Have any scriptural support for this claim that I can investigate? Much thanks either way - I'm of course putting it up against verses such as:
"The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss and then go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth—all
those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world—will be astounded when they see that the beast was, and is not, but is to come." - Revelation 17:8 (NET)
Appreciated, BM
Exodus 32:33 The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book.
Psalm 69:28 May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.
Revelation 3:5 The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.
Daniel 12:1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
There is this book of life with names (and the list maybe every person that will ever live) in it, but will some be blotted out over time?
If there was a verse which stated as I stated: “God does not have to name individuals to make a predetermination.” It would be found and we would all know it. This comes from a consistent interpretation of a verse, but these verses can have other alternative interpretations.
We are looking for the most likely alternative consistent with other verses.
Some interpretations which logically fit an all-powerful and all-Loving God automatically have preference over other interpretations. The idea of God making “people” by name who will only go to hell, does not seem lovingly possible, while making people, some of whom by their own autonomous free will choice, would never be willing to humbly accept God’s charity/free invite/Love/forgiveness does seem like the God we know. God can do all He can to help these people, but to program them to accept and be “Loving”, would be a robotic type love which is not the Godly type Love they need.
Luke 14: The Parable of the Great Banquet
15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
Everyone who came to the banquet was selected to be there (they had an invite). No one invited themselves, paid their way in or deserved to be there.
There were some invited, who by their own free will choice, refused the invite.
Should God have forcefully kidnapped those who refused to be at the party and if he did would they automatically be happy being there?
There are all the “whosoever” verses that suggest man’s choice is involved.
I can go over every verse, but there are lots, which are your favorite?
