1	7,000-YEAR BIBLE CHRONOLOGY
2	"“And that" “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” Romans 13:11
3	"In the following presentation" In the following presentation, a simple Bible chronology will be shown. In a few specific areas, it will be seen that this one is different from typically accepted chronologies as given by Ussher, Beecher, Hastings, and others. And since many, if not most, ancient secular dates are based on Bible chronology, the earnest search for an accurate understanding of the Biblical time record becomes essential.
4	"No attempt will be made..." No attempt will be made to harmonize this chronology with any ancient secular or astronomical calendars! The Bible time records alone will be followed until that means of progression ends, at which point a secular date will be used to connect it with today's dating system.
5	MAIN INDEX Session 1 The Chronology Established Session 2 The Chronology Relationships Session 3 The Chronology Adjusted by Jasher Session 4 Closing Comments and Statements
6	APPENDIX ITEMS Trailer A Detailed Review of the 70-Year Captivity Trailer B Additional Chronology Relationships
7	THE CHRONOLOGY ESTABLISHED
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9	"Bible students have had different..." Bible students have had different thoughts about what constitutes the end of 6,000 years of earth’s history. Some believe mankind is at or has passed this lengthy time period, while others believe it is still future. If Ussher’s chronology is correct, earth’s history from creation has exceeded 6,000 years!
10	"This chronology challenges Ussher’s chronology..." This chronology challenges Ussher’s chronology in three major areas. Major and minor adjustments will be made to Ussher’s chronology using a few different assumptions. The results will show that the completion of 6,000 years of history is still in the future. But how far in the future?
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13	"“Seeing his days are..." “Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass.” Job 14:5 “Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.” Psalm 39:4 “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12
14	"130 years" 130 years 105 “And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat … Seth.” Gen. 5:3 “And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos.” Gen. 5:6
15	"130 years" 130 years 105 90 70 “And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan.” Gen. 5:9 “And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel.” Gen. 5:12
16	"130 years" 130 years 105 90 70 65 162 “And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared.” Gen. 5:15 “And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch.” Gen. 5:18
17	"130 years" 130 years 105 90 70 65 162 65 187 “And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah.” Gen. 5:21 “And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.” Gen. 5:25
18	"130 years" 130 years 105 90 70 65 162 65 187 182 600 “And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat ... Noah,…” Gen. 5:28, 29 “And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.” Gen. 7:6
19	"130 years" 130 years 105 90 70 65 162 65 187 182 600 From Adam’s sin to the beginning of the flood was 1,656 years.
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21	"“after the flood" “after the flood” = The flood’s beginning Noah was 600 years old when the flood occurred Noah then lived an additional 350 years Noah’s lifespan = 600 + 350 = 950
22	"2 years" 2 years 35 “Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood.” Gen. 11:10 “And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah.” Gen. 11:12
23	"“And Salah lived thirty..." “And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber.” Gen. 11:14 “And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg.” Gen. 11:16 2 years 35 30 34
24	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 “And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu.” Gen. 11:18 “And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug.” Gen. 11:20
25	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 30 29 “And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor.” Gen. 11:22 “And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah.” Gen. 11:24
26	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 30 29 70 “And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.” Gen. 11:26
27	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 30 29 70 “And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.” Gen. 11:26
28	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 30 29 70 “And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.” Gen. 11:26
29	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 30 29 70 “And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.” Gen. 11:26
30	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 30 29 70 “And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.” Gen. 11:26
31	"Note" Note: Genesis is the original source for Terah’s age at the birth of Abram. After the flood, the various fathers’ ages relative to their sons’ births averages ~31½ years. Including these two facts, it is reasonable to assume that Terah was 70 at Abram’s birth. Remember: All Bible scholars’ opinions or conclusions concerning Terah’s age at Abram’s birth, including Stephen’s in Acts 7:4, have Genesis as their original source.
