Revelation 13:8

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him,.... The inhabitants of the Roman empire, the idolatrous part of it, the men of the world, earthly minded men; who are as they came into the world,…

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him - That is, as immediately stated, all whose names are not in the book of life. On the word “worship,” see the notes on Rev 13:4. Whose names are not…

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb - The earth here is the Latin world, as has been observed before in similar cases. The…

We have here an account of the rise, figure, and progress of the first beast; and observe, 1. From what situation the apostle saw this monster. He seemed to himself to stand upon the sea-shore, though…

whose names Read, whose name, the pronoun as well as the noun being singular.

the book of life of the Lamb Rev 21:27: see note on Rev 5:1.

from the foundation of the world Perhaps in Greek, as in…