Allwho dwellon the earthwill worshiphim, [everyone] whosenamehas not been writtenfrom the foundationof the worldin the bookof lifeof the Lambwho has been slain.
Isaacspoketo Abrahamhis fatherand said,"My father!"And he said,"HereI am, my son."And he said,"Behold,the fireand the wood,but whereis the lambfor the burntoffering?"
May they be blottedout of the bookof lifeAnd may they not be recordedwith the righteous.
"But now,ifYou will, forgivetheir sin--and ifnot, pleaseblotme out from Your bookwhichYou have written!"
It will comeabout that he who is leftin Zionand remainsin Jerusalemwill be calledholy--everyonewho is recordedfor lifein Jerusalem.
"Now at that timeMichael,the greatprincewho stands[guard] overthe sonsof your people,will arise.And there will be a timeof distresssuchas neveroccurredsincethere was a nationuntilthat time;and at that timeyour people,everyonewho is foundwrittenin the book,will be rescued.
"Thenthe Kingwill sayto thoseon His right,'Come,you who are blessedof My Father,inheritthe kingdompreparedfor you from the foundationof the world.
"Neverthelessdo not rejoicein this,that the spiritsare subjectto you, but rejoicethat your namesare recordedin heaven."
The next dayhe sawJesuscomingto him and said,"Behold,the Lambof Godwho takes awaythe sinof the world!
justas He choseus in Him beforethe foundationof the world,that we would be holyand blamelessbeforeHim. In love
Indeed,true companion,I askyou alsoto helpthesewomenwhohave shared my strugglein [the cause of] the gospel,togetherwith Clementalsoand the restof my fellow workers,whosenamesare in the bookof life.
in the hopeof eternallife,whichGod,who cannot lie,promisedlong agesago,
And the serpentpouredwaterlikea riverout of his mouthafterthe woman,sothat he might causeher to be swept away with the flood.
He exercisesallthe authorityof the firstbeastin his presence.And he makesthe earthand thosewho dwellin it to worshipthe firstbeast,whosefatalwoundwas healed.
"The beastthat you sawwas, and is not, and is aboutto comeup out of the abyssand goto destruction.And thosewho dwellon the earth,whosenamehas not been writtenin the bookof lifefrom the foundationof the world,will wonderwhen they seethe beast,that he was and is not and will come.
and nothingunclean,and noone who practicesabominationand lying,shall evercomeinto it, but onlythosewhose names are writtenin the Lamb'sbookof life.
Becauseyou have keptthe wordof My perseverance,I alsowill keepyou from the hourof testing,that [hour] which is aboutto comeupon the wholeworld,to testthosewho dwellon the earth.
Behold,I standat the doorand knock;ifanyonehearsMy voiceand opensthe door,I will comein to him and will dinewith him, and he with Me.
He who overcomeswill thusbe clothedin whitegarments;and I will not erasehis namefrom the bookof life,and I will confesshis namebeforeMy Fatherand beforeHis angels.
sayingwith a loudvoice,"Worthyis the Lambthat was slainto receivepowerand richesand wisdomand mightand honorand gloryand blessing."
And everycreated thingwhichis in heavenand on the earthand underthe earthand on the sea,and all thingsin them, I heardsaying,"To Him who sitson the throne,and to the Lamb,[be] blessingand honorand gloryand dominionforeverand ever."
ThenI sawwhenthe Lambbrokeoneof the sevenseals,and I heardoneof the fourliving creaturessayingas with a voiceof thunder,"Come."
