Psalms 69:28 Let them be blotted out of the x book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
(x) They who seemed by their profession to have been written in your book, yet by their fruits prove the contrary, let them be known as reprobates.
The people who shall worship the beast in 13:8 and the people who shall wonder at the beast in 17:8 are the same people. At that future time when they worship and wonder, they will not be written in the book of life of the Lamb and they will not have been written in the book of life. According to 14:9-11, these people will burn, which is consistent with 20:15, as they will not have been written in the book of life.
Whether or not Christ will blot anyone out of the book of life, I dont know. However, it seems pretty clear to me that He will not blot the people described in 13:8 and 17:8 out of the book of life, as they will not have been written in the book of life in the first place.
Revelation never directly says that anyone will be blotted out of the book of life. In order to conclude that Christ will blot people out of the book of life, we must infer this conclusion from His statement in 3:5 that He will NOT blot those who overcome out of the book of life. Whether this statement necessarily implies that Christ will in fact blot people out of the book of life, I dont know. One thing I do know is that nothing is ever mentioned or implied regarding a blotting out of people from the book of life of the Lamb. However, this silence would be understandable if the book of life and the book of life of the Lamb were the same book; such a silence would simply be the absence of redundancy.
Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and ALL THE WORLD WONDERED AFTER THE BEAST. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8 And ALL THAT DWELL UPON THE EARTH SHALL WORSHIP HIM, WHOSE NAMES [size=3i]ARE NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE OF THE LAMB
Same people, same book. "ALL" who are not written in "the book of life," otherwise known as "the book of life of the Lamb," will "wonder" and "worship" and ultimately burn.slain from the foundation of the world.
14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, IF ANY MAN WORSHIP THE BEAST and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and HE SHALL BE TORMENTED WITH FIRE AND BRIMSTONE in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And THE SMOKE OF THEIR TORMENT ASCENDETH UP FOR EVER AND EVER: and they have no rest day nor night, WHO WORSHIP THE BEAST and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and THEY THAT DWELL ON THE EARTH SHALL WONDER, WHOSE NAMES WERE NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
20:15 And WHOSOEVER [size=3i]WAS NOT FOUND WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE[/size] was cast into THE LAKE OF FIRE.
Ephesians 4:4 There is ONE body, and ONE Spirit, even as ye are called in ONE hope of your calling; 5 ONE Lord, ONE faith, ONE baptism, 6 ONE God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
The dragon (Satan), the beast (the Antichrist) and the false prophet (the Antichrists assistant) are three distinct individuals in the text of Revelation. They may work in concert with one another, but theyre not the same person. It is the dragon, not the beast, who ascends from the bottomless pit in 20:3. This happens AFTER the beast and the false prophet are cast into the lake of fire at the coming of the Lord. Later the dragon joins the beast and the false prophet in that lake of fire. The bottomless pit and the lake of fire are not the same thing in the text of Revelation. Whereas one can ascend from the bottomless pit, no one escapes the lake of fire.Revelation 12:9 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. 13 And when the DRAGON saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 17 And the DRAGON was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 13 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after THE BEAST. 4 And they worshipped the DRAGON which gave power unto THE BEAST: and they worshipped THE BEAST, saying, Who is like unto THE BEAST? who is able to make war with him? 11 And I beheld ANOTHER BEAST coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And HE exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and CAUSETH THE EARTH and them which dwell therein TO WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And HE DOETH GREAT WONDERS, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of THOSE MIRACLES WHICH HE HAD POWER TO DO IN THE SIGHT OF THE BEAST; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to THE BEAST, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the DRAGON, and out of the mouth of THE BEAST, and out of the mouth of THE FALSE PROPHET. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 19:19 And I saw THE BEAST, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And THE BEAST was taken, and with him THE FALSE PROPHET THAT WROUGHT MIRACLES BEFORE HIM, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. THESE BOTH were cast alive into A LAKE OF FIRE BURNING WITH BRIMSTONE. 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of THE BOTTOMLESS PIT and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the DRAGON, that old serpent, which is the DEVIL, and SATAN, and bound him a thousand years 7 And when the thousand years are expired, SATAN shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations 10 And the DEVIL that deceived them was cast into THE LAKE OF FIRE AND BRIMSTONE, where THE BEAST AND THE FALSE PROPHET ARE, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
According to Strongs Concordance, the Old Testament pit (953) and the New Testament pit (5421) share the same definitions and renderings. Likewise, the Old Testament hell (7585) and the New Testament hell (86) share the same definitions and renderings. One of the definitions and renderings of the Old Testament word (7585) for hell is pit. The Old Testament hell (7585), the New Testament hell (86) and the New Testament pit (5421) are all defined as the underworld, or the netherworld. Thus, theyre all referring to the same thing.Isaiah 5:14 Therefore HELL [7585] hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
Isaiah 14:9 HELL [7585] from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Isaiah 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to HELL [7585], to the sides of THE PIT [953].
Isaiah 28:18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with HELL [7585] shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
Ezekiel 26:20 When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into THE PIT [953], with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to THE PIT [953], that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;
Ezekiel 31:16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to HELL [7585] with them that descend into THE PIT [953]: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
Luke 16:23 And in HELL [86] he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Acts 2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in HELL [86], neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in HELL [86], neither his flesh did see corruption. 32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
Roman 10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above7 Or, Who shall descend into the DEEP [12]? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Revelation 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of HELL [86] and of death.
Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the BOTTOMLESS [12] PIT [5421]. 2 And he opened the BOTTOMLESS [12] PIT [5421]; and there arose a smoke out of THE PIT [5421], as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of THE PIT [5421].
Revelation 9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the BOTTOMLESS PIT [12], whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Revelation 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the BOTTOMLESS PIT [12] shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the BOTTOMLESS PIT [12], and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the BOTTOMLESS PIT [12] and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the BOTTOMLESS PIT [12], and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Revelation 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and HELL [86] delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and HELL [86] were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
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