In reading over an old Bible study I had preapred for a men’s group on Revelation, man I need to get off of this horse ;), I came across two verses that we discussed at length. I made little notes for it so that these verses could be a good point of debate. So I have one question, for both sides of the issue.

For the Non-Calvinist, how would you interpret Revelation 13:8 and 17:8, they are parallels of each other.

Revelation 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 that was slain.”
Revelation 17:8, “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.”

For Calvinists, how would you interpret this verse in Revelation 3:5,

The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life.