PARALLELS BETWEEN THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS AND THE LAST TWO CHAPTERS OF THE BIBLE
| Genesis Chapters 1 and 2 | Revelation Chapter 21 and 22 |
|---|---|
| The Heavens are newly created. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. | There will be a new heaven. Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. |
| The earth is newly created. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. | There will be a new earth. Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. |
| A Tree of Life is in the garden. Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. | The Tree of Life is the New Jerusalem. Revelation 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. |
| Rivers flow in the garden. Genesis 2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted and became into four heads. | There is a river of life in the New Jerusalem Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. |
| No sin exists. Genesis 1:31 and God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. | No sin will exist on the new earth. Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. |
| There is no pain. Everything is good. Genesis 1:31 and God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. | No pain will exist on the new earth. Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. |
| There is no sorrow. Everything is good. Genesis 1:31 and God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. | No sorrow will occur on the new earth. Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. |
| God walks with man. Genesis 1:15-16 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: | God will be among men. Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. |
| No death exists. | No death takes place on the new earth |
| The is no curse on the earth. Everything is good. Genesis 1:31 and God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. | No curse will exist on the new earth Revelation 22:3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: |
One day God will reset everything to perfection.
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