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, when they behold   the beast  that was  , and  is   not, and yet  is .