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Our Time is Short
Excerpts taken
from the Stewarton Bible School, Scotland and various
websites.
God's
7,000 Year
Theory
Most people have never heard about
God's 7000-year master plan for mankind.
That great plan is
pictured by the seven-day week.
As Genesis shows, God refashioned the earth and created all
life forms in six days and then rested on the Sabbath. God
also gave man six days in which to work, followed by a day
of rest (Ex. 20:9-11). On the seventh day, man is to put
aside his normal routine of daily activities and worship the
true God (Isa. 58:13-14).
The apostle Peter undoubtedly
understood that the seven-day week is a pattern which
applies to time on a far grander scale. He wrote,
"With the Lord one day is as a
thousand years, and a thousand years as one day"
(II Pet. 3:8). The apostle Paul
also had this principle in mind when he explained that the
seventh day of the week pictures the peaceful time of rest
that will follow this present age of human activity (Heb.
4:3-11). The apostle John tells us that this period will
occur after Christ's intervention in world affairs and that
it will last a thousand years (Rev. 20:1-4).
Since the seventh day of the week
symbolizes 1000 years of peace under the rule of Jesus
Christ, the first six days of the week represent
6000
years in which man has been
allowed to govern himself and work out his own ideas and
plans. In other words,
each day of the week
represents 1000 years of human existence.
Where are we
now
in this great plan?
Charts which list biblical events
in time order (these can be found in some Bibles) are
accurate enough to show that HUMAN LIFE was created about
4000 years before the birth of Christ. History makes it
clear that almost another 2000 years have elapsed since then
-- making a total of nearly 6000 years of human civilization
to date. In short,
man's "week" is
nearly over, and God's great
millennial rest
will soon be here.
We are now between the 6 and 7th
day...
Timeline of the
World
The Bible is God's Word. Dating
back to the creation of the world it provides mankind with
the only infallible record of history relevant to salvation.
Here is a brief chronological record in A.M. (anno mundi)
years; which means 'the year of the world.' Let the reader
prayerfully consider the awesome conclusion to which this
article arrives - that the Saviour's return is near and that
Time is Short.
Just some highlights presented
here...
Genesis 1:27 Adam created
in Yahweh's image which was year 0
Genesis 7:11 The Flood came when Noah was 600 which was year
1656
Exodus 7:7 Moses was 80 at the time of the Exodus 2513
1 Kings 6:1 Building Solomon's Temple started 480 years
after Exodus. 2993
Scripture and secular sources agree that Solomon's Temple
was completed in about 1000 BC:
which was in A.M. 3000.
Another 1000 years brings us to the Saviour's birth in about
A.M. 4000.
In the 17th century Archbishop Ussher of Armagh calculated
that the creation occurred in 4004 BC.
J B Dimbleby, astronomer, historian and author of the book
All Time Past, along with other historians, differs by a few
years from Ussher's creation date. Dimbleby calculated that
the creation occurred in 3996 BC.
Either way we
reach an astonishing conclusion,
that
according to
Scripture
the creation of
this world
took place about 4000 BC, which is just
about
6000 years ago!
Why is the year
A.M.
6000 so
important?
The answer is: because the
Almighty, as far as humanity's allocated period of time is
concerned, could well be working to His Sabbatical
Principle, in which 'every sixth period of time is followed
by a seventh period of rest - a Sabbath.' In other words the
coming Biblical millennium A.M. 6000, (not the Year A.D.
2000), could well be the start of Yahweh's Sabbath Rest when
the kingdoms of this world will be taken over by the Kingdom
of God.
Of course, no one except the Father
knows the exact year of the Saviour's return (Matt. 24:36),
when the Biblical millennium will begin. We are certainly
not attempting to set that date. Too many preachers have
tried it, only to be proved wrong. What we are saying is
this: IF in the matter of mankind's allocated period of
time, the Almighty is working to His Sabbatical Principle,
and it is our opinion that He is, then the coming millennial
reign, the Sabbath Rest of God, could well begin within the
next decade.
Also bear in mind that to save
the human race from extinction, that time is to be cut
short:
Matthew 24:22
And except those days
should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved;
but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Other prophecies indicate that
before the Biblical millennium begins, that is before the
Saviour returns, there will be about a seven year period
during which the Antichrist will appear on the world scene.
...and it
just may happen in YOUR lifetime!
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