Correlations between Genesis 1-2 and John 19-20

Notice these correlations between Genesis 1-2 and John 19-20:

On the sixth day (Friday) God created Man (Adam), male and female (Genesis 1:26-27), and places Man in a garden (Genesis 2:8). On Good Friday, Pilate presents Jesus (the Second Adam [1 Corinthians 15:45]) to the crowd: “Behold, the Man!” (John 19:5).

On the sixth day (Friday) God finished his work of creation (Genesis 2:2). On Good Friday, Jesus completes his work on the cross, saying, “It is finished!” (John 19:30).

On the seventh day (Saturday/Sabbath) God rested from creating (Genesis 2:2-3). During the Sabbath/Saturday, Jesus body is laid to rest in a tomb (John 19:31, 41-42).

On the eight day (Sunday), “the first day of the week” (John 20:1), Jesus rises from the dead, coming out of a tomb which is in a garden (John 19:41; 20:15).

John has written down these correlations between the two stories in order to say something about the Easter event. He is saying here that Jesus’ work on the cross is an act bringing about New Creation (see Galatians 6:15; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; Revelation 21:1). Jesus’ resurrection is a new day. He is the New Man, the first fruits of the New Creation (1 Corinthians 15:20, 23). God has officially begun to transform the world, recreate it, reversing the fall of Man, and he is doing so through the person and work of Jesus.