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34	"The book of Jasher supports..." The book of Jasher supports the assumption made regarding Terah’s age at Abram’s birth: Jasher is mentioned twice in the Bible as a valid confirmation source. See Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18 Jasher 7:50, 51 state: “And Terah took a wife and her name was Amthelo the daughter of Cornebo; and the wife of Terah conceived and bare him a son in those days. Terah was seventy years old when he begat him, and Terah called the name of his son that was born to him Abram, because the king had raised him in those days, and dignified him above all his princes that were with him.”
35	"There are at least four..." There are at least four different books entitled Jasher. One of them is known to be a forgery. The one used for the previous quotation was a Hebrew book translated and printed in AD 1625. It is assumed that in using this version of the book of Jasher the patriarchal ages given would be reasonably consistent among the three remaining books (excluding the forged one). Why tamper with the patriarchs’ ages? However, the theology could be vastly different. This Jasher is being used as an additional historical support; but if it were discarded, it would in no way diminish the initial assertions or conclusions using the Bible only.
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37	"The next time period" The next time period, critical to continuing the chronology, is found in Exodus 12:40, 41: “Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty [430] years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.” So, when did this time period begin?
38	"Paul wrote in Galatians 3:15-17" Paul wrote in Galatians 3:15-17: “Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty [430] years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”
39	"Note the “key words" Note the “key words” in these texts: Law Covenant Confirmed Note further: The law codified at the end of the 430 years did not overthrow the covenant made earlier with Abraham. The law was given on Mount Sinai in the very same year as the exodus (Exodus 19:1).
40	"The covenant was based upon..." The covenant was based upon promises. The word confirmed means to ratify or establish in fact. To confirm the covenant, or contract, both parties must agree to its terms and sign it. To continue the chronology, Abraham’s age is needed as of the time when the covenant was confirmed. So, when did this finalization take place between God and Abraham?
41	"In Genesis 12 and 13" In Genesis 12 and 13, God repeated His promises to Abram. Genesis 12:1-3 state: “… Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” These promises did not constitute a covenant!
42	"In Genesis 15" In Genesis 15, God actually drew up and signed a contract, or covenant, with Abram, for verse 18 states: “In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.” God reiterated the promises and confirmed and signed a covenant with Abram. As of this point, Abram had done nothing to bind himself to this covenant–NO SIGNATURE! Abram’s signature appears in Genesis 17.
43	"Genesis 17:2" Genesis 17:2, 4, 9-11, state: “And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee [Gen. 15], and thou shalt be a father of many nations. And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.”
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45	"Note also in Genesis 17" Note also in Genesis 17: Abram’s name was changed to Abraham. Abram’s “signature” was made with blood. To prevent confusion between Abraham’s two sons (Isaac and Ishmael), God said further in Genesis 17:21: “But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.”
46	"So how old was Abraham..." So how old was Abraham when this covenant was ratified? Genesis 17:1 gives the answer!
47	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 30 29 70 99 “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said…, This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you…; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.” Gen. 17:1, 10 So, Abraham was 99 years old when he agreed to and signed the covenant, which began the 430 years.
48	"2 years" 2 years 35 30 34 30 32 30 29 70 99 From the beginning of the flood to the covenant made with Abraham was 391 years.
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50	"Note" Note: Noah and his family remained in the ark for a little more than one year. Hence, from the END of the flood to the covenant made with Abraham = 390 years. Noah presented a sacrifice to God, thus pledging obedience to Him (Genesis 9:8-17). Through the following covenant made with Noah, God promised never again to destroy the world by a flood.
51	"So" So, from the covenant made with Noah to the covenant made with Abraham was 390 years. This time period of 390 years will be seen again in Israel’s history!
52	"The previous time period of..." The previous time period of 430 years (Exodus 12:40), determined to extend from the covenant made with Abraham (Genesis 17) to Israel’s exodus from Egypt, can now be added to the advancing timeline.
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55	"1 Kings 6:1 now reveals..." 1 Kings 6:1 now reveals the next time period that can be added. “And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt [the exodus], in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.” Note: The temple’s construction began between 479 and 480 years after the exodus.
56	"Assumption" Assumption: 480 years (4 x 120) will most correctly represent the elapsed time period. To maintain consistency, any stated portion of a year will be rounded up.
