{"id":84,"date":"2017-05-30T03:53:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T03:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/custom-env.rnyqybsmzj.us-west-2.elasticbeanstalk.com\/?p=84"},"modified":"2017-05-30T03:53:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T03:53:54","slug":"thy-kingdom-come-issue-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themastersgoods.org\/index.php\/2017\/05\/30\/thy-kingdom-come-issue-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Thy Kingdom Come: Issue 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOD\u2019S TIMELINE FOR MAN<\/p>\n

(The Key to Rightly Dividing God\u2019s Word)<\/p>\n

W<\/strong>hile studying God\u2019s word, I, along with so many other Believers in Christ have come to the conclusion (based upon the evidence we have through prophecy, science, etc.) that God\u2019s word is true (John 17:17),<\/em> and that there are no lies<\/u><\/em><\/strong> in His word (1 John 2:21).<\/em> Based upon the fact that it is \u2018impossible<\/strong> for God to lie\u2019, many Believers take a unique approach to God\u2019s word. While many Believers find it easier to change bibles or seek truth elsewhere when they find something in God\u2019s word that seems contrary to their doctrine, many of us Believers take this as a sign that we need to spend more time laboring in His word and doctrine (1 Tim 5:17, 2 Tim 2:15).<\/em> During this time of studying and laboring in God’s word, the Holy Spirit will reward us by revealing to us a truth, that at first sight, may have appeared to be a contradiction.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

John 16:13\u00a0 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In this first issue of \u201cThy Kingdom Come\u201d, we will construct a timeline for man from the time that God placed Adam in the garden of Eden until the final judgement of man at the Great White Throne Judgment. We will learn that there are two judgments, two resurrections, two places of torment, etc. Once we understand the order of the events that take place during this time period; we will be able to more thoroughly understand scripture, that to the unstudied Believers mind, seems to be contradictory.<\/p>\n

Have you ever questioned why:<\/p>\n

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  1. Scripture says that salvation is \u2018NOT OF WORKS\u2019 (Ephesians 2:9 Not of works<\/strong>, lest any man should boast.)<\/em>, yet scripture also says that we are to \u2018WORK OUT OUR OWN SALVATION\u2019 (Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation<\/strong> with fear and trembling.)?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Scripture says that you are \u2018SAVED THROUGH FAITH\u2019 (Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith<\/strong>; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:)<\/em>, yet scripture also says \u2018CAN FAITH SAVE YOU?\u2019 (James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him<\/strong>?)?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Scripture says that as a child of God, He will \u2018NOT CAST YOU OUT\u2019 (John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out<\/strong>.)<\/em>, yet scripture also says that Paul feared being \u2018A CASTAWAY\u2019 (1 Corinthians 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway<\/strong>.)?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Once we understand God\u2019s timeline for man, we will be able to easily answer these as well as other questions, proving that it truly is \u2018impossible for God to lie<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n

        Proverbs 25:2\u00a0 It is the glory of God\u00a0 to conceal <\/strong>a thing: but the honour of\u00a0 kings is to search <\/strong>out a matter.<\/em><\/p>\n

        FRAMING OUR TIMELINE<\/p>\n

        J<\/strong>ust as a house must first have a foundation and frame, so must our timeline. Once our timeline has a foundation and frame, then we will be able to build upon it. Our foundation can only be built upon one thing; and that is the fact that God has always been here, and that He will always be here. God is not bound by time, therefore He has no beginning or ending<\/p>\n

        Revelation 1:8\u00a0 I am Alpha and Omega<\/strong>, the beginning and the ending<\/strong>, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 22:13\u00a0 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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         <\/p>\n

        This timeline only represents one of the attributes of God. In scripture, we have a name for this attribute, and it is called \u2018Eternal Life\u2019.<\/p>\n

        1 John 1:2\u00a0 (For the life<\/strong> was manifested, and we have seen it<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life<\/strong>, which was with the Father<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, and was manifested unto us;)<\/p>\n

