Yes — God keeps a perfect, complete record of every human being, and it is opened at the Great White Throne judgment.
In Revelation 20, John sees the dead, small and great, stand before God, and the books are opened. The dead are judged out of the things written in the books, according to their works, while another book, the Book of Life, is opened. Les Feldick says God is omniscient and knows the end from the beginning, so He has no trouble keeping track of every person.
Revelation 20:11-12 — These verses are the core passage where the great white throne, the opened books, and the judgment according to works are described.
In Revelation 20, John records a vision of the final judgment before a great white throne. From the face of Him who sat on it, the earth and the heaven fled away. John sees 'the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.' The Bible shows these books contain a written record that determines judgment, and it presents the Book of Life as separate from the books of works.
Les Feldick teaches that God has no trouble keeping a record of every human being because God is omniscient and knows the end from the beginning. He points out that if God knows every celestial body in its orbit, He certainly knows each person and how to judge them. He also says the Bible is simply God's record of history written in advance.
Revelation 20:12 says the dead, small and great, stand before God, the books are opened, and another book — the Book of Life — is opened. The dead are judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. Les Feldick notes that the dead are the lost from Cain through the end of the thousand-year reign.
Les Feldick says God is omniscient and knows the end from the beginning, so He does not need to search anything out. God knows every celestial body in its orbit, and if He can keep track of all of them, He certainly has no trouble keeping track of every human being.
Les Feldick says God has done everything possible to keep every person from condemnation. Through the finished work of the cross, reconciliation was accomplished for every person, so God has every right to judge the world. Those who are lost will know they made their choice and did not have to be there.
The Fairness of Final Judgment
Les says every person is without excuse because God made a way of escape through the finished work of the cross; those in eternal doom will have constant regret that they did not have to be there.
God's Infinite Knowledge of Every Individual
Les argues that God knows every celestial body individually, and if He keeps track of jillions of them, He has no trouble keeping track of every human being.
God's Every Possible Provision
Les explains God does everything He can to keep people from condemnation, making salvation as simple as believing, so He can righteously judge those who reject it.
The Great White Throne Vision
Les reads Revelation 20:11-12 showing the great white throne, the dead standing before God, and the books opened with Christ on the throne.
The Bible as God's Advance Record
Les calls the Bible God's record of history written in advance, which supports the certainty of God's record-keeping.
Books of Works and the Book of Life
Les teaches that at the Great White Throne, the books of works are opened along with the Book of Life, and the lost from Cain to the end of the thousand-year reign are judged according to those writings.
God's Omniscience
Les says God is omniscient and knows the end from the beginning, so He does not have to go to a library or search out facts.
Reconciliation and the Right to Judge
Les says reconciliation was accomplished for every person, and because God made it available to all, He has every right to judge the world.
Revelation 20:11: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
This verse describes the setting of the final judgment before the books are opened.
Revelation 20:12: And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
This is the central passage showing that God's record of every person is contained in books that are opened at judgment.
God is omniscient and knows all things, including every person. Revelation 20:12 shows the books being opened at the Great White Throne, and the dead are judged out of those things written in the books according to their works. Les Feldick says God knows every celestial body individually, so He has no trouble keeping track of every person.
The Bible shows the books are opened at the judgment. The dead are judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. Another book is opened, the Book of Life. Les Feldick identifies the lost from Cain through the end of the thousand-year reign as those judged from these books.
Yes. Revelation 20:12 says the books were opened, and then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. The books are connected to the works of the dead, while the Book of Life is separate and determines whose names are written there.
Les Feldick says no one is without excuse. God has done everything possible through the finished work of the cross, and reconciliation has been accomplished for every person, so God has every right to judge the world.
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