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Originally Posted by LindaR
[/b] The "dead" in these verses are the UNSAVED/LOST. We know this because when you read these verses carefully and in context, you will see that those who are judged here according to the things which were written in the books, according to their works. Notice it says "the books", not the book of life. Why? it is because their names have been blotted out of the book of life when they died without trusting Christ.
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thre is your problem in understanding the scripture literally.
1) you come to the verse asuming that dead means unsaved/lost.
2) there are only two books. written in the books is both the book of works and the lambs book of life. a name is written in the books, and they were judged by what was written in the books. following Gods simple logic, if their name is written in the books Plural) that is what they are judged by and then they go to heaven, if their name is only writen inthe book of works then they go to hell. they are judge out of what is written inthe books not book. and there is only one book of works not two or more.
3) you have salvation the same in every dispensation (so I suggest you follow George's advice and read the links he suggests), but understand all salvation has an eliment of faith involved. a requirement if they believed God in the OT was to do something generally for Israel it was to perform sacrifices at the prescribed times that God set forth or observance of Laws, including the ten commandments were required for salvation. all put one commandment is rewritten by Paul for Christians today (9 out of 10 are taught by Paul and they are not part of salvation).
so do us a favor find any verse inthe OT that has them looking forward to Jesus Christ for salvation? if you find one this would mean that they knew aforetime that their Messiah was to be sacrificed. we know it was prophecied but they did not undertand it. 1 Cor 2:8 tells us had the princes of this world (that would be all the prophets, kings, priests and Satan) known it (the Lord to be crucified), they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
so if everyone in the OT who was saved by faith alone in Jesus Christ finished work of the cross (of which they could not becasue they did not know of it) show us a clear teaching fromteh OT where that is said to be true?
what you are sharing is someones theology D Clouds and H Morris. it is a man made doctrine. the bible not these men are the final authority of the Salvation.