Revelation related passages

Within the Bible

• Previous: Jude called believers to contend for the faith; Revelation unveils the triumphant Christ and the end of the story.
• Completes: The whole Bible: Revelation gathers up every thread of Scripture and ties it off in Christ.
• Thematic Connections:
  • Genesis 1-3 - Creation, the fall, and the tree of life, all restored and fulfilled in Revelation 21-22.
  • Daniel 7 - The beasts, the Son of Man, and the everlasting kingdom, drawn on throughout.
  • Ezekiel 37-48; Isaiah 65-66 - The visions of restoration, the new temple, and new heavens and earth.
  • Zechariah 14 - The Lord reigning as King over all the earth, with living waters flowing.

Cross-Testament Connections

Revelation is the consummation of the whole biblical story in Christ:

• The tree of life restored: What was lost in Eden is regained in the new Jerusalem (Revelation 22:2; Genesis 2-3).
• The Lamb who was slain: Christ fulfills the Passover lamb and the suffering Servant (Revelation 5:6-9; Exodus 12; Isaiah 53).
• The Son of Man and the everlasting kingdom: Christ fulfills Daniel’s vision of dominion and glory (Revelation 1:7, 13-14; Daniel 7:13-14).
• God dwelling with His people: The new creation fulfills the promise that God will tabernacle among His people forever (Revelation 21:3; Leviticus 26:11-12; Ezekiel 37:27).
• The Lord reigning over all: Christ’s universal reign fulfills the prophets’ hope (Revelation 11:15; 19:16; Zechariah 14:9; Psalm 2).