New Testament Survey
11. Study the contrasts between the beginning and the ending of the world:
| The Beginning | The Ending | |
| (Alpha) | (Omega) | |
| Genesis Chapters 1-3 | Revelation Chapters 20-22 | |
| God created the heaven and earth Genesis 1:2 | And I saw a new heaven and earth: Revelation 21:1 | |
| Let there be light: Genesis 1:3-5 | The city had no need of light: Revelation 21:23; 22:5 | |
| Waters called sea: Genesis 1:10 | No more sea: Revelation 21:1 | |
| Tree of life: Genesis 2:8-9 | Tree of life: Revelation 22:2 | |
| River out of Eden: Genesis 2:10 | Pure river of life: Revelation 22:1 | |
| Death from a tree: Genesis 2:17 | Life from a tree: Revelation 22:2 | |
| Curse instituted: Genesis 3:17 | No more curse: Revelation 22:3 | |
| Pain: Genesis 3:17 | No more pain: Revelation 21:4 | |
| Entrance shut: Genesis 3:24 | Entrance open: Revelation 21:25 | |
| He walked with them: Genesis 3:8 | He dwells with them: Revelation 21:3 | |
| Death instituted: Genesis 2:17 | Death banished: Revelation 20:14 | |
| Devil deceives: Genesis 3:4-6 | Devil cannot deceive: Revelation 20:3 | |
| Devil loose: Genesis 3:4 | Devil bound: Revelation 20:2 | |
| Sorrow: Genesis 3:17 | No more sorrow: Revelation 21:4 | |
| Earth and heaven formed: Genesis 1:1 | Earth and heaven flee: Revelation 20:11 | |
| Creative power of God: Genesis 1:1 | Destructive force of God: Revelation 20:9 | |
| Hiding from God: Genesis 3:8 | Standing before God: Revelation 20:12 | |
| It is begun: Genesis 1:1 | It is done: Revelation 21:6 |
IN CONCLUSION
The Bible reveals God's eternal master plan. The Old Testament was the preparation for the plan. The Gospels were the manifestation of the plan, and Acts and the Epistles the appropriation of the plan. Revelation presents the conclusion of God's plan.