Revelation 22

In Ephesians 1:7-10 Paul writes,
"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth." (ESV)

The closing chapters of Revelation speak to this completion of all God's purposes in redemption, at which time God in Christ will finally and fully restore all that was lost by our sinfulness. Consider God's work of restoration, of re-creation as it is highlighted by a comparison of Genesis 1-3 and Revelation 20-22...

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Gen. 1:1
"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth..." Rev. 21:1

"...the darkness he called Night." Gen. 1:5
"...and there will be no night there." Rev. 21:25

"And God made two great lights..." Gen. 1:16
"And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it..." Rev. 21:23

"...in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." Gen. 2:17
"...and death shall be no more." Rev. 21:4

"...the serpent was more crafty than any other beast... he said to the woman, 'Did God actually say...'" Gen. 3:1
"...and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire." Rev. 20:10

A garden corrupted, Gen. 3:6-7
A city incorruptible, Rev. 21:27

"...and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God..." Gen. 3:8-10
"Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God." Rev. 21:3

"...I was afraid... and I hid myself." Gen. 3:10
"They will see his face..." Rev. 22:4

"I will surely multiply your pain..." Gen. 3:16
"...neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore..." Rev. 21:4

"...cursed is the ground because of you;" Gen. 3:17
"No longer will there be anything accursed..." Rev. 22:3

"...therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden... He drove out the man... he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword..." Gen. 3:23-24
"...and its gates will never be shut," "...that they may enter the city by the gates." Rev. 21:25; 22:14

"...to guard the way to the tree of life." Gen. 3:24
"...he showed me the river of the water of life... flowing through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life..." Rev. 22:1-2

"And he who was seated on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.' ...Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life..." Rev. 21:5; 22:14