118 Andreas Hock advanced significantly over the time of Babel. Still the humans disobey. But God is still Savior and comes down to save humanity from itself (36): “No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man” (Joh 3,13). Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary Andreas HOCK 1300 South Steele Street Denver, CO 80210 SUMMARY There are some salient points of contact between the narrative of Babel, Gen 11:1-9, and the vision of the New Jerusalem, Rev 21:1–22:5. These parallels are starkly contrastive. Among the most stunning parallels are the way man’s initiative is underscored in Gen, while God’s initiative is emphasized in Rev. Human accomplishment appears to be at the heart of the narrative in lgenesis, whereas God’s accomplishment is presented in Rev. Moreover, worldly reputation is set in opposition to heavenly fame, as well as a worldwide dispersion in Gen as it is being contrasted with a worldwide unification in Rev. The essay’s conclusion is that the protological text is brought to fulfillment in the eschatological one in an inverse archetypal sense. (36) Cf. D. COTTER, Genesis (Berit Olam, Collegeville, PA 2003) 70.