57	"Note" Note: The 480^th year, or 480 years, extended to the 4^th year of Solomon’s reign. Rounding this 4^th year to 4 years and subtracting it from 480 years gives 476 years. 480 – 4 = 476 This marks the beginning of Solomon’s reign. Incidentally, rounding down yields the same answer: 479 – 3 = 476
58	"So" So, from Israel’s exodus from Egypt to the beginning of Solomon’s reign amounted to 476 years.
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60	"The next time period to..." The next time period to be added is that of King Solomon’s reign, given in 2 Chronicles 9:30, 31. “And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.” Note: There is full agreement with Ussher on the interpretation of this verse.
61	"Note further" Note further: Israel was divided into two separate nations immediately following Solomon’s 40 year reign. Judah (2 tribes), ruled by Rehoboam (Solomon’s son) Israel (10 tribes), ruled by Jeroboam Division described: 2 Chronicles 10 1 Kings 12:1-20
62	"So" So, from the beginning of Solomon’s reign to the division of Israel following his death amounted to 40 years.
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64	"Now all the reigns of..." Now all the reigns of the kings of Judah can be simply added up–from Rehoboam through Zedekiah. Either 1 and 2 Kings or 2 Chronicles can be used, since they yield the same result! In this case, 2 Chronicles will be used. Confirmation of the order of the king’s reigns is left to personal research. Furthermore, it is not necessary to include the reigns of Israel’s kings, since their history does not lead through Babylon to Christ.
65	"“… Rehoboam … reigned seventeen..." “… Rehoboam … reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem,…” 2 Chr. 12:13 “… Abijah … reigned three years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 13:1, 2
66	"“… Asa … died in..." “… Asa … died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.” 2 Chr. 16:13 “… Jehoshaphat reigned … twenty and five years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 20:31
67	"“Jehoram … reigned eight..." “Jehoram … reigned eight years in Jerusalem.” 2 Chr. 21:5 “… Ahaziah … reigned one year in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 22:2
68	"“And he [Joash" “And he [Joash] was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.” 2 Chr. 22:12 “Joash … reigned forty years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 24:1
69	"“Amaziah … reigned twenty..." “Amaziah … reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 25:1 “… Uzziah … reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 26:3
70	"From the reign of Rehoboam..." From the reign of Rehoboam through the reign of Uzziah (first 10 kings) was 222 years.
71	"“Jotham … reigned sixteen..." “Jotham … reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 27:1 “Ahaz … reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 28:1
72	"“Hezekiah … reigned nine..." “Hezekiah … reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 29:1 “Manasseh … reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem.” 2 Chr. 33:1
73	"“Amon … reigned two..." “Amon … reigned two years in Jerusalem.” 2 Chr. 33:21 “Josiah … reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.” 2 Chr. 34:1
74	"“Jehoahaz … reigned three..." “Jehoahaz … reigned three months in Jerusalem.” 2 Chr. 36:2 “Jehoiakim … reigned eleven years in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 36:5
75	"“Jehoiachin … reigned three..." “Jehoiachin … reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem….” 2 Chr. 36:9 “Zedekiah … reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.” 2 Chr. 36:11
76	"From the reign of Jotham..." From the reign of Jotham through the reign of Zedekiah (second 10 kings) was 171.5 years.
77	"Adding together both sets of..." Adding together both sets of the 10 reigns for the kings of Judah yields: 222.0 years - 1^st 10 reigns + 171.5 years - 2^nd 10 reigns
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79	"Ezekiel 4:4-6 states the following" Ezekiel 4:4-6 states the following: “Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days [390]: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on the right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days [40]: I have appointed thee each day for a year.”
