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I’ve recently seen another aspect of Revelation 13:8 and Revelation 17:8 that I think is interesting and I’m curious about the EO’s view on this. A person explained to me that the names written in the book of life before creation could be referring to an elect group that was chosen by God who are predestined to serve Him. These people are not the same as those who repent and come to God of their own free will later in life who would be written in the book of life after creation. So he said some are written in the book of life before creation chosen for a specific purpose and some are written in after creation who were not necessarily chosen for a specific purpose by God. I think a few examples of someone being written in the BOL before creation might be John the Baptist, Elijah, Enoch, perhaps the apostles, as well as others. What does the EO say about this idea?