Revelation 17:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

was, &c. Implying. time between Revelation 12 and Revelation 13.

shall. is about to.

perdition. See John 17:12.

names. The texts read "name".

were not. hath not been.

book. &c. See Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:3.

life. App-170.

foundation, &c. See App-146.

behold. App-133.

that. The texts read "because it".

and yet is. and shall be present; as the texts.

Revelation 17:8

8 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.