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32 Now if you would only forgive their sin! But if you will not, then blot me out of the book that you have written.”[a] 33 The Lord answered Moses: Only the one who has sinned against me will I blot out of my book.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:32 The book that you have written: a symbolic reference to the list of God’s faithful people.

32 But now, please forgive their sin(A)—but if not, then blot me(B) out of the book(C) you have written.”

33 The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out(D) of my book.

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29 May they be blotted from the book of life;
    not registered among the just!(A)

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29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
    may your salvation, God, protect me.(A)

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Chapter 12

The Resurrection

“At that time there shall arise Michael,(A)
    the great prince,
    guardian of your people;
It shall be a time unsurpassed in distress
    since the nation began until that time.
At that time your people shall escape,
    everyone who is found written in the book.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:1 Written in the book: cf. 10:21.

The End Times

12 “At that time Michael,(A) the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress(B) such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book(C)—will be delivered.(D)

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20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”(A)

Praise of the Father.(B)

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20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”(A)

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“‘“The victor will thus be dressed in white,[a] and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name in the presence of my Father and of his angels.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:5 In white: white is a sign of victory and joy as well as resurrection; see note on Rev 2:17. The book of life: the roll in which the names of the redeemed are kept; cf. Rev 13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:27; Phil 4:3; Dn 12:1. They will be acknowledged by Christ in heaven; cf. Mt 10:32.

The one who is victorious(A) will, like them, be dressed in white.(B) I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life,(C) but will acknowledge that name before my Father(D) and his angels.

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All the inhabitants of the earth will worship it, all whose names were not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life, which belongs to the Lamb who was slain.(A)

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All inhabitants of the earth(A) will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,(B) the Lamb(C) who was slain from the creation of the world.[a](D)

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  1. Revelation 13:8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain

[a](A)The beast that you saw existed once but now exists no longer. It will come up from the abyss and is headed for destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world shall be amazed when they see the beast, because it existed once but exists no longer, and yet it will come again.

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  1. 17:8 Allusion to the belief that the dead Nero would return to power (Rev 17:11); see note on Rev 13:3.

The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss(A) and go to its destruction.(B) The inhabitants of the earth(C) whose names have not been written in the book of life(D) from the creation of the world will be astonished(E) when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.

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12 I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened, the book of life.[a] The dead were judged according to their deeds, by what was written in the scrolls.(A)

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  1. 20:12 The book of life: see note on Rev 3:5. Judged…scrolls: see note on Rev 14:12.

12 And I saw the dead, great and small,(A) standing before the throne, and books were opened.(B) Another book was opened, which is the book of life.(C) The dead were judged(D) according to what they had done(E) as recorded in the books.

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15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the pool of fire.

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15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life(A) was thrown into the lake of fire.

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27 but nothing unclean will enter it, nor any[one] who does abominable things or tells lies. Only those will enter whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(A)

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27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(A) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(B)

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