The Doctrine of Creation in Revelation and the Gospel of John

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says (Rev. 3:14 NASB)

Worthy art Thou, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for Thou didst create all things, and because of Thy will they existed, and were created. (Rev. 4:11 NASB)

And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever. And the four living creatures kept saying, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshiped. (Rev. 5:13-14 NASB)

And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there shall be delay no longer (Rev. 10:5-6 NASB)

And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. (Rev. 13:8-9 NASB)

and he said with a loud voice, Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters. (Rev. 14:7 NASB)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. (Jn. 1:1-3 NASB)

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. (Jn. 1:10 NASB)

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." (Jn. 8:58 NASB)

 "Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. "If this man were not from God, He could do nothing."(Jn. 9:32-33 NASB)

And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. (Jn. 17:5 ESV)

John is convinced that humans are created beings and the triune God is our Creator. God created by divine fiat at the beginning. The Word, the son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ was the special agent of creation. The same power that is used in the beginning is used at the ending. The power to make is no greater than the power to destroy. What God created in love in the past  is brought low by the power of God in holy wrath administering justice during His visitations throughout the earth’s history, but especially at the end of the age. There is no point in believing Revelation if your unbelief will not let you believe Genesis. The supernatural seals, trumpet and bowl judgments require no more divine power than acts of creation. The virgin birth and resurrection, also clearly taught by John, also require supernatural intervention as do the sign miracles John records.