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         <\/p>\n

        John 11:25\u00a0 Jesus said unto her, I am<\/strong> the resurrection, and the life<\/strong>: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:<\/p>\n

        John 14:6\u00a0 Jesus saith unto him, I am<\/strong> the way, the truth, and the life<\/strong>: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.<\/p>\n

        Since our timeline is dealing with the creation of man, it is at this point (The creation of Adam) that we will begin to build a frame upon our foundation.<\/p>\n

        Genesis 1:26\u00a0 And God said, Let us make man<\/strong> in our image, after our likeness:<\/p>\n

        Genesis 1:27\u00a0 So God created man<\/strong> in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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         <\/p>\n

        Let us now look at a couple of\u00a0 scriptures that will help us to finish the frame of our timeline.<\/p>\n

        2 Peter 3:8\u00a0 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years<\/strong>, and a thousand years as one day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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         <\/p>\n

        Isaiah 46:10\u00a0 Declaring the end from the beginning<\/strong>, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done<\/strong>, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:<\/p>\n

        In the book of Isaiah God declares the end from the beginning. So if we want to know about \u201cthe things that are not yet done<\/strong>\u201d, then we must first look at the beginning.<\/p>\n

        Genesis 2:2\u00a0 And on the seventh day<\/strong> God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day<\/strong> from all his work which he had made.<\/p>\n

        God worked for six days and then rested on the seventh day. This is a beautiful picture of the future millennial (1000 year)<\/em> rest to come.<\/p>\n

        Hebrews 4:9\u00a0 There remaineth<\/strong> therefore a rest<\/strong> to the people of God.<\/p>\n

        In the book of Hebrews, Paul makes it very clear that this \u2018rest<\/strong>\u2019 is a future event (There remaineth<\/strong>) which has not happened yet.<\/p>\n

        \u201cWhere is a Bible-lover who does not anticipate with great joy the hope of reigning with Christ during the thousand years? Where is the believer, with a vision of the things to come, who does not look for what Hebrews 4:9 calls \u201cThere remaineth therefore a rest<\/strong> to the people of God.\u201d That word \u201crest\u201d is a sabbatical rest, a sabbath rest. It is after their six thousand years<\/strong> of wilderness toil is over that the saints have promise of a rest<\/strong> that remaineth, a millennial rest<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, when Satan, and the antichrist, and the false prophet, will have been put out of the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

        IF THEY SHALL FALL AWAY<\/strong> (by R. E. Neighbor<\/em>)<\/p>\n

        \u201cFor Paul labours to make clear that the ninety-fifth Psalm names a Rest which, since it has never yet occurred<\/strong>, is therefore open to us: for David, though himself enthroned and at rest (2 Sam 7:1), wrote of God\u2019s Rest<\/em> as still future<\/strong>; a fact which at once dissociates it both from the Divine rest after creation three thousand years earlier, and from Israel\u2019s rest in Canaan five hundred years before David wrote. \u201cThere remaineth<\/em> therefore a SABBATH-REST\u201d -a word used nowhere else in the Bible, nor ever in classical literature, but coined by the Holy Ghost to express a toil completed – \u201cfor the people of God\u201d (Heb 4:9). So the Rest is the Millennial Reign<\/strong>. For it is the sabbath rest, or seventh <\/strong><\/em>millennium<\/strong>, following on six thousand years<\/strong> of redemption toil; it is God\u2019s rest in the old earth\u2019s closing dispensation, foreshadowed by every sabbath under the Law:\u201d<\/p>\n

        THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST<\/strong> (by<\/em> D. M. Panton<\/em>)<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

        \u201cThen the men of faith, the workers with God and the sufferers for Christ after God\u2019s redemption-work of six thousand years<\/strong> is over-will rest a thousand years<\/strong> with Him.\u201d<\/p>\n

        KINGDOM STUDIES<\/strong> (by Robert Govett<\/em>)<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

