Genesis and Revelation
Study No. 117
A number of enlightening parallels between the books of Genesis and Revelation help us better understand the Plan of Salvation, and prove that Revelation is the final book of the Bible.
GENESIS
1. Book of beginning.
2. Earth created, 1:1.
3. Satan’s first rebellion, 1:2a.
4. Sun, moon, stars to govern the earth, 1:14-18.
5. Sun governs the day, 1:16.
6. Darkness called night, 1:5.
7. Waters called seas, 1:10.
8. A river for earth’s blessing, 2:10-14.
9. Man in God’s image, 1:26.
10. Entrance of sin, 3:4-7.
11. Curse pronounced, 3:14, 17.
12. Death entered, 3:19.
13. Cherubim mentioned, 3:24.
14. Man driven out of Eden, 3:24.
15. Tree of life guarded, 3:24.
16. Sorrow and suffering enter, 3:17-19.
17. Man’s religion, science, art, apart from God, chapter 4.
18. Nimrod founds Babylonian system contrary to God, 10:8-9.
19. God sends flood to destroy an evil generation, 6-9.
20. Rainbow the token of God’s covenant with earth, 9:13.
21. Sodom and Egypt places of corruption and temptation, 13, 19.
22. Confederacy against Abraham’s people overthrown, 14:14-16.
23. Marriage of first Adam, 2:18-24.
24. Bride sought for Abraham’s son Isaac, and found, 24.
25. Two angels act on behalf of God and His people, 19.
26. Promised seed to possess gate of his enemies, 22:17, 18.
27. Man’s dominion ceases and Satan’s begins, 3:24.
28. Old serpent causes sin, suffering, death, 3:1.
29. Doom of the old serpent pronounced, 3:15.
30. Sun, moon, stars associated with Israel, 37:9.
31. Jacob’s trouble, 32:6-7.
32. Twelve tribes of Israel protected from famine.
33. Lot urged to flee Sodom, escape plagues, 19:15-17.
34. Shiloh prophesied to gather people, 49:10.
REVELATION
Book of the end.
Earth passes away, 21:1.
Satan’s final rebellion, 20:3, 7-10.
Sun, moon and stars connected with earth’s judgement, 6:13, 8:12, 16:8.
No need of the sun, 21:23.
"No night there," 21:25, 22:5.
"No more sea," 21:1.
A river for the New Earth, 22:1-3.
God lives with men, His sons, 21:3, 7.
End of sin, 21:4, 8; 22:14-15.
"No more curse," 22:3.
"No more death," 21:4.
Cherubim mentioned, 4:6.
Man restored to Eden, 22:1-21.
"Right to tree of life," 22:14.
No more sorrow or crying, 21:4.
Man’s religion, science, art judged and destroyed by God, chapter 18.
Babylonish system culminates in the Beast anti-God system, chapters 13, 17.
Satan sends flood to destroy an elect generation, 12:15-16.
Rainbow surrounds God’s throne, 4:3, 10:1.
Sodom and Egypt symbolically represent Jerusalem, 11:8.
Confederacy against Abraham’s seed overthrown, 12.
Marriage of last Adam, 19:1-9.
Bride made ready and brought to Abraham’s son, 19:7, Mat. 1:1.
Two witnesses act on behalf of God and His people, 11:1-12.
Promised seed comes into possession of the earth and kingdom, 11:18.
Satan’s dominion ends and eternal sons of God restored to the Kingdom, 22.
Old serpent bound for 1,000 years, 20:1-3.
Doom on the old serpent executed, 20:10.
Sun, moon, stars associated with Israel again, 12:1-2.
Great Tribulation, 6:9-11, 7:14.
12 Tribes protected from seven last plagues, 6:17, 7:1-8.
Saints urged to come out of Babylon, escape her plagues, 18:4.
Messiah gathers saints in resurrection, 11:18, 20:5, 11-12. W