The Beginning and The End: 2 Esdras 6:1-6 | Isaiah 34:16-17 | Revelation 21:1-8

2 Esdras 6:1: "And he" [The angel] "said unto me," [Esdras] "In the beginning, when the earth was made before the borders of the world stood, or ever the winds blew,"

2 Esdras 6:2: "Before it thundered and lightened, or ever the foundations of paradise were laid,"

2 Esdras 6:3: "Before the fair flowers were seen, or ever the moveable powers were established, before the innumerable multitude of angels were gathered together,"

2 Esdras 6:4: "Or ever the heights of the air were lifted up, before the measures of the firmament were named, or ever the chimneys in Sion were hot,"

2 Esdras 6:5: "And ere the present years were sought out, and or ever the inventions of them that now sin were turned, before they were sealed that have gathered faith for a treasure:"

2 Esdras 6:6: "Then did I" [God] "consider these things, and they all were made through me alone, and through none other: by me also they shall be ended, and by none other.
See Revelation 4:11 Revelation 4:11: "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."  and Matthew 24:36 Matthew 24:36: "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." .

Isaiah 34:16: "Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read:" [See 2 Timothy 2:15 2 Timothy 2:15: "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." and Proverbs 30:5-6 Proverbs 30:5: "Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him."

Proverbs 30:6: "Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." ] "no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded," [See Isaiah 46:9-10 Isaiah 46:9: "Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,"

Isaiah 46:10: "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:" and Isaiah 55:10-11 Isaiah 55:10: "For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:"

Isaiah 55:11: "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." ] "and his spirit it hath gathered them." See Genesis 49:10 Genesis 49:10: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him" [Christ] "shall the gathering of the people be." .

Isaiah 34:17: “And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line:" [See Isaiah 28:9-10 Isaiah 28:9: "Whom shall he" [God] "teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts."

Isaiah 28:10: "For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:" ] "they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.” See Jeremiah 31:33-34 Jeremiah 31:33: "But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people."

Jeremiah 31:34: "And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." .

Revelation 21:1: “And I” [John] “saw" [A vision of] "a new heaven and a new earth:"
[See 2 Peter 3:13 2 Peter 3:13: "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness." and Isaiah 65:17-19 Isaiah 65:17: "For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind."

Isaiah 65:18: "But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy."

Isaiah 65:19: "And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying." ] "for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”

Revelation 21:2: “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”

Revelation 21:3: “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”

Revelation 21:4: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

Revelation 21:5: “And he” [God] “that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.”

Revelation 21:6: “And he said unto me,” [John] “It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.” See John 4:13-14 John 4:13: "Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:"

John 4:14: "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." and Hebrews 8:10-12 Hebrews 8:10: "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:"

Hebrews 8:11: "And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest."

Hebrews 8:12: "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." .

Revelation 21:7: “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”

Revelation 21:8: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars,” [The unbelievers/wicked] “shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
See Revelation 20:11-14 Revelation 20:11: "And I” [John] “saw" [A vision of] "a great white throne, and him” [God] “that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them."

Revelation 20:12: "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened:" [Records kept of everyone’s works] "and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works."

Revelation 20:13: "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they" [The dead] "were judged every man according to their works."

Revelation 20:14: "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death." .