
Chronology of the Ages
~4004 BC
The Creation of the World
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God creates the universe, the earth, and Adam and Eve in six literal days. The timeline begins here, establishing a perfect world that is quickly marred by the Fall of man, introducing sin and physical death into the creation.
~2348 BC
The Global Deluge
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God judges the earth with a worldwide Flood. Noah, his family, and representative kinds of all air-breathing land animals (including dinosaur kinds) are preserved on the Ark. The physical topography of the planet is radically reshaped.
~2000 BC
The Age of Job & Post-Flood Dinosaurs
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During the post-Flood Ice Age, man coexists with the remaining dinosaur kinds, known to ancient cultures as “dragons.” God explicitly describes these magnificent beasts to Job, pointing out the massive, grass-eating Behemoth with a tail like a cedar (Job 40:15-24) and the fierce, fire-breathing sea monster Leviathan (Job 41).
1706 BC
Descent into Egypt
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Following a severe famine and the providential elevation of Joseph to prime minister, Jacob (Israel) moves his entire household of 70 souls into the land of Egypt (Genesis 46). They settle in the fertile land of Goshen, marking the formal beginning of Israel’s 430-year sojourn (Exodus 12:40).
1446 BC
The Exodus
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Moses leads the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage through miraculous plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. This clear biblical anchor positions itself precisely 480 years before Solomon’s fourth regnal year (1 Kings 6:1). Israel receives the Law at Mount Sinai.
931 BC
The Kingdom Splits
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Following the death of Solomon, his son Rehoboam refuses to lighten the people’s burdens. The unified nation fractures: ten tribes form the Northern Kingdom (Israel) under Jeroboam, establishing false golden calf worship at Dan and Bethel, while the tribes of Judah and Benjamin remain loyal to the Davidic line in the Southern Kingdom (Judah).
722 BC
The Assyrian Exile (Northern Kingdom)
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After centuries of unceasing idolatry, child sacrifice, and the rejection of God’s prophets, the Northern Kingdom of Israel is completely conquered by Shalmaneser V and Sargon II of Assyria. The ten tribes are violently carried away into exile (2 Kings 17) and scattered throughout the empire, never returning as a unified state.
622 BC
Finding of the Torah
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During the reign of the young, godly King Josiah, a massive restoration of the neglected Temple is ordered. High Priest Hilkiah discovers the lost “book of the law of the Lord given by Moses” hidden amidst the debris (2 Chronicles 34). The reading of the long-forgotten judgments sparks a fierce, sweeping national reformation against idolatry.
586 BC
The Babylonian Exile (Southern Kingdom)
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Judah ultimately lapses back into spiritual rebellion. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieges Jerusalem, destroys the city, and burns Solomon’s Temple to the ground. The Southern Kingdom is carried away into a 70-year exile in Babylon, exactly as Jeremiah predicted.
538 BC
The Return from Exile
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Fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 44:28), King Cyrus of Persia issues a royal decree allowing the Jewish remnant to return to their homeland. Under Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, the faithful return in waves to rebuild the altar, reconstruct the Second Temple, and restore the broken walls of Jerusalem.
425 – 27 AD
The 452 Years of Prophetic Silence
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Following the final warnings of the prophet Malachi, the voice of open prophecy ceases in Israel for over four centuries. During this dark spiritual interval, the Jewish people endure the rise and fall of the Persian, Greek, and Maccabean periods before being subjected to the iron rule of the Roman Empire, eagerly awaiting the “Sun of righteousness” (Malachi 4:2).
24-28 AD
The Ministry of Miracles and Power
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John the Baptist breaks the silence, and Jesus of Nazareth begins His earthly ministry, manifesting absolute power over physical and spiritual corruption. He heals the blind, cleanses the lepers, casts out devils, and commands the dead to rise—such as Lazarus (John 11) and the widow’s son at Nain (Luke 7). Every miracle directly fulfills Old Testament Messianic blueprints, proving He is the promised Deliverer (Isaiah 35:5-6).
28 AD
The 28 AD Crucifixion: Fulfilled to the Second
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Jesus Christ is crucified at Calvary, fulfilling the Daniel 9 “Seventy Weeks” prophecy to the precise historical second. Counting exactly 483 years (69 prophetic weeks of years) from the decree of Artaxerxes in 457 BC, the Messiah is “cut off, but not for himself” (Daniel 9:26). In the midst of this final prophetic block, He causes the animal sacrifice to cease by offering His own blood, crying out “It is finished” (John 19:30), and breaking the power of the grave through His literal, physical resurrection on the third day.
~34 – 70 AD
Spreading of the Gospel to the Gentiles
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Following the rejection of the Messiah by the national leadership of Israel, the Holy Ghost falls upon the early Church, breaking down the middle wall of partition. Through the conversion of Cornelius (Acts 10) and the relentless missionary journeys of Paul, the Gospel explodes into the Gentile world, turning the Roman Empire upside down.
70 AD
The Destruction of Jerusalem
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The Roman legions under Titus lay siege to Jerusalem, completely leveling the city and burning the Second Temple, exactly as Christ predicted in Matthew 24:2. The Jewish people are scattered among all nations.
1500s – 1800s
The Splintering of the Church & False Sects
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As the scriptures become widely available, human teachers quickly begin fracturing the visible church into competing denominations, often prioritizing human traditions over the pure text. By the 1800s, a massive wave of false prophets and counterfeit movements emerges—including Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Darwinian evolution. This era marks a rapid shift toward spiritual confusion, fulfilling 1 Timothy 4:1: “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.”
1600s – 1700s
The Planting and Rising of America
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Fleeing religious tyranny in the Old World, faithful believers cross the Atlantic to plant a new civilization founded upon biblical principles. God establishes and elevates America into the most powerful, prosperous nation in human history—positioning it as the primary global engine for printing the KJV Scriptures and funding worldwide missionary work for over two centuries.
1948 AD
The Rebirth of Israel
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Against all historical odds, the nation of Israel is miraculously re-established in their ancient homeland in a single day (Isaiah 66:8). This pivotal milestone sets the prophetic clock ticking for the final generation.
2026 AD
The Present Day (The Great Falling Away)
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Having abandoned her spiritual foundations, America leads the West into unprecedented moral decay and a profound spiritual apostasy (2 Thessalonians 2:3). The modern church has largely turned its back on sound doctrine, choosing ears that itch rather than truth. We stand in the final hours of the Church Age, watching the literal fulfillment of 2 Peter 3:3-4, knowing that the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.