Chapter Forty-One/God's Day of Justice - It's Joyful Outcome -The Scroll of Life

 John speaks of "the scroll of life." This is a record of those in line to receive everlasting life from Jehovah. The names of the anointed brothers of Jesus, of the great crowd, and of faithful men of old, such a Moses, have been recorded in this scroll. (Exodus 32:32, 33; Daniel 12:1; Revelation 3:5) As yet, none of the "unrighteous" resurrected ones have their names in the scroll of life, so the scroll of life will be opened during the Thousand Year Reign to permit the writing of the name of others that come to qualify. Those whose names do not get written the scroll, or book of life are "hurled into the lake of fire." - REVELATION 20:15; compare Hebrews 3:19. 

What, then, will determine whether a person gets his name written in the opened scroll of life at that time? The key factor will be the same as it was in the days of Adam and Eve obedience to Jehovah.  As the apostle John wrote to beloved fellow Christians: "The world is passing away and so is its desire, but that does the will of God remains forever." (1 John 2:4-7, 17) In the matter of obedience, Jehovah's appointed Judge set an example: "Although Jesus was a Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered; and after he had been made perfect he became responsible for everlasting salvation to all those obeying him." - HEBREWS 5:8, 9. 

Next time: Chapter Forty-One/God's Day of Judgment-It's Joyful Outcome - Opening Other Scrolls

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