        \u201cWhile the writer, as stated, is disposed to believe that the Return of the Lord is \u201cpast due\u201d, and while he is no \u201ctime setter\u201d, yet there is a \u201ctheory\u201d that may throw some light on the IMMINENCY OF HIS RETURN that it might be well to examine. It is called THE GREAT WEEK OF HUMAN HISTORY<\/strong>, <\/em>and is based on the \u201cSeven Days\u201d <\/strong>of the \u201cCreative Week\u201d, <\/strong>and the declaration of Scripture (2 Pet. 3:8), \u201cThat one day<\/strong> is with the Lord as a THOUSAND YEARS<\/strong>, and a thousand years<\/strong> as ONE DAY<\/strong>.\u201d The Millennium in the Old Testament is described as a \u201cSabbath Keeping\u201d period of rest<\/strong>, and is referred to as such in Heb. 4:4-11, where it is associated with the \u201cSeventh Day<\/strong>\u201d of the \u201cCreative Week\u201d. Now we know that the length of the Millennium is 1000 YEARS<\/strong> (Rev. 20:1-9), and if it corresponds with the \u201cSeventh Day\u201d of the \u201cCreative Week\u201d, why should not the remaining six days<\/strong> be of the same length?<\/u><\/em><\/strong> If so, and those days correspond with the past of human history, then from the date of the \u201cCreative Week\u201d up to the beginning of the Millennium should be 6000 years of human history<\/u><\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

        DISPENSATIONAL TRUTH<\/strong> (by Clarence Larkin<\/em>)<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

        Observe how the Jews believed on this subject. Bh. Newton has well stated on the thousand years of Rev. 20, \u201cthat the Jewish Church before John<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, and the Christian Church after him, have believed and taught that these one thousand years will be the seventh Millenary<\/u><\/em> of the world<\/strong>. A pompous heap of quotations<\/em> might be produced to this purpose, both from Jewish and Christian writers.\u201d He then produces a few quotations from Rab. Ketina, from \u201cthe tradition of the house of Elias, who lived two hundred years or thereabouts before Christ<\/u><\/em><\/strong>,\u201d etc.\u00a0\u00a0 Mede, Burnet, Lightfoot, Russell, Brookes, Taylor, Elliott, Bush, and many others, give various extracts establishing the general view thus entertained. As impartial authority, we may give what Dr. Whitby observes on Heb. 4:9, quoting R. Eliezer as saying, \u201cthe blessed Lord created seven worlds, but one of them is all Sabbath<\/em> and rest in life eternal,\u201d and then adds: \u201che refers to their (the Jews) common opinion<\/em> that the world should continue six thousand years<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, and then a perpetual Sabbath<\/em> should begin, typified by God\u2019s resting on the seventh day and blessing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

        Barnabas commenting on the words: \u201c \u2018And God made in six days the works of His hands and He finished them on the seventh day and He rested in it\u00a0 and sanctified it,\u201d says: \u201cConsider, children, what that signifies, He finished them in six days. This it signifies, that the Lord God will finish all things in six thousand years<\/u><\/em><\/strong>. For a day with Him is a thousand years; as He Himself testifieth, saying: \u201cBehold this day shall be as a thousand years<\/em>.\u201d Therefore, children, in six days<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, that is in six thousand years<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, shall all things be consummated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        THE THEOCRATIC KINGDOM \/volume 2<\/strong> (by George N. H. Peters<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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         <\/p>\n

        HIS APPEARING AND HIS KINGDOM<\/p>\n

        Matthew 8:11\u00a0 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom<\/u><\/em> of heaven<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Matthew 6:10\u00a0 Thy kingdom come<\/strong>. Thy will be done in earth<\/strong>, as it is in heaven.<\/p>\n

        2 Timothy 4:1\u00a0 I CHARGE the therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing<\/u><\/em> and his kingdom<\/u><\/em><\/strong>;<\/p>\n

