At the beginning of the Scriptures we are told about the creation of the world. Over the course of six days, God lays the foundation of the earth, fills it with animals, and finally creates man before resting from his creation. However, over the years of studying the scriptures, I have occasionally noticed descriptions of an epic battle that occurred before God created mankind. My religion teacher also briefly touched on this battle of creation in a couple of class sessions, and it is discussed briefly in our class book. However, my professor's suggestions weren't concrete enough for me, and the class book was written by a well-known Bible critic, so I couldn't take stock of its theological implications, so I decided to study it on my own. The descriptions of this battle are so at odds with Genesis 1 that I decided to compile them into a list and study them individually. And, in a surprise even to me, my studies eventually concluded with the eschatology of Revelation.Leviathan. Although several passages refer to the beast called leviathan (many of which use it as an epithet for a pagan nation), only two appear to describe the battle between God and the monster. In Psalm 74.12-14 God is said to have "divided the sea", "the heads of the sea monsters on the waters" and "crushed the heads of the leviathan". All of these refer to Leviathan's defeat in the past. But in Isaiah 27.1 it is said that in the future God "will punish the leviathan, the fugitive serpent, the leviathan, the crooked serpent" and that he will "slay the dragon that is in the sea". Rahab. Not to be confused with the prostitute of Jericho, Rahab is a Hebrew word meaning "proud," used as the name of the leviathan (and again, it is used as an epithet for p...... middle of paper). .....so much that comes up from the abyss, that is, from the abyss, from the sea [Revelation 9.1,11 12.17] Just as the leviathan was the dragon of the sea, so also the dragon Satan sends "water" to destroy; the followers of God. [Revelation 12.15; 17.1,15-17] Satan also has several heads, just like Leviathan [Psalm 74.12-14] However, just as Scripture promises that God will "slay the dragon". is in the sea" [Isaiah 27:1], so too Scripture promises that the dragon Satan would ultimately be destroyed. [Revelation 20:10] And, just as the leviathan/Rahab was referred to as synonymous with the chaotic sea, so we see also that after the defeat of the dragon Satan, the chaotic sea is absent from the new creation [Revelation 21:1] In other words, in the new creation, there will be no one to challenge God. All who live eternally will love God, eternally victorious.