the Book of Life

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concept in Christian theology heavenly register theological doctrine

The Book of Life is a heavenly register in Christian theology that records the names of those granted eternal salvation and spared from final judgment.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Book of Life	6
the Book of Life canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157677 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: the Book of Life
Context triple: [Book of Revelation, containsVisionOf, the Book of Life]

A. Pan’s Labyrinth
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B. Los Leones
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C. Miguel
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D. Finding Forever
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E. Guardians
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: the Book of Life
Target entity description: The Book of Life is a heavenly register in Christian theology that records the names of those granted eternal salvation and spared from final judgment.

A. Pan’s Labyrinth
Pan’s Labyrinth is a dark fantasy film set in post–Civil War Spain that intertwines a young girl’s eerie fairy-tale quest with the brutal realities of fascist rule.
B. Los Leones
Los Leones is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team Industriales, one of the most successful and beloved clubs in the Cuban National Series.
C. Miguel
Miguel is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer known for his smooth vocals and genre-blending, atmospheric sound.
D. Finding Forever
Finding Forever is a 2007 hip-hop album by rapper Common, known for its soulful production and socially conscious lyrics.
E. Guardians
Guardians are the uniformed service members of the United States Space Force, responsible for conducting and supporting military operations in space.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concept in Christian theology ⓘ heavenly register ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ
alsoCalled	Lamb’s Book of Life ⓘ
associatedWith	God’s foreknowledge ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ Lamb of God ⓘ damnation ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ eternal salvation ⓘ final judgment ⓘ predestination ⓘ salvation ⓘ
contrastedWith	those whose names are not written in the book ⓘ
cosmicContext	final judgment scene before God ⓘ new heaven and new earth in Revelation ⓘ
describedAs	heavenly register that records the names of the saved ⓘ
eschatologicalRole	basis for final separation of saved and lost ⓘ
function	to list those spared from final judgment ⓘ
hasTheologicalDebateOn	relation to election and predestination ⓘ whether names can be removed ⓘ
influenced	Christian views of divine judgment ⓘ Christian views of personal destiny ⓘ
interpretedAs	literal book by some Christians ⓘ symbolic representation of God’s saving knowledge ⓘ
language	primarily discussed in Greek New Testament ⓘ
mentionedIn	Book of Revelation ⓘ Luke 10:20 ⓘ New Testament ⓘ Epistle to the Philippians ⓘ surface form: Philippians 4:3 Revelation 13:8 ⓘ Revelation 17:8 ⓘ Revelation 20:12 ⓘ Revelation 20:15 ⓘ Revelation 21:27 ⓘ Revelation 3:5 ⓘ
moralImplication	call to perseverance in faith ⓘ call to repentance ⓘ
records	names of those granted eternal salvation ⓘ
relatedConcept	divine registry of the righteous ⓘ heavenly books in Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
statusOfNames	names can be blotted out (in some interpretations) ⓘ names can be written ⓘ
symbolizes	God’s knowledge of the redeemed ⓘ assurance of salvation for believers ⓘ
usedIn	Christian hymnody ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ

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