How many books?

I think I understand... how many books are there in Heaven?

I don't know much about this, however I believe that the "book of the wars of the Lord" was a reference to an earthly, man made actual document like the "book of the chronicals of the kings of Israel" or the "Acts of solomon": Non inspired contemporary records of Old Testament events which weren't preserved.

 

I think the Book of the Living and the Book of Life are two different books.

The Book of the Living is the one which Moses asks God to blot his name out of in Exodus 32:32.
As I understand it, when we are born, our name is recorded and when we die, it is blotted out.

The Book of Life is where believers names are recorded.

There is the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings.
What we probably call 1 and 2 Chronicles.

I'm not sure though if you want to discuss the Books kept by God or the earthly ones mentioned in the Bible.

Esther 10:2 mentions the book of the chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia. Obviously not scripture, though.

An e-search will turn up many books.

MR

 

Gene 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
Exod 24:7 Then he took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!"
Exod 32:32 "But now, if You will, forgive their sin--and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!"
33 The Lord said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.
Numb 21:14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord,
Josh 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
Josh 8:31 just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of uncut stones on which no man had wielded an iron tool; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.
Josh 10:13 So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies.
Is it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.
Josh 18:9 So the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities in seven divisions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.
Josh 24:26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.
1Kin 11:41 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon and whatever he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
1Kin 14:19 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he made war and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
2Kin 23:2 The king went up to the house of the Lord and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord.
2Chr 20:34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first to last, behold, they are written in the annals of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
2Chr 28:26 Now the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
2Chr 32:32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of devotion, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Esth 10:2 And all the accomplishments of his authority and strength, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
Psal 139:16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me],
When as yet there was not one of them.
Isai 29:11 The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed book, which when they give it to the one who is literate, saying, "Please read this," he will say, "I cannot, for it is sealed."
Nahu 1:1 The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Mala 3:16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name. ns Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;
Acts 1:20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms,
Acts 7:42 "But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, `It was not to Me that you offered victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it, O house of Israel?
Phil 4:3 Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
Reve 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

 

I don't think it's really clear on how many books are in Heaven, but I think it's quite a few.

Tears are recorded in His book {Psalm 56:8}
The hairs on our heads are numbered although this may not mean in a book.

The Book{s} of Works I think is what is opened on the Day of Judgment.

Other than this, I'm not sure it's very well revealed but if a detailed record of our tears and hairs is kept we would do well do guard all our actions carefully.

"For we must all give an account."

MR

 

Ge 5:1; Ex 24:7; Nu 21:14; De 28:61; 29:21; 30:10; 31:26; Jos 1:8; 8:31,34; 10:13; 23:6; 24:26; 2Sa 1:18; 1Ki 11:41; 14:19,29; 15:7,23,31; 16:5,14,20,27; 22:39,45; 2Ki 1:18; 8:23; 10:34; 12:19; 13:8,12; 14:6,15,18,28; 15:6,11,15,21,26,31,36; 16:19; 20:20; 21:17,25; 22:8,11; 23:2,21,28; 24:5; 1Ch 9:1; 18:8; 29:29; 2Ch 9:29; 12:15; 16:11; 17:9; 20:34; 24:27; 25:4,26; 27:7; 28:26; 32:32; 33:18; 34:14-15,30; 35:12,27; 36:8; Ezr 4:15; 6:18; Ne 8:1,3,18; 9:3; 12:23; 13:1; Es 2:23; 6:1; 10:2; Ps 69:28; Isa 34:16; Jer 32:12; Na 1:1; Mal 3:16; Mt 1:1; Mr 12:26; Lu 3:4; 4:17; 20:42; Ac 1:20; 7:42; Ga 3:10; Php 4:3; Re 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12,15; 21:27; 22:19

All these references have the phrase 'book of' in them'

 

Brother Ruben, in searching the KJV, I find no books in heaven at all.

And come to think of it, the great white throne judgment will not be in heaven.

 

Exactly. Heaven and earth will have passed away, and the new heaven and earth will not have been brought forth.

In Christ,
Trotter

 

Revelation says heaven and earth fled from before the throne. So, the throne could not have been in heaven!

Another proof that the great white throne judgment is not in heaven is this: All those that were abominable, the fearful, the idolatrous, the murderers, etc., stand before the throne to be judged.

The Bible teaches us nothing wicked can enter heaven, so the throne would have to be outside heaven.

 

The devil himself was/will be/has been in heaven accusing the brethren...

Revelation 12
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.