|
Ages (Time Periods) |
| A – The
world that was – 1st dispensation (2 Peter
3:6, Genesis 6:11-13) |
| B – The
present evil world – 2nd dispensation
(Galatians 1:4, 1 John 5:19, Malachi 3:15) |
| C – The
world to come – 3rd dispensation (Hebrews
2:5, 2 Peter 3:13, Ephesians 1:10) |
| D
– Patriarchal Age – (Acts 7:8) |
| E
– Jewish Age – (Deuteronomy 7:6, Psalms
147:19-20) |
| F
– Gospel Age – (Mark 1:14-15, Acts 15:14,
Matthew 24:14) |
| G
– Messianic Age – (1 Corinthians 15:25,
Revelation 20:1-6) |
| H – Ages
to come with (Ephesians 2:7, 3:21) |
|
f
– Israel’s time of trouble in Jewish harvest:
separation of wheat and chaff (Luke
3:16-17) |
| S
– World’s time of trouble in Gospel harvest:
separation of wheat and tares (Matthew 13:30,
38-40, Revelation 14:15, 18) |
| T
– Satan’s little season: separation of sheep and
goats (Matthew 25:31-32, Revelation 20:7-10,
14-15, 1 Corinthians 15:26) |
|
|
Planes (Steps
to Glory) |
|
K – State of
divine glory and power of office (Philippians
2:9-11, Revelation3:21) |
|
L – State of
spirit birth (John 3:8, 1 John 3:2) |
|
M – State of
spirit begettal (Romans 12:1, 1 Peter 1:3-4) |
| N –
State of God’s favor (to humans) (James 2:23,
Romans 5:8-9, 19) |
| P
– State of God’s favor (Leviticus 16:30,
Hebrews 9:7-10) |
| R
– State of sin and depravity (Romans 5:12,
Isaiah 64:6, Romans 10:3) |
|
|
Pyramids
(Classes of People) |
| a – Adam
in perfection (Genesis 1:27, 31) |
|
b – Fallen
Adam and his posterity, before the flood
(Genesis 6:5) |
| c
– Ancient worthies as individuals (Romans 4:2-3,
Ezekiel 14:20, Hebrews 11) |
| d
– Mankind from flood to Messianic Age (Romans
5:12, 1 John 5:19) |
| e –
Fleshly Israel typically justified as a nation
(Leviticus 16:33-34, Hebrews 10:1) |
|
|
Christ |
|
g – Jesus at
age 30, a perfect man (Hebrews 10:5, John
1:29-32) |
| h – Jesus,
spirit-begotten at Jordan (Matthew 28:18, John
5:26) |
| i – Jesus,
resurrected as a divine being (Matthew 28:18,
John 5:26) |
|
k – Jesus, 40 days
after resurrection, in divine glory (Acts 1:19,
Hebrews 9:24) |
| l
– Jesus, in Gospel Age, set down with the Father
on His thrown (Hebrews 6:20, 10:12, Revelation
3:21) |
|
|
Christians
in Gospel Age |
| m
– Spirit-begotten class who become the Great
Company (1 Corinthians 3:11, 15) |
| n
– Spirit-begotten class who become the Bride of
Christ (Romans 12:1-2, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Galatians
5:22-25) |
| p
– Believers, but not fully consecrated (Mark
9:41, Acts 26:27-28, Matthew 22:14) |
|
q – “Tares,”
churchgoers but not believers, hypocrites
(Matthew 13:38, 15:8, 9) |
|
|
During
Gospel Age Harvest |
|
r – Jesus,
in His second advent (John 14:3, 1 Thessalonians
4:16) |
| s
– Little Flock, separating from Babylon
(Revelation 18:1-5, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) |
|
t – Great
Multitude, failing to gain chief reward
(Revelation 7:13-17, 1 Corinthians 3:13, 15) |
|
u – Babylon,
better part of nominal church, falling: some
remaining on Plane N, others falling below
(Revelation 3:15-16, 16:19) |
| v
– Babylon, hypocrite element of nominal church,
falling to Plane R with unbelievers (Revelation
18:2, Matthew 24:51) |
|
|
During
Millennial Age |
|
w – The
glorified Christ, head and body (Revelation
19:7-8, 21:2) |
|
x – The
glorified Christ class, reigning (1 John 3:2,
Jude 14, Revelation 3:21, 20:4, 6) |
|
y – The
Great Multitude class (Psalms 45:14, Revelation
7:9-10, 13-17, 19:1) |
| z
– Fleshly Israel restored and in prominence
(Romans 11:25-29, Zechariah 8:13-23) |
|
W – Mankind
restored to perfection and harmony with God
(Revelation 21:1-4, Isaiah 35)
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