All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world. Revelation 13:8
I remember as a kid hearing a deep discussion about the Tribulation. People I respected spoke about the pre and post tribulation church with great conviction, persuasiveness and passion. The book of Revelations does that to people. It's easy to think we know something, but do we really?
Instead, I like to admit, I don't understand Time as it involves God's plan because God see things clearly and I see as if looking in a dirty mirror. AW Tozer says this about Grace and I believe it can also be applied to Time:
"And then He was “slain from the creation of the world” (Revelation 13:8). What can that mean? How could He be slain from the foundation of the world? When God laid the heaven and the earth and caused the grass to be upon the hills and the trees to be upon the mountains, when God made the birds to fly in the air and the fish to swim in the sea, God had already in His heart lived Calvary and the resurrection and the glory and the crown. So He was slain before the foundation of the world." Revelation 13:8
Join me in reading Revelation 13 and be encouraged!
PS - I will be out of town this weekend, so I'll cover chapter 14 Monday.
