When you compare the first book of the Bible, Genesis, with the last, Revelation, it’s like you’re seeing the beginning and the end of God’s story side by side. In this talk about Genesis vs Revelation, Chuck Missler walks through the many ways these two books mirror each other—but also show a reversal. It’s not just history vs prophecy. It’s the fall of man and the restoration of man. The curse and the cure. The entrance of death, and the end of it.
Understanding Genesis vs Revelation
Creation to Restoration
Genesis opens with creation. God forms the heavens and the earth. In Revelation? The old earth passes away. A new heaven and new earth are introduced.
In Genesis, God sets the sun in place to govern the day. In Revelation, there’s no need for the sun. God himself is the light. Same with night—there is no night in the New Jerusalem. The seas are also gone.
It’s as if everything that began in Genesis gets wrapped up and made new in Revelation. For example:
- A river waters the Garden of Eden in Genesis. A river flows from the throne of God in Revelation.
- Man is created in God’s image in Genesis. In Revelation, we see man being pulled toward Satan’s image before being restored again.
- Sin enters in Genesis. Sin ends in Revelation.
The Curse and the Cure
The curse is first pronounced in Genesis—death, pain, toil. Revelation cancels all of that out.
- Death begins in Genesis 3. By Revelation 21, there is no more death.
- Sorrow, suffering, and pain start in Genesis. Revelation 22 says there will be no more sorrow.
- Man is driven out of Eden in Genesis. By the end of Revelation, man is welcomed into the presence of God again.
The Two Cities: Babylon and Jerusalem
Another contrast Missler highlights is the role of cities.
- In Genesis, Nimrod founds Babylon—a city tied to rebellion.
- In Revelation, Babylon falls. Judgment comes.
But there’s also a bride in both books:
- In Genesis, there’s a bride for Abraham’s son (Isaac).
- In Revelation, there’s a bride for Abraham’s seed—that is, Christ and his Church.
It’s all tied together. Genesis shows man losing dominion and Satan gaining ground. Revelation flips that. Satan’s dominion ends. Man is restored.
One Unified Story
Missler ends with a strong point: this isn’t just coincidence. There is one integrated design running from Genesis to Revelation. The New Testament is in the Old, concealed. And the Old is in the New, revealed.
That’s what makes the Bible so remarkable. It’s not a random collection of religious texts. It’s one complete story. The beginning, the middle, the end. And most importantly, the hope of restoration.
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