29 Nov 2013

Revelation 13:8

Posted by joncooper

Revelation 13:8: “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”

Paul had mentioned this before – that those who refused to believe, but had pleasure in unrightousness and loved not the truth, would be judged. The way they would be judged is this: the Lord would give them a lie and they would believe it, and their belief in this lie would cause them to be damned. Here we see the Lord bringing this to pass. God has sent men and an angel to preach the gospel to the entire world, and many have been saved. But those who have not repented and who hated the truth are now given a lie, and they will believe the lie. They will all worship the beast and they will all be damned. Since they hated the truth, this is their judgment.

But none of God’s children will worship him. Their names are written in the Lamb’s book of life before the foundation of the world. They alone will be saved, while everyone else will be lost.

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