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NASB | Revelation 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 13:8 All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice]. |
Subject: Our name erased or added to Book of Life |
Bible Note: Hey, Tim. "Rom. 9 explains God's right to work out His purpose of election, but 10-11 defines His purpose of election. In particular, Rom. 11:25-32 shows that the Potter has been sovereignly working so that He might show mercy to all men, not just some." In order to conclude that regarding Romans 11, you have to do injustice to Romans 9:19-24 and essentially makes it meaningless. If he doesn't will to harden some, but chooses to show salvific mercy (Paul's polar opposite to hardening) to each and every individual on the planet, then the introduction to the discourse which begins in Romans 9 and concludes in Romans 11 is negated completely. "That is the point at which we differ my friend. I asked someone earlier, where is the verse which says that Christ died only for some? I can show you plenty that say He died for all, or the world. I know that you will then say that 'all' only means' some, and 'world' only means certain kinds of people. But, where is the verse which specifically states that Christ died only for some?" Where is the verse which specifically states that the Holy Spirit is God? We both know that theological truths are often derived from a number of passages taken together synthetically. There are a number of passages that speak of Christ dying for the elect and the church that have little impact on the discussion if what is really meant is that "Christ died for the elect and the church (and everyone else). Examples include Romans 14:15, 1 Corinthians 8:11, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, and Ephesians 5:25-30. And then of course, we have John 6, which is being debated (again!) in another thread. --Joe! |