80	"Note" Note: Israel as a people and Judah as a kingdom both ended with the taking of Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The kingdom of Israel had fallen to Assyria during Hezekiah’s reign as king of Judah; however, they still inhabited the land of Canaan as a people. IN FACT, the siege of Jerusalem was to be “a sign to the house of Israel.” (See Ezekiel 4:3)
81	"Israel never had a good..." Israel never had a good king! Hence the Bible reckons them as having been in “iniquity” for 390 days, or years. Judah, though, was stated to have been in “iniquity” for only 40 days, or years. Incidentally, this time period marked Jeremiah’s ministry as a prophet of judgment to Judah, which ended with the taking of Jerusalem by the Babylonians! (See Jeremiah 1:2, 3; 25:3)
82	"Both these periods (40..." Both these periods (40 years and 390 years) ended with the conquering (final or 3^rd captivity) of Jerusalem and its last king, Zedekiah, by Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar. Therefore, the prophetic 390-year period of time given in Ezekiel 4, while representing specifically the history of Israel, can be superimposed over Judah’s history as well. Recall that both Judah and Israel’s histories began at the same time and, as just shown, ended at the same time.
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84	"So" So, the time period for the kings of Judah, starting with the division of Israel and up to the beginning of the 3^rd captivity, amounted to 390 years–NOT the 393.5 calculated earlier!
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86	"The next time period is..." The next time period is the length of Judah’s stay in Babylon, which is found in Jeremiah 25:9, 11: “Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about,… And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”
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102	"Jeremiah 29:10 spoke to the..." Jeremiah 29:10 spoke to the captives in Babylon this comforting message following Jehoiachin’s captivity: “For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon [Judah was to serve the king of Babylon –Jeremiah 25:11] I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.” So, with which of these three captivities does the 70-year time period begin?
103	"Options" Options: 1^st Captivity – Jehoiakim = 3,023 people 2^nd Captivity – Jehoiachin = 10,000 people 3^rd Captivity – Zedekiah = 832 people Problem: The results of the first and second captivities did not fulfill an additional requirement quoted earlier from Jeremiah 25:11: “… And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment;…”
104	"The “desolation" The “desolation” was still future during the closing years of Zedekiah’s reign. Jeremiah 34:21, 22 state: “And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand … of the king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from you. Behold, I will command, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city [Jerusalem]; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.”
105	"Jeremiah’s address to the rebellious..." Jeremiah’s address to the rebellious remnant Jews who escaped captivity and had gone to Egypt shows that the prophesied “desolation” had already occurred. Jeremiah 44:2 states: “Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon ALL the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein.”
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109	"While Jeremiah prophetically recorded Judah’s..." While Jeremiah prophetically recorded Judah’s 70-year captivity, 2 Chronicles 36:21 recorded it as history: “To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.” A “score” is the same as twenty. “Threescore and ten” = [(3 x 20) + 10 = 70]
110	"Note" Note: The 70-year captivity must adhere to the principle implied in that term “desolate”–meaning: depopulated and without any real national identity. It means the land was to have a Sabbath rest. This principle is outlined on the basis of God’s Fourth Commandment (Exodus 20:8-11). Problem: Biblical scholars, in general, have misinterpreted this simple seventh-day Sabbath concept (desolation and restoration), which has led them to erroneous chronological conclusions.
111	"Therefore" Therefore, Jerusalem was to remain uninhabited from the beginning of 3^rdand final captivity of Judah up to their 1^st release–which amounted to “threescore and ten” years, or 70 years.
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113	"Note" Note: From here on, any Biblical events are related to secular events–the Bible chronology ceases! Presumably God recognized secular time to be sufficiently accurate from this point forward. Providentially, a well-established secular date for the Jews’ 1^st release (under Cyrus the Great) from Babylonian captivity is 536 BC. Using 536 BC, the seven Biblical time periods covered so far can be dated by simple reverse calculation.
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116	"Summary of Differences with Ussher" Summary of Differences with Ussher: Ussher assumed that Biblical time began with man’s creation, not with the entrance of sin. Ussher calculated (based on Acts 7:4) Terah as 130 years old when Abram was born, not 70. Terah’s age at death–Abram’s age leaving Haran = Terah’s age at Abram’s birth 205 – 75 = 130 Ussher assumed that the 430-year time period of Exodus 12:40 began when Abram left Haran at age 75 (Gen. 12), not at age 99 (Gen. 17).
