The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come

 Book of Life:

 

Revelation 17:8

8     “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. 

            This verse says that our names were written in the book of life from the foundation of the world. We’re not going to debate predestination … that is, God decided who would get saved and who wouldn’t with us not having a free will to choose or refuse. We will just say that God knew who it was that would accept His Son as Savior. So He wrote down the names from the beginning. He wasn’t waiting for us to get good enough. You can’t. That’s why it took the blood of the spotless Lamb of God to save us.

           

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I knew that I wanted you from the beginning. I wanted you so much that I wrote your name in My book of life. It was because I knew you would love Me and want to be with Me forever.”           

 

            5. My name was written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world. Therefore, I am confident that one day I will be with Him.