The End of the Beginning: Revelation 21–22 and the Old Testament (Biblia.com)

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The last two chapters of Revelation describe the arrival of the new heaven, new earth, and new Jerusalem. In The End of the Beginning, William J. Dumbrell asks why this is such an appropriate way to finish not only the story of Revelation, but the entire Bible’s story. Dumbrell traces the roots of the new creation throughout the Old and New Testaments.

impending rejection of Judah and Jerusalem (in 5:1–7). A set of seven woes against prevailing social conditions is formed by 5:8–10:4 (interrupted by 6:1–9:7) while the remainder of chapter 10 is interwoven with oracles of divine punishment first to be visited by Assyria upon Judah and Jerusalem, and then upon Assyria itself. The complementary message of hope points to an ideal community established under messianic leadership, and is presented in Isa 11:1–9. Following this description is a picture

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