Revelation 20:15 Meaning and Explanation
“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Revelation 20:15 Mean?
The chapter closes on the book of life opened in verse 12. The decisive question is whether a name is found written there. Those not written in it are cast into the lake of fire. After the thrones, the resurrection, and the judgment, everything narrows to this single record and the name it does or does not contain.
The weight of the whole vision rests on belonging to God and having one's name in His book. This is not meant to leave the reader in dread but to press the urgent invitation of the gospel: that names may be written in the book of life through the One who is the Lamb. The end of the story is a summons to make sure of where we stand with Christ today.
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What does Revelation 20:15 mean?
Anyone whose name is not found written in the book of life is cast into the lake of fire.