Ephesians 3:9Tree of Life Versionand to bring to light the plan of the mystery—which for ages was hidden in God, who created all things. See the chapter |
The beast that you saw was, and is not, and yet is about to rise up from the abyss and head for destruction. Those who dwell on the earth—whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world—will be astonished when they see the beast, because he was and is not and is to come.