Notes on Luke 10:17-20

Luke 10 “Written in Heaven”

a direct quote from Ellen G. White's Christ's Object Lessons, which does touch on the concept of rejoicing because our names are written in heaven:

Ellen G. White, Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 311: "The disciples were to rejoice that their names were written in heaven. Their eternal interest was secure. The question of salvation was settled."

This statement is in direct reference to Luke 10:20, where Jesus tells the disciples to rejoice not in their power over demons, but in the fact that their names are written in heaven. Ellen G. White emphasizes that their true joy should come from the security of their salvation, which is not based on what they accomplish, but on God's grace and eternal plan.