And you seem to demonstrate that if you did read the whole Bible, you didn’t understand much of it.
Wow....there’s a major misinterpretation right there.
Maybe we can see why by re-reading those verses....
Revelation 13:8
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 expression “from the foundation of the world” has nothing to do with the creation of the earth, as if God had already determined before creation how every person’s life would play out. How absurd! No human life is pre-determined. Free will does not allow for that. How could the forbidden fruit have been placed off limits and with the death penalty, if it was inevitable that humans would take the fruit and die? Is that logical?
The “foundation of the world” in Hebrew conveys the thought of “the laying down of seed” or the conception of humans. This is about the conception of Adam’s children, sinful from the day they were born....sold into slavery by the actions of their parents, requiring a redeemer. Right there in Eden God foretold that he would provide such a redeemer (Genesis 3:15)
As time progressed, the meaning of the prophesy in Genesis 3:15 remained a bit of a mystery, and did not become clear until Messiah came. The devil would deal him a “heel” wound, painful and temporarily disabling, but not fatal. That wound was healed by Christ’s resurrection.
Humans have been observed and their faith recorded in a symbolic book from the creation of the human race descended from Adam. (Exodus 32:32-33) By the exercise of free will, all humans have been choosing their own destiny....life or death. There never was heaven or hell....that is a satanic lie.
But “the book of life of the Lamb” appears to be a separate ‘scroll’ intended for this show who will rule with him in his kingdom. (Revelation 2:10) Not all Christians are heaven bound.
Revelation 17:8
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.
Talk about plucking scripture out of the air without context....
Its the end times and God will deal with the “beast” and all who are misled by its empty promises by putting its prime promoter into a bottomless pit. But God sees who are following the beast who are are not. Those who are genuine disciples of Jesus are “no part of the world”. In this judgment period, only those who are not roped into satan’s world system will be seen as separated from it, not “friends” with it. (James 4:4)....these are non-political, not selfishly involved in accumulating personal wealth for their own glory, and not part of hypocritical religion by supporting false teachings and nationalistic bloodshed.
In my experience, reading the Bible without proper guidance, or following Christendom’s version of things, will never lead a person to the truth about any of it.
Rebelling against God and throwing him away is not going to lead anywhere good either.
How much better to put down all that you have ever been taught, throw it in the trash, and start again from scratch....that is what we did. It is challenging and requires honesty....but the truth is not only empowering....it is humbling.