...into perdition, the beast shall be finally destroyed when existing in his papal form. (whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world) when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. The papacy shall, to its votaries, be an object of...

...Great, and a more particular account is there given of his origin, and the meaning of the seven heads. " The beast that thou " sawest, was, and is not : and...behold " the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And " here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven " heads are seven mountains, on which the woman...

...few clues in scripture that may point this out. One is from John in Revelation 17:8, where he writes, The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit. In the Bible, the bottomless pit is a part of hell where many of the most powerful demons are being...

...those who wonder, or admire, the beast depict those who are under the spiritual authority of Satan: all whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world. Referring to the holy city of the new creation to come, Revelation 21:27 declares: And there shall...

...bottomless pit (its sins), and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder; Those whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world (through Christ's blood, the Savior from the foundation of the world), when they beheld the beast that...

...the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is." John was amazed at the prostitute and the beast upon...

...bottomless pit and go to destruction. And those dwelling on the earth will marvel, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and will come. 9 Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads...

...for a better understanding of what he saw and promises to explain the symbolic meaning of his vision. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall...behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. Again, we see "the beast" that will come from "the bottomless pit ... that was and is not and yet is."...

...not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, Revelation 13:8. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall...behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is, Revelation 17:8. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened;...

...been God's plan. No election from eternity here for a single individual to salvation. Revelation 17:8, 'The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall...behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.' - Once again, the passage says NOTHING of election to salvation BEFORE or AT the foundation of the...