Who was blotted out of which book in Exodus 32:33?
Exodus 32:31-34 (NRSV)
31 "So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin; they have made for themselves gods of gold. 32 But now, if you will only forgive their sin—but if not, blot me out of the book that you have written.” 33 But the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. 34 But now go, lead the people to the place about which I have spoken to you; see, my angel shall go in front of you. Nevertheless, when the day comes for punishment, I will punish them for their sin.”
The Book of Life:
Moses is pleading God to forgive the sinners and not to blot them from the book of life/ or scroll of life, This means that for a persons name to remain in the book of life ,depends on his obedience to God, so alterations would constantly take place because of disobedience by some, and others that conquer will have their name written in the book, because they exercise faith that Jesus is the Son of God-Revelation 3:5.
Revelation 3:5 (NRSV)
5 "If you conquer, you will be clothed like them in white robes, and I will not blot your name out of the book of life; I will confess your name before my Father and before his angels."
"Disobedient persons resurrected will have the opportunity to have their name written in the book of life, provided they are obedient according to the new commandments and laws ,as recorded in the book of life. The dead that is will be judged according to their deeds after being resurrected and not on their past deeds.
The Final Judgement:
Revelation 20:11-15 (NRSV)
11 "Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sat on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, the book of life. And the dead were judged according to their works, as recorded in the books."
13 "And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and all were judged according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire; 15 and anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."
Faithful servants.
Righteous servants of God like Noah, Moses, Abraham and many others , will come to a resurrection of a new life, because they already have their names written in the book of life, the unrighteous to a life judgement -according to their deeds after being resurrected.
Acts 24:15 (NRSV)
15 I have a hope in God—a hope that they themselves also accept—that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
John 5:28-29 (NASB)
28 "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29 and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment."
