Revelation 17:8 The beast you see was, and is not: and is about to ascend from the abyss and go into destruction: and they who settle on the earth marvel - whose names are not scribed in the scroll of life from the foundation of the cosmos - when they see the beast who was and is not and though is.

ECB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ The beast you see was, and is not: and is about to ascend from the abyss and go into destruction: and they who settle on the earth marvel - whose names are not scribed in the scroll of life from the foundation of the cosmos - when they see the beast who was and is not and though is.