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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 (Rev 13:8).

So, there is interestingly enough a book of life. And Moses made mention of this when he was praying to God and interceding for the nation of Israel. "God forgive and if not them," he said, "I pray you will blot my name out of your book of remembrances" (Exodus 32:32).

The book of life is mentioned again here in the book of Revelation. Paul makes mention of it. And Paul tells us that our names were written in the book of life from the foundation of the world. Now, here is the book of life of the Lamb, the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world. But here the plan of redemption we are told existed before the foundation of the world, before man was ever created. God knew.

God desired meaningful fellowship with man. So, God made us with our free wills in order that my relationship with Him might be meaningful. So from the foundation of the world, God knew that man was going to sin. God was ready to redeem man using really a strong incentive for man to come to God declaring God's love to man. I mean, how could God show you that He loves you more than by sending His Son to die in your place? "Greater love," Jesus said, "is no man than this, that a man will lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).

No man can ever doubt God's love who looks at the cross. And it is interesting that God never seeks to prove His love for you apart from the cross. There is not one scripture where God tries to prove His love for you except those that relate to the cross. "God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son." "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and gave His Son as the propitiation for our sins"(1 John 4:10). "For God demonstrated His love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for the ungodly"(Romans 5:8). And God giving His Son to you is the only way by which God has ever sought to prove that He loves you. So, if you would say to God, "prove that you love me?" He would just point to the cross. There is the proof. It is the only proof that you will ever need. Jesus died for your sins, and that was a part of God's plan from the foundation of the world.

If any man have an ear, let him hear (Rev 13:9).

Whenever the Lord has had something quite important to say, He usually throws in, "He that hath an ear let him hear".

He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity (Rev 13:10):

Now, the antichrist is making war against the saints taking them captive, destroying them; but they that live by the sword will die by the sword. Those that take those believers into captivity will themselves soon be taken into captivity.

he that kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints (Rev 13:10).

So, it is a word of encouragement to the saints who are going to be experiencing this horrible persecution from the antichrist.

Reference: KJV, Blue Letter Bible Org. and Chuck Smith Commentaries, online @ http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=1&contentID=7271&commInfo=25&topic=Revelation