We think that we know the first
three chapters of the Bible well –
Creation and the Fall, we say,
knowingly. But have we ever stopped to
consider that Jesus in the book of
Revelation is called ‘the last Adam’
and the ‘Alpha & Omega’? Should this
make a difference to how we look at
the first three chapters of Genesis?
Dr. John Fesko says that it does and
that without seeing Christ and the end
days, we cannot understand the first
days. Over the controversies that
surround these first three chapters he
says ‘there are many theologians who
represent different schools of
thought. Is there a better way to
approach the opening chapters of
Genesis in spite of the debate? The
answer to that question is an
unqualified, ‘Yes’… The way through
the impasse is to interpret Genesis in
the manner presented in the New
Testament. More specifically, one must
interpret Genesis 1-3 in the light of
Christ and Eschatology.’ By doing
this, John is able to explain this
important portion of scripture from a
holistic Christological viewpoint, one
that is consistent throughout
scripture. If you are tangled up on
origins in Genesis then this may be
your way through the maze.