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         <\/p>\n

        When Jesus Christ returns, He will have His kingdom with Him. You will now notice that the seventh millennium after Adam is referred to by several names (Seventh Day, Day of Rest, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven)<\/em>; these different names will all be important in helping the Believer to properly interpret the meaning of scripture.<\/p>\n

        Building on the Frame<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        N<\/strong>ow that we have a solid foundation and frame, we can begin to build upon our timeline for man. Let us begin with a man the bible calls the forerunner to the Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

        Isaiah 40:3\u00a0 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, Prepare ye the way of the Lord<\/strong><\/em>, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.<\/p>\n

        Matthew 3:1\u00a0 In those days came John the Baptist<\/strong>, preaching in the wilderness<\/u><\/strong><\/em> of Judaea,<\/p>\n

        John the Baptist arrives on our timeline for man approximately four thousand years after Adam, or what we will refer to as the end of the fourth day and the beginning of the fifth day. Jesus follows John the Baptist, and lives for approximately 33 years before He is crucified. (Cross on timeline represents the death of Jesus Christ)<\/em><\/p>\n

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         <\/p>\n

        Matthew 11:13\u00a0 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        To get a reference point on our timeline as to when God gave Moses the law, we will use several events (Noah\u2019s flood, Abraham\u2019s Birth and the Birth of Moses).<\/em> Noah\u2019s flood took place approximately 1656 years after Adam, while Abraham\u2019s birth was approximately 1948 years after Adam (see Adam to Jacob chart)<\/strong>. We then have the birth of Isaac, then Jacob (Israel),<\/em> and finally Joseph. After Joseph\u2019s death in Egypt, their arose a king, who \u201cknew not Joseph\u201d<\/em> (Exodus 1:8).<\/em> It is during this time that Moses was born. After fleeing Egypt, God calls Moses to lead His people from bondage, and gives them the \u201cLaw of Moses\u201d.<\/p>\n

        ADAM TO JACOB<\/strong><\/p>\n

        (INCLUDING NOAH’S FLOOD)<\/p>\n

        *Translated<\/em><\/p>\n

        NAME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/em><\/strong>YEAR BORN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 YEAR DIED\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 YEARS LIVED<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

        ADAM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0 (GEN 1:26) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 930 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 930 (GEN 5:5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        SETH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 130 (GEN 5:3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1042 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 912 (GEN 5:8)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        ENOS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 235 (GEN 5:6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1140 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 905 (GEN 5:11)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        CAINAN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 325 (GEN 5:9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01235 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0910(Gen 5:14)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        MAHALALEEL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 395 (GEN 5:12) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01290 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 895 (Gen 5:17)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        JARED\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 460 (GEN 5:15) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01422 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0962 (GEN 5:20)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        ENOCH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 622 (GEN 5:18) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 987* \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*365 (GEN 5:23-24)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        MUTHUSELAH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 687 (GEN 5:21) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1656 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0969 (GEN 5:27)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        LAMECH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 874 (GEN 5:25) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01651 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0777 (GEN 5:31)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        NOAH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1056 (GEN 5:28-29) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02006 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0950 (GEN 9:29)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        NOAH’S FLOOD BEGAN IN 1656 (GENESIS 7:11)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        SHEM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1558 (GEN 11:10) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02158 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0600 (GEN 11:10-11)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        ARPHAXAD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1658 (GEN 11:10) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2096 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0438 (GEN 11:12-13)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        SALAH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1693 (GEN 11:12) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2126 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0433 (GEN 11:14-15)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        EBER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1723 (GEN 11:14) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2187 \u00a0 \u00a0 464 (GEN 11:16-17)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        PELEG\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1757 (GEN 11:16) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1996 \u00a0 \u00a0239 (GEN 11:18-19)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        REU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01787 (GEN 11:18) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02026 \u00a0 \u00a0239 (GEN 11:20-21)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        SERUG\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1819 (GEN 11:20) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2049 \u00a0 \u00a0230 (GEN 11:22-23)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        NAHOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1849 (GEN 11:22) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01997 \u00a0 \u00a0148 (GEN 11:24-25)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        ABRAM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1948 (GEN 11:26) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2123 \u00a0 \u00a0175 (GEN 25:7-8)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        ISAAC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2048 (GEN 21:5) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2228 \u00a0 \u00a0180 (GEN 35:28-29)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        JACOB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2108 (GEN 25:26)<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Note: This chart does not indicate the actual year that a specific event takes place. It is used to determine the number of years that the specific event takes place from the time of Adam.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Exodus 24:12\u00a0 And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments<\/strong> which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Luke 16:16\u00a0 The law and the prophets <\/strong>were until John: <\/strong>since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.<\/p>\n

