The Bible’s amazing consistency is strong evidence of its divine inspiration. The 66 books of the Bible were written on three continents by about 40 people over a period of approximately 1,600 years. These authors, who wrote in three different languages, had widely varying life experiences. Some were wealthy, influential, and scholarly; others were fishermen, shepherds, or farmers. And yet, all the biblical books are in complete harmony.

This is especially evident in a comparison of Genesis and Revelation, the former written by Moses and the latter by John. Moses describes the creation of “the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1), while John envisions “a new heaven and a new earth” (Rev. 21:1). Moses blames the subtle “serpent” for deceiving the first humans and inducing them to sin (Gen. 3:1). John reveals that Christ has conquered the “ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world” (Rev. 12:9), and the Lord will soon punish him with eternal ruin: “And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever” (20:10). Moses says that after Adam’s sin God “drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life” (Gen. 3:24). John promises that Adam’s redeemed children will once again have access to “the tree of life” growing beside “the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb” (Rev. 22:1-2).

Were these two authors contemporaries? No. Moses, born in 1526 BC, wrote Genesis in Hebrew. John, born c. AD 1-10, wrote Revelation in Greek. But the prophecies in Revelation harmonize beautifully with the far older book. Plainly, God’s hand is at work here.