Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Revelation 17:8 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Revelation 17:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Revelation chapter 17 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was , and is not, and yet is.”
Revelation 17:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Revelation 17:8
The beast 'was, and is not, and yet is' parodies God's eternal existence ('which is, and which was, and which is to come,' 1:4). This satanic counterfeit astonishes earth-dwellers whose names aren't in the book of life. The beast's emergence from the bottomless pit identifies it as demonic. The going into perdition reveals its certain doom despite temporary power. Reformed theology emphasizes that only those whose names God wrote in the book of life from the foundation of the world will resist deception. Election precedes and secures believers' perseverance. The non-elect naturally marvel at S...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Revelation 17:8
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“the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them”
“and is not”
“double-edged sword”
“and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him.”
“I also will keep you from the hour of testing”
“having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns”
“and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life”
“a second angel”
“which God”
“that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;”