Here is an interesting and easy comparison between the first 3 chapters and the last 3 chapters of the Bible. Hope you’ll know that God Himself authored the Scriptures as you see the unmistakable connection between the First and the Last.
| Genesis 1 — 3 | Revelation 20 — 22 |
|---|---|
| Creation of heaven and earth (1:1) | Creation of a new heaven and a new earth (21:1) |
| The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters (1:2) | The Spirit of God is extending an invitation saying, “Come!” (22:17) |
| “Let there be light” (1:3). Sun, moon and stars were created to give light (1:14–19) | Sun and moon not needed. For God’s glory gives light in the new city and the Lamb is its lamp (21:23, 22:5) |
| Tree of life (2:9) | Tree of life (22:2) |
| A guard was kept to guard the way to the tree of life (3:24) | On no day will the gates of the city be shut where the tree of life is found (21:25, 22:2) |
| Curse came to the earth (3:14, 17) | No longer will there be any curse (22:3) |
| God created Day and Night (1:5) | No more night (22:5) |
| God gathered the waters which He called “seas” (1:10) | No longer any sea (21:1) |
| A River flowed from Eden which watered the garden (2:10) | River of the water of life, clear as crystal, flows from the throne of God and of the Lamb (22:1) |
| Let man rule (1:26, 28) | Redeemed servants of God will reign with Him for ever and ever (22:5) |
| Death enters the world (3:19) | End of Death (20:14) |
| Satan comes as the Serpent (3:1) | The end of the Serpent (20:2, 10). |
| Marriage instituted (2:20-24), the first marriage! | The Bride, wife of the Lamb! The last marriage! (21:9 / see also 19:6,7) |
| God clothed Adam and Eve after they sinned (3:21) | The New Jerusalem was like a “bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (21:2). See also 19:8; Fine linen, bright and clean was given her to wear! |
| The Beginning (1:1) | The End, when Jesus comes (22:12,13). |
| God walks in the garden in the cool of the day (3:8) | Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them (21:3) |
| Pain comes to the world (3:16) | God wipes away every tear. No more mourning or crying or pain. No more death (21:4) |
Other interesting parallels from Genesis and other portions of the Bible, alongside the Book of Revelation.
| Genesis (and other Books) | Revelation |
|---|---|
| God started giving names. He called the light “day” (Genesis 1:3). “God called” and thus started the universal practice of naming things. Adam was given responsibility of giving names to living creatures (Genesis 2:19, 20). | To him who overcomes is promised a white stone with a new name written on it (2:17) … Jesus promises to write His new name on those who overcomes (3:12). |
| First reference to a book God has written. Whoever has sinned will be blotted out of the book (Exodus 32:32, 33). Another important reference, Daniel 7:10; The court was seated and the books were opened. | Book of life and other books were opened. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books (20:12). If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire (20:15). |
| Song at Creation (Job 38:4–7), Heavenly host Praise God at the birth of Jesus (Luke 2:13,14) | Songs (5:9, 12; 14:3, 15:3). Roaring shouts of Hallelujah,praise and worship by multitudes and heavenly beings (19:1–7). |
| The ark of Noah that was lifted high by the flooding waterscomes down to rest on the mountains of Ararat (Genesis 8:4). | An angel carries away John in the Spirit to great and highmountain, from where he saw the Holy City, Jerusalem, come down out of heaven from God.(21:10). |
| God sets the rainbow in the clouds as a sign of remembrance of His everlasting covenant with man and all living creatures on the earth that the waters will never again become a flood to destroy all life (Genesis 9:12 to 17). | A rainbow, resembling an emerald (i.e. Green in color), encircles the throne of God (4:3). |
| “In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel” (Ezekiel 38:19 NIV). “Suddenly,in an instant, the Lord Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise (Isaiah 29:5b,6a NIV). | A severe earthquake that surpasses every other quake since man has been on earth (16:18) |
| The Beginning (Genesis 1:1, John 1:1–3, Colossians 1:16,17). | The Beginning and the End (22:13). |
May these truths help you to see the Scriptures in a new light. May you be convinced of God’s hand and inspiration in the writing and unity of the Scriptures. Amen.