Psalm 139:16
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16 Your eyes saw me unformed;
in your book all are written down;(A)
my days were shaped, before one came to be.
Exodus 32:32
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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]
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- 32:32 The book that you have written: a symbolic reference to the list of God’s faithful people.
Isaiah 4:3
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3 Everyone who remains in Zion,
everyone left in Jerusalem
Will be called holy:
everyone inscribed for life[a] in Jerusalem.(A)
Daniel 12:1
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Chapter 12
The Resurrection
1 “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]
Malachi 3:16
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16 (A)Then those who fear the Lord spoke with one another,
and the Lord listened attentively;
A record book[a] was written before him
of those who fear the Lord and esteem his name.
Revelation 3:5
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5 “‘“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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