THE BEGINNING OF THIS AGE vs. THE END OF THIS AGE | |
GENESIS | APOCALYPSE |
1. The book of the beginning | 1. The book of the end |
2. The earth created Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. | 2. The earth passes away 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. |
3. Satan’s first rebellion Ezekiel 28:15-16 – Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the | 3. Satan’s final rebellion Revelation 20:7-10 – And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. |
4. Sun, moon, and stars for earth’s government. Genesis 1:14-16 – And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from night; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days, and years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth:” and it was so. | 4. Sun, moon and stars, connected with earth’s judgment. Revelation 6:13 – And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. Revelation 8:12 – And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. Revelation 16:8 – And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. |
5. Sun to rule the day Genesis – And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also. | 5. No need of the sun Revelation – And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. |
6. Satan’s first deception Genesis 3:4-5 – And the serpent said unto the woman, “Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” | 6. No more deception (for 1000 years) Revelation 20:3 - And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. |
7. Darkness called night Genesis 1:5 – And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. | 7. No night there Revelation 22:5 – And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign forever and ever. - The idea is that darkness will cease to exist begs the question if its not necessary in the end why was it established in the beginning? Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Isaiah 45:18 - For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else. - God did not create the earth in vain it became void and darkness resulted as a result of the first rebellion led by satan. |
8. Waters called seas Genesis – And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good. | 8. No more sea 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. - If there is no more sea, this would seem to solve the problem of overpopulation of the earth since most of the earth is covered by water. I would also assume that the entire earth would be habitable whereas we have extreme regions like the poles that are inhabitable. |
9. A river for the earth’s blessing Genesis -14 –And a river went out of | 9. A river for the New Earth, to heal the nations Revelation 22:1-2 – 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. 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. |
10. Man in God’s image Genesis – And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. | 10. Man headed by one in Satan’s image. Revelation 13:4 – And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him? |
11. Entrance of sin Genesis 3:6 - And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. | 11. End of sin Revelation – And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life. |
12. Curse pronounced Genesis 3:14 – And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: Genesis – And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life; | 12. No more curse 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: -Imagine a world with no death and the earth yields over-abundantly |
13. Death entered. Genesis – In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return. | 13. No more death 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. |
14. Cherubim, first mentioned in connection with man Genesis 3:24 - So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. | 14. Cherubim, finally mentioned in connection with man Revelation 4:6 – And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind. |
15. Man driven from the Lord’s presence Genesis 3:24 – So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. | 15. Man restored in the Lord’s presence Revelation 22:4 – And they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads. |
16. Tree of life guarded Genesis 3:24 – So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. | 16. Right to the Tree of Life Revelation – Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. |
17. Sorrow and suffering enter Genesis – And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life; | 17. No more sorrow nor any suffering 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. |
18. Lucifer’s dominion established, man charged with taking dominion Ezekiel 28:14-15 - Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy Genesis - And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. | 18. Satan’s dominion ended and man’s restored Revelation 22:5 – And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. |
19. The old serpent causing sin, suffering, and death Genesis 3:1 – Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? | 19. The old serpent bound for 1000 years Revelation 20:1-3 – And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. Released for a “little while”… Revelation 20:7 – And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And a final defeat… Revelation - And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. |
20. The doom of the old serpent pronounced Genesis – And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. | 20. The doom of the old serpent executed Revelation – And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. |
21. Man’s religion, art, and science, resorted to for enjoyment, apart from God Genesis 4 – | 21. Man’s religion, luxery, art, and science, in their full glory, judged and destroyed by God Revelation 18 – |
