God
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All mankind – Adam and Eve in the first heavens and earth
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Seth – and his offspring who believed and did what God said to them
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Noah – and his offspring who believed and did what God said to them
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Abraham – and his offspring who believed and did what God said to them
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Judah/Israel – and his offspring who believed and did what God said to them, which included Moses and Jesus the Christ (Judeans/Israelites as opposed to people belonging to other nations/Gentiles)
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Holy-people (true Christians who are people who believe and do what God says as recorded in Romans 10:8-13 and thus receive the gift of holy spirit – from among all nations, no distinction between Judeans/Israelites and Gentiles) – the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ is the head of this body of holy-people
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Judeans/Israelites (as opposed to people belonging to other nations/Gentiles) who will believe and do what God will say to them
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All mankind – in the third heavens and earth
TIMELINE
~ 4,003 B.C. | Creation – Genesis 1:1 Adam and Eve – Genesis 1 and 2 |
~ 3,903 B.C. | Adam’s fall and promise of Messiah Genesis 3 |
~ 2,347 B.C. | Noah and Flood Genesis 6-9 |
~ 2,247 B.C. | Peleg Earth divided Genesis 10:25 and I Chronicles 1:19 |
~ 1,945 B.C. | Babel / Abraham Genesis 11-25 |
born ~ 1,570 B.C. ff | Moses and Exodus 2 ff |
born ~ 990 B.C. ff | King David I Samuel 16 ff |
~ 880 B.C. | Israel divided I Kings 12 |
~ 496 B.C. ff | Babylonian Captivity Jeremiah 25 ff |
~ 455 B.C. | Daniel’s prophecy of birth and death of Christ Daniel 9:25 |
3 B.C. | Jesus’ birth Matthew 2 |
14 Nisan, 28 A.D. | Jesus’ crucifixion, death and burial Matthew 27 and Daniel 9:26a |
17 Nisan, 28 A.D. | Jesus’ resurrection receiving his new body with its holy spirit-life Matthew 28 |
40 days after Jesus’ resurrection | Jesus’ ascension Acts 1:1-11 |
Pentecost, 50 days after Jesus’ resurrection | Gift of holy spirit made available to mankind Acts 2 |
Time not made known | Gathering Together of all Christians, includes resurrection of dead Christians - in the air (not on earth) I Thessalonians 4:13-17; I Corinthians 15:51-57 |
3 ½ years | Wrath begins for all remaining on earth The antichrist’s quest for control 3 ½ yrs, makes covenant with many Daniel 7-12; Matthew chapters 24 and 25; Revelation chapters 4 - 11 |
3 ½ years | Antichrist breaks covenant, takes position in temple and rules world for 3 ½ yrs Daniel 8:14, 9:27b, 12:7-12; Matthew 24:15; Revelation chapters 11 - 18 |
Reign of Christ 1,000 years | Christ comes as King of kings etc - second coming on earth Revelation 19:11ff Resurrection of beheaded Revelation 20:4-5 and reign with Christ 1,000 years together with the previously resurrected holy-people (Christians) |
very short time | Satan loosed a very short time and cast into the lake of fire Revelation 20:7-10 |
Time as needed | Resurrection and judgment of all others still dead both just and unjust Revelation 20:12-15 |
From this time onwards | New heaven and earth New Jerusalem on earth All of God’s people with God and the Lord Jesus Christ Revelation 21 and 22 |
~ about, approximately
The above chart gives estimated dates.
B.C. – as is usually said to be “Before Christ” as though the birth of Jesus Christ took place at “0” – however, we should realize that Jesus was probably born in the year we call today “3 B.C.” and not in-between 1 B.C. and 1 A.D.
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