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Natural and Spiritual History - Prophecy Timeline from the Beginning to the End

This is a chronological ordering of the MAJOR story points of the Kingdom of Heaven as revealed by the Holy Bible

Date: ? - Beginning of Time and Space

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
(Genesis 1:1 KJV)

Creation of heaven and earth

Date: ? - The Angels and Lucifer on the Ancient Earth

A Perfect and Harmonious World until...

"Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God...Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee."
(Ezekiel 28:13-15 KJV)

Eden

Date: ? - Lucifer rebels - The First SIN in Creation

Brings down the wrath of God on Lucifer's world, introducing Death and entropy into the creation

"For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:..I will be like the most High.
(Isaiah 14:13-15 KJV)

destruction of world

Approx. 4.5 Gya to end of Pleistocene - Geologic Ages

Life struggles against Death across the geologic ages

"For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else."
(Isaiah 45:18 KJV)

geologic ages

About 13,500 Years Ago - The ending of the old Earth world

The Earth and the heavens go dark

The death and entropy introduced into the creation by Lucifer's rebellion in the ancient past finally brings the original creation to a state of ruin and darkness.

Younger Dryas

About 6,000 Years Ago

The state of the heaven and Earth before the seven-days of Genesis

"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
(Genesis 1:2 KJV)

earth void and without form

About 6,000 Years Ago - The "Creation Week" of Genesis

The FIRST REGENERATION of the Heavens and Earth - Creation of a New World and Man

"These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth..."
(Genesis 2:4 KJV)

"And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth..."
(Genesis 1:28 KJV)

creation weeks

After the "Creation Week" - The Fall of Adam

Satan steals stewardship of the New World from Man - Death and Evil Enter the Regenerated Creation

"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin..."
(Romans 5:12 KJV)

"And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine."
(Luke 4:6-7 KJV)

fall of Adam

2345 BC - Noah's Flood - God destroys first world of man

"And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth."
(Genesis 6:12-13 KJV)

Noah's Flood

1 Year Later - Noah and Family begin a New World of man

"And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth."
(Genesis 9:1 KJV)

After the Flood

About 2000 BC - God calls Abraham, Father of the Jewish People

"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations."
(Genesis 17:1-4 KJV)

Abraham

588 BC - Destruction of the first temple

Start of Babylonian Captivity

"Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon."
(2 Chronicles 36:7 KJV)

first temple

32 AD - Death Burial & Resurrection of the Messiah

Price is paid to redeem fallen mankind from sin and present evil world.

"Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again."
(Mark 10:33-34 KJV)

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."
(John 3:16-17 KJV)

Messiah on cross

32 - 36 AD - Jewish Nation Rejects Jesus as Messiah

The stoning of Stephen

"Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
(Acts 7:57-59 KJV)

stoning of Stephan

37 AD - God calls Paul to be Apostle to the Gentiles

On the road to Damascus

"And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks."
(Acts 9:3-5 KJV)

Paul on road to Damascus

52 - 67 AD - Paul writes epistles to New Testament Churches

Warns about Prophetic Truths - Prophecy of Antichrist Third Temple

"For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance."
(Romans 11:25-29 KJV)

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."
(2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 KJV)

Paul writes

70 AD - Destruction of the second temple and the city of Jerusalem

"And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
(Matthew 24:1-2 KJV)

destruction second temple

After 32 AD - "Age of Grace" (Church Age)

"Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth."
(Acts 13:46-47 KJV)

"For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts."
(Malachi 1:11 KJV)

Gospel of Jesus Christ

Dark Ages of Gentile history- Rise of Roman Catholicism, Islam, the Inquisitions, Persecutions of the Jews in Europe and the Holocaust

"And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers."
(Deuteronomy 30:1-5 KJV)

dark ages

1948 AD - The birth of the State of Israel

The Jewish people begin returning to their ancestral homeland

"Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous."
(Jeremiah 30:10-12 KJV)

state of Israel is born

Present Time - The World Hates Israel

The Age of Grace is ending for the Gentiles

"Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off."
(Romans 11:18-22 KJV)

the world hates Israel

Sometime in not so distant Future - The Third Temple is Built

Jewish Ritual Worship Resumes

"And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months."
(Revelation 11:1-2 KJV)

Third Temple

The Antichrist is revealed

He will be a "King" over Israel in the end-times

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."
(2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 KJV)

"And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"
(2 Thessalonians 2:8-9 KJV)

antichrist

A time of "Great Tribulation"

"For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened."
(Matthew 24:21-22 KJV)

Great Tribulation

The world is in near-total ruin by the end of the Tribulation

"I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end."
(Jeremiah 4:23-27 KJV)

world in ruin

Return of the King of Kings

The unrighteous are removed from the world

"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."
(Matthew 24:29-31 KJV)

"The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
(Matthew 13:41-43 KJV)

Return of King

The Heavens and Earth are made new again

The SECOND REGENERATION of the heavens and Earth

"And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
(Matthew 19:28 KJV)

"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy."
(Isaiah 65:17-18 KJV)

"Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."
(2 Peter 3:12-13 KJV)

Regeneration

The one-thousand-year reign of the Lord Jesus Christ (Revelation 21)

His Kingdom on the regenerated Earth, ruling from a restored Jerusalem and Fourth Temple that the Lord will create.

"It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be The LORD is there."
(Ezekiel 48:35 KJV)

Although the life-spans of mankind will be greatly increased during this age, there will still be physical death on the Earth until the end of this age.

"But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD."
(Isaiah 65:18-25 KJV)

King of Kings

At end of the one-thousand years - The Final Battle - Gog & Magog

"And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever."
(Revelation 20:7-10 KJV)

final battle

The Final Judgment

"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works."
(Revelation 20:12-13 KJV)

Final Judgment

The Lake of Fire

The final and eternal abode of the unrighteous

"And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
(Revelation 20:14-15 KJV)

lake of fire

The Eternal New Heaven and Earth that follows

"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God."
(Revelation 21:1-3 KJV)

"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
(Revelation 21:4 KJV)

"And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,"
(Revelation 21:10 KJV)

"And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it."
(Revelation 21:22V)

 

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