22. Nimrod, a great rebel and king, and hidden anti-God, the founder of Genesis 10:8-9 – And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. | 22. The Beast, the great rebel, a king, and manifested anti-God, the reviver of Revelation 13-18 |
23. A flood from God to destroy an evil generation Genesis – And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained [alive], and they that [were] with him in the ark. | 23. A flood from satan to destroy the elect generation Revelation – And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. |
24. The Bow, a sign of God’s covenant with the earth Genesis – I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. | 24. The Bow, signalling God’s remembrance of His covenant with the earth Revelation 4:3 – And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. Revelation 10:1 – And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow [was] upon his head, and his face [was] as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: |
25. Genesis - And the LORD said, Because the cry of | 25. Revelation 11:8 – And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called |
26. A bride sought for Abraham’s son (Isaac) and found Genesis 24:51 – Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken. | 26. A bride made ready and brought to Abraham’s Son (who is Christ) Revelation 19:9 – And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. Luke 3:23-34 |
27. Marriage of the first Adam Genesis – And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. Genesis 2:21-24 - And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of | 27. Marriage of the last Adam Revelation 19:7 – Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready.” |
28. Two angels acting for God on behalf of His people Genesis 19:1 – And there came two angels to | 28. Two witnesses acting for God on behalf of His people Revelation 11:3-4 – And I will give power unto My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks, standing before the God of the earth. Zechariah -14 – Then answered I, and said unto him, “What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?” And I answered again, and said unto him, “What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?” And he answered me and said, “Knowest thou not what these be?” And I said, “No, my lord.” Then said he, “These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.” Revelation – The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in My right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. Why are there only two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth? Revelation 2:8-11 Revelation 3:7-13 |
29. A promised seed to posses the gate of his enemies Genesis – That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; | 29. The promised seed coming into possession Revelation 11:18 – And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. |
30. Sun, moon, and stars, associated with Genesis 37:9 – And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. | 30. Sun, moon and stars, again associated with Revelation 12:1 – And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: |
Monday, April 18, 2011
The Beginning of the Age Compliments the End of the Age
Most of these comparisons are taken from the E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Appendix 3. I have modified the matrix, removing some of those listed that were a bit of a stretch and adding some additional compliments from other sources.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Genesis 8:15 - 9:4
O. Genesis – And God spake unto Noah, saying,
1. God - אלהים 'elohiym
P. Genesis – Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.
1. אלהים elohiym says “Go forth” , yet is was יהוה Yĕhovah in 7:1 that said “Come thou”
· In 7:1 the covenant God says “Come thou” entering into the ark, know that God will make provision, be their protector and He is interacting much more personal knowing that Noah and his family would be inclined to fear what is about to happen to them.
· Here after a year inside the ark under God’s personal protective provision, God now speaks as the all encompassing creator God with instructions to “Go forth”. Much less delicate and sensitive as spending a year under God’s personal provision would have a significantly increased their faith. God is now commanding His creation to accomplish the purpose for which they were initially created.
2. Hear we see that the only people to come off of the ark were Noah, his wife, his sons and their wives, 8 souls.
3. Were there children? Perhaps, but they were not mentioned here as being born yet.
Q. Genesis 8:17 – Bring forth with thee every living thing that [is] with thee, of all flesh, [both] of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
R. Genesis – And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
1. Noah obeys and leads
2. Noah’s sons are no spring chicks they are around 100 years old each, yet they are still led by their father Noah.
S. Genesis – Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, [and] whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
II. Noah’s Family Replenishes the Earth 8:20-22
A. Genesis – And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
1. Here we have the first mention of an altar being built
2. Think about the enormity of this sacrifice, there are only 7 (or 14) of each of these “clean” animals yet Noah is sacrificing each of them. This is yet another example of Noah’s faith in God to replenish that which Noah freely gives. In human eyes it would seem foolish if there were only 7 cows on the planet to sacrifice one.
