Revelation Finishes what Genesis Started
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In Hebrew, the name for “Genesis” (Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית) means “in the beginning.” Below is a partial list of things that had their beginning in Genesis but have their end, fulfillment, or completion in Revelation.
| Topic | Genesis | Revelation |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Created | Gen 1:1 | |
| Earth Passed away | Rev 21:1 | |
| Sun, moon, stars | Gen 1:14-16 | Rev 6:12; Rev 8:12 |
| Earth’s government | Gen 37 | |
| Earth’s judgment | Rev 16:8 | |
| Sun to govern Day | Gen 1:16 | |
| No need of sun | Rev 21:23 | |
| Darkness called night | Gen 1:5 | |
| No night there | Rev 22:5 | |
| Waters He called seas | Gen 1:10 | |
| No more sea | Rev 21:1 | |
| A river for earth’s blessing | Gen 2:10-14 | |
| A river for New Earth | Rev 22:1-2 | |
| Man in God’s Image | Gen 1:26 | |
| Man Headed by Satan’s Image | Rev 13 | |
| Entrance of sin | Gen 3 | |
| End of sin | Rev 21, Rev 22 | |
| Curse pronounced | Gen 3:14-17 | |
| No more curse | Rev 22:3 | |
| Death entered | Gen 3:19 | |
| No more death | Rev 21:4 | |
| Cherubim first mentioned | Gen 3:24 | |
| Cherubim final mention | Rev 19:4 | |
| Man driven out of Eden | Gen 3:24 | |
| Man restored | Rev 22 | |
| Tree of life guarded | Gen 3:24 | |
| Access to Tree of life | Rev 22:14 | |
| Sorrow & suffering enter | Gen 3:17 | |
| No more sorrow | Rev 22:4 | |
| Religion, art, and science separated from God | Gen 4 | |
| Religion, art, and science judged, destroyed | Rev 18 | |
| Nimrod founds Babylon | Gen 10:8-10 | |
| Babylon falls | Rev 17, Rev 18 | |
| God’s Flood to Destroy evil generation | Gen 6-9 | |
| Satan’s flood to Destroy elect generation | Rev 12 | |
| A bow: God’s promise | Gen 9:13 | |
| A bow for remembrance | Rev 4:3, Rev 10:1 | |
| Sodom & Egypt: Corruption, judgement | Gen 13, 19 | |
| “Sodom & Egypt” | Rev 11:8 | |
| A confederation vs. Abraham’s people | Gen 14 | |
| A confederation vs. Abraham’s Seed | Rev 12 | |
| A bride for Abraham’s son | Gen 24 | |
| A bride for Abraham’s Seed | Rev 19 | |
| Marriage of First Adam | Gen 2:18-23 | |
| Marriage of Last Adam | Rev 19 | |
| Promised Seed Possess gate of enemies | Gen 29:8 | |
| Promised Seed possessing Earth | Rev 19 | |
| Man’s dominion ceased and Satan’s begun | Gen 3:24 | |
| Satan’s domain ended and man’s restored | Rev 22 |