All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Revelations 13:8).
In God’s mind, there was no plan B for the issue of sin and slavery. The Bible is plain about this:Jesus and His sacrifice was always the answer. Jesus is called the lamb of God, slain from the foundations of the earth. The Trinity talked it out and Jesus agreed: He would lay down his life and die for us so we could be free from our sin, our evil, our eternal death. Plan A was always for Him to come, for Him to die, and for the church to arise and share that truth with others.
Reflect.
It can be hard for us to grasp a verse like this because we are so overwhelmed with what we are facing today. Most of us can’t conceive of planning for tomorrow. But as we read over Revelation 13:8, we find our God and Father is much different. Does this verse surprise you? Why? Why not?
Prayer.
Spend time asking God the Father to give you a vision for tomorrow, like He had when Jesus was chosen to die for us long before mankind was created.
