Revelation 17:8 ESV
The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.
The dwellers of the earth will see the beast before they see Christ. Those whose names are written in the book of life will not have the pleasure of acquaintance with the beast. God knows the end from the beginning before the foundation of the world. Christ was slain before the foundation of the world.
Before the foundation of the world means that all creation was spoken by the word. That word contained all the mountains that would ever be and from the first man to you and me, from the beginning of time until the last moment before time is gone.
Christ was joined with His bride before the foundation of the world. Before the foundation of the world the light prevailed over the darkness. This is accomplished by the one who is the beginning and end, who was, is, and is to come. The word is spoken and will not return void. The world will receive the light and become visible.
His knowing does not preclude our free choice. He is just that big and awesome!
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