REVELATION 13:8, C. H. Cayce “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” The writing of the names in the book of life was from the foundation of the world. That book of life was the “book of life of the Lamb slain.” The names were written from the foundation of the world. Rev. 17:8 shows this to be true. It says, “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.” A literal translation as given in the Interlinear New Testament, of Rev. 13:8, is, “And shall do homage to it, all who dwell on the earth of whom have not been written the names from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb slain.” To transpose the words, so as to have easy flowing English, we have it thus: “And all shall do homage to it, who dwell on the earth, the names of whom have not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb slain.” The very expression, “Christ stood as a Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” is contradictory within itself. if He stood, He was not slain. A lamb that is slain does not stand— it is cut down. Christ was cut down— He was slain for our sins, but He was raised again. The Primitive Baptist, December 7, 1909