GOD SPEAKS: THE OLD REVEALS THE NEW

Kari Farnell

 The original intent of this post was to discuss the words and messages of several less familiar, more modern Christmas songs, but with this being the last post before Christmas, I felt led to go in a different direction. What follows is a comparison of the beginning of the Old Testament with the beginning of the New Testament book of John. The Old begins with the creation of the World; the New begins with the creation of the World’s Savior. There is a great parallel between the two and I believe it shows that Jesus is present throughout the Bible, not just a character appearing in the New Testament. I have recently been intrigued by the amount of Old Testament scriptures that depict the life of Jesus. As it turns out, some of these books also parallel with the book of Revelation as well. In this we see the Creation of the World, the Creation of the World’s Savior, and the Creation of the New World and what is yet to come.


FIRST;
Genesis 1:1a--"In the beginning..."

John 1:1-2--"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God."

Revelation 21:6b--"I am...the Beginning and the End."

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CREATION:
Genesis 1:1b--God created the Heavens and the Earth."

John 1:3--"All things came into being through HIm, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being."

Revelation 21:1--"Then I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth."

Kari Farnell

LIGHT:
Genesis 1:3-4--"Then God said, 'Let there be light'. and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness."

John 1:4-5--"In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."

Revelation 21:23--"...for the glory of God has illumined it and its lamp IS the Lamb."


FELLOWSHIP:
Genesis 3:8a--"They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day..."

John 1:14--"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..."

Revelation 22:4a --"...they will see His face..."

Kari Farnell

As can be clearly seen, the Bible is not a book of tales divided into older and newer stories. It is a cohesive, on-going narrative, written by God, about Jesus, his life, ministry, death and resurrection, and our future with Him.

During this Christmas season, my prayer is that you will come to know fully this Jesus of the Bible and see His presence in your life throughout the year to come. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Kari Farnell