Calvin believed complete divine determinism

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Hello Alive... If I remember, you are somewhat new here. Since you don't reveal who you are responding to, I thought I'd answer this question, since I'm familiar with the relevant passages.

The "Lamb" (Jesus) was slain approximately 2000 years ago.

Rev. 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. (KJV)

Rev. 13:8 and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain. (ESV)

The underlying Greek is ambiguous, and as these two translations show, it is not explicitly clear whether "before the foundation of the world" modifies "lamb slain" (KJV) or "written in the book of life" (ESV, NET, NASB, HCSB, etc.)

Three factors which can inform our opinion are as follows:

1) Historically, Jesus was slain 2000 years go, not "before the foundation of the world".

2) There are no other passages which teach Christ being slain from the foundation of the world.

3) We have a parallel passage in Rev. 17:8, which shows "from the foundation of the world" modifying the book of life.

Rev. 17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.

Hope that helps!

And

Revelation 13:8 (ESV)
8 and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.

before is a poor translation of apo - from

575 ἀπό, ἀπαρτί, ἀποπέμπω [apo /apo/] preposition. A primary particle; GK 608 and together with Strongs 737 as GK 566, together with Strongs 3992 as GK 673; 669 occurrences; AV translates as “from” 392 times, “of” 129 times, “out of” 48 times, “for” 10 times, “off” 10 times, “by” nine times, “at” nine times, “in” six times, “since + 3739” five times, “on” five times, not translated 15 times, and translated miscellaneously 31 times. 1 of separation. 1A of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e. of departing, of fleeing, … . 1B of separation of a part from the whole. 1B1 where of a whole some part is taken. 1C of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed. 1D of a state of separation, that is of distance. 1D1 physical, of distance of place. 1D2 temporal, of distance of time. 2 of origin. 2A of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken. 2B of origin of a cause.

James Strong, Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon (Woodside Bible Fellowship, 1995).