"In this context, the first marriage between Adam and Eve implies that there will be a last marriage. The marriage in chapter one is a foreshadowing of the marriage that will occur in the last chapter... But this is not a trivial point. After all, someone might say, there will also be a last person to have a steak, or scratch his ear, or mow his lawn. Why make a fuss over something like this? Remember the Lord’s words—at the beginning, from the beginning. There were certain things God wanted us to note in the first chapter because He intended to develop them in a glorious way. In other words, this last couple is not just another couple, one more in an endless, meandering line of meaningless marriages; rather, they have the privilege of living right at the crescendo. Not only did the marriage of Adam and Eve set the pattern for all human marriages, the apostle Paul takes this truth as his basis for saying that all human marriages are a foreshadowing of the great marriage, the glorious consummation of all things. At the close of human history, our Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus Christ, will be presented with His bride, dressed in white, without any fault, without any blemish, and radiant in beauty" -- Douglas Wilson, Bone of My Bones
The mention of marriage in the first few chapters of Genesis is meant to be a foreshadowing for those paying attention to the story. When it appears again at the very end, it does not surprise the reader who has been making notes of these things and tucking them away assuming their significance will be manifested. Marriage is the metaphor that stretches from beginning to end. It's initiation in Genesis 2 reaches its culmination in Revelation 19.
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