        <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        We can see that God used the law and the prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, etc)<\/em> to communicate His word to us. But when John the Baptist came along, since that time the \u201ckingdom\u201d is preached. That time starts at the beginning of the fifth day and continues until the end of the sixth day. These are the last<\/strong> two days<\/strong> before Jesus Christ sets up his kingdom.<\/p>\n

        Luke 16:16\u00a0 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached<\/strong>, and every man presseth into it.<\/p>\n

        Matthew 3:1-2\u00a0 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching<\/strong> in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand<\/u><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

        Matthew 4:17\u00a0 From that time Jesus began to preach<\/strong>, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Why would both John and Jesus preach that the kingdom was \u201cat hand<\/strong>\u201d if it was still approximately 2000 years away? Because four days (2 Pet.3:8 . . .one day is with the Lord as a thousand years<\/strong>)<\/em> had passed, and only two days were remaining until the (kingdom)<\/em> \u201cday of rest\u201d. More commonly known as the \u201clast days<\/strong>\u201d, because these are the last<\/em><\/strong> two days<\/strong><\/em> before Jesus Christ returns with His kingdom.<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Hebrews 1:1-2\u00a0 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past<\/strong> unto the fathers by the prophets<\/strong>, Hath in these last days<\/u><\/em> spoken unto us by his Son<\/strong>, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;<\/p>\n

        <\/p>\n

        RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE TWO JUDGMENTS AND TWO RESURRECTIONS<\/p>\n

        We now arrive at the \u201ctwo judgments\u201d and\u00a0 \u201ctwo resurrections\u201d. In Revelation 19<\/em> we see the second coming of Jesus Christ<\/p>\n

        Revelation 19:11-13\u00a0 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True<\/strong>, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word<\/strong> of God.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 19:16\u00a0 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        After Jesus Christ returns with His kingdom, we see the first judgment (The Judgment Seat of Christ<\/strong> \/ \u00a0\u00a0(2 Cor 5:10, Rom 14:10)<\/em> and the \u201cfirst resurrection<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

        2 Timothy 4:1\u00a0 I CHARGE the therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who<\/u> shall judge<\/u> <\/strong>the quick and the dead at his appearing<\/u><\/em> and his kingdom<\/u><\/em><\/strong>;<\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:4-5\u00a0 And I saw thrones<\/strong>, and they sat upon them, and judgment<\/u><\/em> was given<\/strong> unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years<\/strong>. But the rest of the dead lived not again until<\/strong> the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection<\/u><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

        <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        After the 1000 year kingdom, we see the second judgment (The Great White Throne)<\/em> and the second resurrection.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:7\u00a0 And when the thousand years are expired<\/strong> , , , ,<\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:11\u00a0 And I saw a great white throne<\/strong>, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:13\u00a0 And the sea gave up the dead<\/strong> which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead<\/strong> which were in them: and they were judged<\/u><\/em><\/strong> every man according to their works.<\/p>\n

        <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        THE EIGHTH DAY<\/p>\n

        The \u2018Great White Throne\u2019 and the \u2018Second Resurrection\u2019 begin what is called the \u2018eighth day<\/strong>\u2019. It is the eighth day from Adam, but it is also referred to as the day of \u2018circumcision<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n

        Genesis 17:12\u00a0 And he that is eight days old<\/strong> shall be circumcised<\/strong> among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.<\/p>\n