B. Genesis 8:21 – And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
1. The LORD - יהוה Yĕhovah
2. What is the sweet savor that the Lord smells? Is it the burning meat or the faith of Noah?
· Since God is a spirit and the aroma of cooking meat would seem to have no influence on Him it seems that God “smelled” something else that was pleasing
· Hebrews 11:6 – But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
3. Does our faith have a sweet smelling savour?
4. God here enters into an unconditional covenant, a promise. Why is it unconditional? Because Noah has already met the condition, he had enough faith to sacrifice of his limited resources God saw this and rewarded all of Noah progeny on his behalf.
· God was not disillusioned about the nature of mankind, He is still aware that “the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth” yet in spite of this He still blesses us.
· He knows that even with this fresh start man will eventually get to their pre-flood state once again.
5. The Lord will not again curse the ground. Meaning He will not add to the curse that was already upon the ground as a result of the fall
6. Neither will I again smite every living thing. He will not again destroy the earth as He has done, which leaves the door open for destroying the earth in another way.
C. Genesis – While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
1. 8 Things God promises will not cease “while the earth remaineth”:
· Seedtime & Harvest - Agricultural
· Cold & Heat - Physical
· Summer & Winter - Seasonal
· Day & Night - Time
2. These 8 items are paired with their opposite to form a poetic essence to this promise, this unconditional covenant of God
3. These promises provide stability and peace of mind for those who trust in the Lord
4. Implication here is that the earth or at least the current state of the earth is not eternal
Chapter 9
I. The Earth Replenished (Genesis 9:1-17)
A. Genesis 9:1 – And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
1. God addresses Noah and his sons yet Noah only had these three sons that were already born. As far as we know Noah was not fruitful after the flood only his 3 sons.
B. Genesis 9:2 – And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth [upon] the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
1. Is this blessing for Noah and his sons only? Does it include all mankind?
2. Genesis – And God blessed them, and God said unto them, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
· Sounds as if God has restored mankind’s authority to take dominion as He is re-iterating the first commandment that He gave to mankind
· Here we see that the earth is essentially washed clean and has become new, this seems to be a foreshadowing of all things becoming new for those in Christ
· II Corinthians -18 – Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature (creation): old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, Who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.
· Revelation 21:5 – And He That sat upon the throne said “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said unto me, “Write: for these words are true and faithful.”
3. Ephesians 1:19-23 – And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to Us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, Which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also that which is to come: And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the Head over all things to the church, Which is His body, the fullness of Him filleth all in all.
4. Hebrews 2:8 – Thou hast put all things in subjection under His feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under Him, He left nothing that is not put under Him. But now we see not yet all things put under Him.
C. Genesis 9:3 – Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
1. First mention of God permitting animal meat to be consumed for food.
2. “As the green herb” seems to indicate that up to this point that was the only thing permissible.
3. Indicates that if meat was eaten prior to this declaration it was done so without the permission of God.
4. No indication as to why the permission is given here
5. No distinguishing between clean and unclean, but merely states “every moving thing that liveth” however, we already know from the number of animals taken aboard the ark that there was a discrimination between clean and unclean. There is no limit on what is permissible here, specific rules are given in Leviticus
6. We know that health wise there are some animals that are unhealthy to eat, most of the animals defined as unclean in Leviticus are not healthy to consume for food.
D. Genesis 9:4 – But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
1. No eating of living animals or blood, animal must be killed and drained of blood
2. Are animals today properly prepared in this manner? Most grocery store meat has blood in the meat.
3. Leviticus - For the life of the flesh [is] in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it [is] the blood [that] maketh an atonement for the soul.
· The life (נפש nephesh) or the soul is in the blood, thus the blood requires a rendering of dignity.
· Provides some insight into atonement, in the blood resides the life and that life going out on the alter atoned for the loss of life brought about by sin.
· If the blood of the sacrificial animal was deserving of this special treatment, how much more should we honor the very blood of God. Do we really understand the magnitude or the importance of Christ’s shed blood? In this blood was the very life of God, poured out on the alter for us. Its like all of mankind was in need of a blood transfusion and Christ had enough for all of us. All we have to do is sign the consent form.
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