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Comparison of Scripture Beginnings and Endings--Outline of Thoughts
Barbara L. Klika, MSW, Undershepherd, Life Coach
August 2010
Our Messiah Yeshua, Alpha and Omega, Alef and Tav, Beginning and End, The Tree of Life and the Living Waters.
The Living Word and our Bridegroom preparing & waiting for His Bride from Genesis to Revelation
In very brief phrases, please examine with me the first and last of the following Books of Scripture:
- Genesis 1-2 and Revelation 21-22;
- Psalms 1 and 150;
- Proverbs 1 and 31
Let this outline be a starting point.
Then, please prayerfully check these Words in their entirety!
Let them who have ears hear what the Spirit is saying!
Ezekiel 3: 16-27
Revelation 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22
Genesis 1-2 Creation Events
(by the Spirit of the LORD/YHWH/Yeshua as confirmed in John 1)
- separation of light/darkness separation of waters/dry land
- Seed bearing trees/plants rivers/water
- 1:10 gathering together of waters is called seas/mankind
- Sun, moon and stars for days and for seasons Birds of air and creatures of sea “swarming”
- Breath given to animals/mankind-one being- created in image of God
- REST!
Garden created – mankind and trees to be placed in it with
THE Tree of Life Who is Messiah/The Word (See also Rev. 2:7; 22:2) iss available in the Garden and 4 rivers run through it,
Mankind separated out into male and female, two aspects of one entity are now divided yet still made in image of God. First instruction to them is that the two shall become one.
Finished work/ rest
Comparisons
Psalm 1:
- Blessed is he who doesn’t walk in unwise/ungodly counsel but delights in the Law and keeps the commandments of God.
- Man compared to a tree planted by waters to bear fruit/works in season- maturity
- see also Deuteronomy 20:19, Psalm 37:35, Isaiah 65:22;
- Comparison of godly and ungodly counsel/trees/elders The Godly way known to YHWH
See also Ezekiel 31, Matthew 3:10; 7:15-20
- Godly men have nothing to fear in judgment/stand/good fruit/wheat/strong, straight trees
- Ungodly men will not stand/driven away by wind as chaff
Proverbs 1: Opening affirmation of Creation;
- seven spirits and work of each day as confirmed in Isaiah 11: 1-2, Rev. 4:5, many psalms, etc.
- The Godly way referred to in Psalm 1 is more clearly identified here.,,,as shown in the 7 spirits of God active on each Creation day...which also outlines the 7 moedim/feasts/assemblies which is also confirmed as the Path of righteousness/Psalm 23 and other Scriptures
- Comparison of wise and fools
Psalm 150:
- Concluding affirmations of Creation work/spirit
- Praise heavens and earth,
- Tabernacle Heavenly and footstool of earth
- let everything that has breath praise Him
- Back to the beginning
Proverbs 31:10-31
- woman of virtue described
- Not afraid of snow for household/judgment
- treasures of snow and hail/judgment
- Her husband is known in the gates/judgment
- Fruit is of her hands/work
- Concluding with letting her works praise her in the gates.
Revelation 21
- New heaven and earth--
- creation pictures/ garden/gates/tree/river/
- 21: 1 no more sea no more gathering together of people? Finished Rest
Revelation 22
- 22: 2 Each tree yielding its fruit
- V 12 each person male/female rewarded according to his work/fruit
- V 14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life/Yeshua and may enter through the gates/judgment into the city/garden/New Jerusalem
- Need for separation of light and darkness finished Back to intended unity. Lamb Light!
CONCLUSION OF COMPARISONS
The opening and closing books of Scripture provide a complete picture of mankind from beginning to end:
Genesis: Mankind created & placed in context of garden/sanctuary/tabernacle as one then divided, to be told to come together as one
Psalm 1: Man male language used here but refers to every person male and female
Proverbs 31: Woman Female language used here but refers to every person male and female.
Mankind, both male and female who follow YHWH/Yeshua will move toward being the Bride
Trees counsel wise and foolish “options” noted ways to walk links with garden/trees
Living water feeds the wise trees/mankind/elders and leaves will not wither but heal nations.
Waters/seas are the nations…people gathered together in the beginning but no further gathering will be needed in the end after judgment has been completed/back to unity in the garden/tabernacle
Proverbs 1 and 31 The way to walk is defined in context of creation
Psalm 1 Comparison of ways of foolish and wise; judgment
Wise bear heavy fruit like wheat foolish are like chaff blown away/Spirit Breath No fear of judgment for wise who have walked in wise paths and grown like trees planted by rivers of water
Proverbs 1 Connect with parable of 10 virgins --5 wise and 5 foolish
Which also represent nations.
Fear/honor/respect of God is beginning of knowledge/wisdom
Fools despise wisdom and instruction
Ecclesiastes 12: 1-14
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil. (14; NKJV)
Revelation 22: 13-14
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
Watching and praying in the Body of Messiah as we wait for His soon return!