are inscribed or recorded in the Book of Life in heaven (Luke 10:20). To enter the eternal kingdom of heaven, a person's name must be in this book: And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. --Revelation 20:15

3. The Book of Tears

There is also a record of the tears of the saints, as revealed in Psalm 56:8: "Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?" (KJV). In the time of Christ there were small tear bottles that were used to collect the tears of men and women at a funeral. Tears were collected and placed in these small bottles and sealed. The imagery in this verse is that God watches over every tear that we shed. God said, "I have seen your tears" (2 Kings 20:5). We know that God is moved by a "broken heart" and a "contrite spirit" (Ps. 34:18). 4. The Book of Remembrance

Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them;

So a book of remembrance was written before Him