Mon.’s Devo - Names Blotted Out

Read Rev. 3:4-6 In verse three, God promised to come as a thief just like he will come in the last days. But he tells us that there are a few that he could name, that haven’t been soiled by the false teaching of the Roman church, who have found the grace of God that comes by faith and continued to walk in it. It seems that it is easy to get excited in the beginning of our walk, but not so easy to stay when persecution and rejection comes. The ones who stay true to the truth will be clothed in white like a bride. They will be called worthy. Verse 5 brings up a very controversial statement. It says that those who are dressed in white will not have their name blotted out of the book of life, but have their names read out loud in front of God and the angels. Why would it tell us these names were not blotted out, if there was no way for this to happen. I noticed one day while reading Revelations that when it gives the names of all the tribes in Revelation 7:4-8, it leaves out Dan and Ephraim. I wondered why they were not written. After some study I found that when God gave the curses in Duet. 29:16-20, He warned about those that turned back to the idols of Egypt. He said that he would blot their names out from under heaven. 1 Kings 12:25-30 states that both Ephraim and Dan turned away to fornication and idolatry. Hosea 4:17 says, “Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.” That is why they are not mentioned in Revelation 7; they had their name blotted out. So is it possible to have your name written in the book of life then blotted out - according to the Word, it is.