The Beginning and the End

Genesis
Genesis 3

Revelation
Revelation 21-22

The sun is created

The sun is not needed.

Satan is victorious

Satan is defeated.

Sin enters the human race

Sin is banished.

People run and hide from God

People are invited to live with God forever.

People are cursed

The curse is removed.

Tears are shed, with sorrow for sin

No more sin, no more tears or sorrow.

The garden and earth are cursed

God's city is glorified; the earth is made new.

Paradise is lost

Paradise is regained.

People are doomed to death

Death is defeated; believers live forever with God.

The Bible records for us the beginning of the world and the end of the world. The story of mankind, from beginning to end—from the fall into sin to redemption and God's ultimate victory over evil—is found in the pages of the Bible.