1) The book of the LORD (Isa. 34:16) – The word of God, His perfect revelation to man, is a collection of 66 books given by inspiration, settled in heaven, and preserved on earth.
2) The book of the living (Ps. 69:28; 87:5-6) – The record of all born into the world; a book of natural life.
3) The book of tears (Ps. 56:8) – The record of our tears and sorrows.
4) The book of DNA (Ps. 139:16) – The record of our physical description. The DNA code was discovered by man in 1952, but David spoke of it 3,000 years ago. It is the genetic blueprint for physical development (75 trillion cells x 3 billion characters, which is enough information, if written out, to stretch to the moon and back 178,000 times).
5) The book of remembrance (Mal. 3:16) – The record of our thoughts about God.
6) The book of your life (Rev. 20:12) – The record of your works (and words, Matt. 12:34-37). The Body of Christ will not be judged at this judgment. We will not give an account for our sins because they were already judged on the cross. Upon the rapture, we must give an account of our service at the judgment seat of Christ.
7) The book of life (Phil. 4:3; Rev. 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:7; 22:19) – The record of all who have eternal life.
That God keeps such books illustrates His omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence (Jer. 23:23-24).
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