Is Your Name "in the Book of Life"? - THOSE WHO WILL BE RESURRECTED

 The Bible speaks of two groups of people who will be resurrected with the prospect of living forever on earth, "the righteous" and "the unrighteous." (Read Acts  24:15) "The righteous" are those who faithfully served Jehovah while they were alive.   On the other hand, "the unrighteous" did not serve Jehovah faithfully.  In fact, in most cases their conduct was far from righteous. Because both groups are resurrected, can we say that their names are written  in the book of life? To answer that question, let us consider each group in turn.

"The righteous" are the fourth group. Before dying, they had their names writting in the book of life.  Were their names taken out of that book when they died?  No, because they are still "living in Jehovah's memory.  Jehovah "is a God, not of the dead, but of the living, for they are all living to him." (Luke 20:38) This means that when the righteous are restored to life on earth, their names will be found written in the book of life, although "in pencil" at first. (Luke 14:14)  No doubt, some of these resurrected ones will receive the privilege of serving as "princes in all  the earth." - PSALM 45:16. 

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