117	"Ussher chose to round down..." Ussher chose to round down the two times (480^th and 4^th) given in 1 Kings 6:1, instead of rounding up. This, however, did not affect the result! Ussher considered the time period from Rehoboam through Zedekiah equal to 389 years, not 390. Ussher deduced the time period between the 3^rd Babylonian captivity and the 1^st release of the Jews to be 50 years, not 70.
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129	"A Final Consideration" A Final Consideration If Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born, does this mean that he was exactly 130? Probably not! Biblical ages for the patriarchs listed in Genesis were taken and rounded down for this chronology. So, wouldn’t a few extra months need to be added to Adam’s 131^st year to adjust for this likely problem?
130	"Remember" Remember: The sum of the twenty reigns of the kings following Solomon was 393.5 years. However, prophecy from Ezekiel 4 showed this time period to be exactly 390 years. This means that the reigns had been rounded up! It also means that there was a 3.5-year error (393.5 – 390 = 3.5) per twenty changes in kingly power.
131	"Note" Note: There are also twenty generations from Adam’s sin to the covenant made with Abraham, but all rounded down! Hence, a statistical correction could easily be made for this entire time period–reversely by the addition of 3.5 years of time. This would help correct the apparent problem of determining the exact age (year + additional months) of the patriarchs when each of their children was born.
132	"However" However, this will not be done! God has shown that He corrects His own time (i.e., Time period for the twenty kings of Judah), so why should one interject his own theorized ideas in order to try to fix an apparent problem with God’s word? In addition, the Bible correlations yet to be shown rightly justify this decision!
133	THE CHRONOLOGY RELATIONSHIPS
134	"Accepting this Bible chronology as..." Accepting this Bible chronology as presented reveals recurring time relationships between many major historical events. Confirmation of the many dates establishing these relationships will be left for personal research. Few comments will be made as to the possible meanings of these observations and correlations.
135	"The following numbers often exist..." The following numbers often exist within these various time relationships: The number 7 is specifically God’s number representing spiritual perfection or completion. The number 6 is generally a number that relates directly to the things of man. The number 5, while associated with God’s grace, is–interestingly–the satanic number based on the occult symbol of the pentagram–the frustrating of God’s grace.
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194	"Will the papacy reassert its..." Will the papacy reassert its power for exactly 42 months, as given in Revelation 13:3-5? It fits into the last FOUR-YEAR time period shown earlier!
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197	"However" However, God has stated that the time will be shortened. This being true, how can one even possibly consider preaching an “acceptable year of the Lord”? A possible solution to these questions may lie in a better understanding of a time period mentioned in the Bible that up to now has not been addressed!
198	THE CHRONOLOGY ADJUSTED BY JASHER
199	THE 400-YEAR PROPHECY Genesis 15:13, in short, states that the seed of Abram would suffer affliction for 400 years (including the time of slavery in Egypt–see Gen. 15:14). In this chronology (NOT USSHER’S), Israel entered Egypt in 1751 BC and remained there until the exodus in 1512 BC. This time period amounts to 239 years. 1751 BC – 1512 BC = 239
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203	"This would mean that from..." This would mean that from the birth of Isaac to Israel’s exodus from Egypt would be exactly 400 years!
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205	"Could God have PURPOSELY caused..." Could God have PURPOSELY caused the chronological results, using the Bible only, to show an end date of AD 2012, when in reality this date is 29 years prior to the actual 6,000-year end point? This would certainly comply with God’s work being cut short (Rom. 9:28)! OR Might these 29 years represent the time that Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden prior to the entrance of sin? In such a case, the exact period of 6,000 years would represent man’s entire probationary period, from creation to Christ’s second coming!
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207	"Assumption" Assumption: The 29 years refers to Adam and Eve’s time in the Garden of Eden prior to sin. From Adam’s creation (1^st Adam) to his temptation by Satan at “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” was 29 years. From Christ’s birth (2^nd Adam) to His temptation in the wilderness, where Satan sought to overcome Him, was 29 years.
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