When one looks at the over all picture of Revelation, it gathers themes from the whole Bible and sets them into focus in its pages.
When one steps back and look at the Bible, the Book of Genesis and the Book of Revelation is like two book-ends, that’s holding the entire Bible together.
In Genesis we have the story of the beginning of humanity and sin recorded, and in Revelation we have the end of it recorded.
In Genesis there is the beginning of civilization and of history and in Revelation we learn the end of both.
In Genesis we learn of the beginning of God’s judgments upon mankind because of sin and in Revelation we see His Holy and Righteous Nature and Judge of the Wicked, issued down!
In Genesis we see the birth of Jesus forecasted to be by the seed of a woman. In the New Testament we have the birth of Jesus the meek and lowly one with eyes of compassion. In Revelation we have Jesus, with a rod of iron and a two-edged sword to smite the nations with eyes fire.
2006-12-17
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