TIME TABLE

The Time Table below is approximate, but provides an overview of the unfolding of God's plan for the ages.  (NOTE:  A.D. means "Year of Our Lord", with "0" on the Gregorian Calendar).  

APPROXIMATE TIME FRAME

EVENT

REMARKS

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God created the Heavens and the earth from nothing

The "when" is not important as long as we know that God did it.

4000 B.C.

God created Adam and Eve

And all other living creatures on earth.

2400 B.C.

Noah's Flood

Only 8 humans, who were believers, were spared

2200 B.C.

Tower of Babel

Almost all pagan religions were started here

2000 B.C.

God called out Abram (Abraham)

Beginning of the Nation of Israel; God issues the Abrahamic Covenant

1500 B.C.

Moses

Moses receives the Law (10 commandments)

1000 B.C.

Temple was finished

Took 40 years to build and lasted approximately 400 years

606 B.C.

Temple was destroyed

Jews were captured and dispersed

536 B.C.

Jews were permitted to return to the Holy Land

They had been gone 70 years; only approximately 44,000 of millions did return

400 B.C.

Temple was restored

 

4 B.C.

Birth of Jesus

 

29 A.D.

Jesus was crucified

Jews did not accept Christ as their Messiah.

70 A.D.

Temple was Destroyed

Jews were dispersed again

(Approx 2000 years)

Church Age (Age of Grace)

A change of God's program from Law to Grace

Today

Age of Grace Continues

For how long, we do not know, but time is getting shorter.

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Rapture of Church Age Saints (believers of the Gospel)

Jesus meets them in the Air & takes them to Heaven *

Seven Year Period

Tribulation

God's wrath on the sinful world,  culminated with the Battle of Armgeddon

At The End Of The Tribulation

Second Coming of Christ

Comes to the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem  **

For 1000 Years

Kingdom on Earth with Christ  as King

Satan is bound during this 1000 years.

At the End of the 1000 years

A new Heaven & Earth are created

Satan is released and cast into the Lake of  Fire
 

Final judgments conducted

 

Forever

Saints (believers) spend Eternity with God

 

*Jesus comes for the Church Age Saints.
**Jesus comes with the Saints.