        <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        This eighth day is also referred to by two other names. It is called the \u2018first day<\/strong>\u2019, because there are seven days in a week, and then the week begins over with the \u2018first day<\/strong>\u2019 of the week.<\/p>\n

        <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        It is on this \u2018first day<\/strong>\u2019 of the week, after \u2018the day of rest<\/strong>\u2019 or \u2018seventh day\u2019<\/strong>, that God begins again His creative work just as He did in Genesis. We notice that immediately after the \u2018Great White Throne\u2019 judgment in Revelation 20 (the end of the seventh day)<\/em>, that God begins his \u2018new work\u2019.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 21:1\u00a0 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth<\/strong>: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.<\/p>\n

        <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        The eighth day is also called the \u2018last day<\/strong>\u2019. It gets this name for two reasons. Firstly, the feast of tabernacles lasted seven days and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly (Lev. 23:36, Num. 29:35, 2 Chron. 7:8-9)<\/em>. The eighth day<\/u><\/em><\/strong> is therefore the last day<\/u><\/em><\/strong>. It also gets this name from the fact that this is the \u2018last day<\/strong>\u2019 spoken of in scripture as it relates to the judgement and salvation of man. It is the \u2018last day<\/strong>\u2019 when all things in scripture have finally been fulfilled.<\/p>\n

        Nehemiah 8:18\u00a0 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day<\/u><\/em><\/strong>, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day<\/u><\/em><\/strong> was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.<\/p>\n

        <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE TWO PLACES OF TORMENT<\/p>\n

        We will now finish our timeline with the two places of torment. One is called \u2018hell\u2019<\/em>, and the other the \u2018lake of fire\u2019.<\/em> Though many Believers refer to hell as the place where unbelievers will spend eternity in torment, this is not what the testimony of scripture teaches.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:13\u00a0 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them<\/strong>: and they were judged every man according to their works.<\/p>\n

        After the 1000 year kingdom, all that are being held in the prison of hell, are delivered up to be judged. Once hell has been emptied, hell itself is cast into the lake of fire.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:14\u00a0 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire<\/strong>. This is the second death.<\/p>\n

        Though hell is a place of torment (James 3:6, Luke 16:23-24),<\/em> it is not the final destination of the unbeliever. Scripture teaches that hell is a place that the disobedient are held (or reserved) until the judgment.<\/p>\n

        2 Peter 2:4\u00a0 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell<\/strong>, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved<\/u><\/em> unto judgment;<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Though the disobedient are cast into hell, this is not their final destination. Hell is not eternal!<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Acts 2:31\u00a0 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell<\/strong>, neither his flesh did see corruption.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:2\u00a0 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:7\u00a0 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,<\/strong><\/p>\n

        (See also Rev. 20:13<\/em> \u201chell delivered up the dead<\/strong>\u201d)<\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        At the Great White Throne Judgment, all unbelievers will be cast into the lake of fire with the beast, false prophet and Satan. It is here, at the Great White Throne Judgment, that once you have been cast into the lake of fire, that there is no coming out.<\/p>\n

        Revelation 19:20\u00a0 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:10\u00a0 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone<\/strong>, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Revelation 20:15\u00a0 And whosoever <\/strong>was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Conclusion<\/p>\n

        As we close on\u00a0 this \u2018timeline for man\u2019, I urge all Believers to please understand the order of events for man. In issue 2 as well as future articles of \u201cThy Kingdom Come\u201d, the importance of this timeline will become very evident. Questions that have both bothered and puzzled many Believers will come to light as you learn to \u2018rightly divide the word<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n

        (Warning<\/strong>: All quotations from authors are only for the purpose of showing that other men throughout history have held similar beliefs. Those authors beliefs as well as the beliefs of myself should NEVER REPLACE the study of the Holy Scriptures. I encourage all men to lay the books of other men aside and to receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.\u00a0 If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God….and the Spirit of Truth will guide you into ALL TRUTH)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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