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Village at Dawn
Old Man and a Tree
Sitting with the Women
The Donkey Rider
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Start (Genesis 1-2)
• There is no sin (1:31)
• Men and women are created in the image
of God (1:27)
• God created people for a purpose (1:28-30)
• God blesses his creation (1:28)
The Bible’s Big Picture
The End (Revelation 21-22)
• There is no sin (Rev. 20)
• Heaven and earth are one place
(Rev. 21:1-5)
• There is a garden city (Rev. 22)
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Problem (Genesis 3)
• Sin is a disruption of peace
• Sin is rebellion
• Sin is abusing stewardship
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Solution (Jesus)
• Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, at
the renewal of all things, when the Son of
Man sits on his glorious throne, you who
have followed me will also sit on twelve
thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Solution (Jesus)
• Matthew 19:28
• Acts 3:21
He must remain in heaven until the time
comes for God to restore everything, as he
promised long ago through his holy
prophets.
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Solution (Jesus)
• Matthew 19:28
• Acts 3:21
• Colossians 1:19-20
For God was pleased to have all his fullness
dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to
himself all things, whether things on earth or
things in heaven, by making peace through
his blood, shed on the cross.
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Problem – sin
The Solution – removal of sin
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Start
The Problem – disruption of peace
The Solution – restoration of peace
The End
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Problem – humans are sinners
The Solution
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Start – humans made in the image of God
The Problem
The Solution
The End
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Problem
The Solution – we are saved “to go to heaven”
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Start
The Problem
The Solution
The End – new heavens and new earth
The Bible’s Big Picture
The Start – humans made in the image of God
The Problem – disruption of peace
The Solution – restoration of peace
The End – new heavens and new earth