Saturday, November 24, 2012

Genesis and Revelation Compliment Each Other

Genesis/ Revelation
1. Genesis, the book of the beginning./ Revelation, the book of the end.
2. The Earth created (1:1)./ 2. The Earth passes away (21:1).
3. Satan's first rebellion./ 3. Satan's final rebellion (20:3, 7-10).
4. Sun, moon, and stars for Earth's gov't (1:14-16)./ 4. Sun, moon, and stars, connected with Earth's judgement (6:13; 8:12; 16:8).
5. Su to govern the day (1:16)./ 5. No need of the sun (21:23).
6. Darkness called night (1:5)./ 6. "No night there" (22:5).
7. Waters called seas (1:10)./ 7. "No more sea" (21:1).
8. A river for Earth's blessing (2:10-14)./ 8. A river for the New Earth (22:1-2).
9. Man in God's image (1:26)./ 9. Man headed by one in Satan's image (13).
10. Entrance of sin (3)./ 10. Development and end of sin (21, 22).
11. Curse pronounced (3:14, 17)./ 11. "No more curse" (22:3).
12. Death entered (3:19)./ 12. "No more death" (21:4).
13. Cherubim, first mentioned in connection with man (3:24)./ 13. Cherubim, finally mentioned in connection with man (4:6). 
14. Man driven out of Eden (3:19)./ 14. Man restored (22).
15. Tree of life guarded (3:24)./ 15. "Right to the Tree of Life" (22:14).
16. Sorrow and suffering enter (3:17)./ 16. No more sorrow (21:4).
17. Man's religion, art, and science, resorted to for enjoyment, apart from God (4)./ 17. Man's religion, luxury, art, and science, in their full glory, judged and destroyed by God (18).
18. Nimrod, a great rebel and king, and hidden anti-God, the founder of Babylon (10:8-9)./ 18. The Beast, the great rebel, a king, and manifested anti-God, the reviver of Babylon (13-18).
19. A flood from God to destroy an evil generation (6-9)./ 19. A flood from satan to destroy an elect generation (12).
20. The Bow, and token of God's covenant with the Earth (9:13)./ 20. The Bow, betokening God's rememberance of His conenant with the Earth (4:3; 10:1).
21. Sodom and Egypt, the place of corruption and temptation (13, 19)./ 21. Sodom and Egypt again: (spiritually representing Jerusalem) (11:8).
22. A confederacy against Abraham's people overthrown (14)./ 22. A confederacy against Abraham's seed overthrown (12).
23. Marriage of first Adam (2:18-23)./ 23. Marriage of last Adam (19).
24. A bride sought for Abraham son (Isaac) and found (24)./ 24. A bride made ready and brought to Abraham's Son(19:9). See Matthew 1:1.
25. Two angels acting for God on behalf of His people (19)./ 25. Two witnesses acting for God on behalf of His People (11).
26. A promised seed to possess the gate of his enemies (22:17)./ 26. The promised seed coming into possession (11:18).
27. Man's dominion ceased and satan's begun (3:24)./ 27. Satan's dominion ended, and man's restoredn (22).
28. The old serpent causing sin, suffering, and death (3:1)./ 28. The old serpent bound for 1,000 years (20:1-3).
29. The doom of the old serpent pronounced (3:15)./ 29. The doom of the old serpent executed (20:10).
30. Sun, moon, and stars, associated with Israel (37:9)./ 30. Sun, moon, and stars, associated again with Israel (12).

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