Date

Key Event or Person

Noteworthy

Rule

~6000 BC

Creation, The First Adam

Life spans 900 years+,  Antediluvian age: 1656 or 2656 years

P1

~3500 BC

Flood of Noah

Population reaches many billions, all but 8 perish in the Flood

P1

3400 BC

Noah and family

Noah; sons Shem, Ham, Japheth and wives, sole survivors

G1

~2200 BC

Abraham

Called from Ur to be a model for faith, "father of all who believe."

P2

~1440 BC

Exodus of the Jews

Old Covenant at Sinai, YHWH and Israel

T1

1000-960 BC

King David

First Temple built by Solomon

T1

722 BC

N. Kingdom falls to Assyria

~20 kings all bad since Jeroboam

T1

586 BC

S. Kingdom taken to Babylon for 70 years

~20 kings, several good since Rehoboam

T1

515 BC

Second Temple

Return. Temple finished, 515 BC, walls of Jerusalem in 445 BC

TG

433 BC

Malachi closes the OT canon.

Israel in their own land, but under foreign control, LXX. 

TG

~5 BC-32 AD

Life of Jesus Christ, the Last Adam

Roman rule over the Mediterranean nations. Israel at a very low ebb spiritually. Heralded by John the Baptist

TG

~32 AD

Pentecost, the Birth of the Church

Israel set aside for 2000 years when they refuse Jesus as rightful King. Church originally all Jews, moves to encompass gentiles

C, TG

70 AD

Second Temple destroyed 

Rebellions of the Jews against Rome; Jews removed from the land. Jerusalem becomes Aeolia Capitolina. "The Diaspora" 

C, TG

476 AD

Fall of Rome

Christianity wide spread throughout Europe. Islam ~632 AD.

C, TG

1880-1948

Israel Restored 

Jews back in their land, in unbelief as Prophesied

C, TG

30-100 AD

Church of Ephesus

The Apostolic Church

C, TG

100-313 AD

Smyrna

Persecutions of church by Roman Caesars

C, TG

324-600 AD

Pergamum

Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Marriage of Church and State. 

C, TG

600-1517 AD

Thyatira

The Roman Catholic Church Heyday

C, TG

1517-1648 AD

Sardis

The Reformation, Protestant churches rise up

C, TG

1648-1900

Philadelphia

Evangelical church, world-wide missions

C, TG

1950-now

Laodicea

The final state of the church (lukewarm)

C, TG

Any day now

Resurrection of true Church and Rapture.

"Judgment Seat of Christ." 

Jesus returns for His Bride, the true church. Rise of false church, Leader of EU steps forth and also the false Messiah of Israel in Jerusalem (Paul's "man of sin"). One world government. Third Temple Built. (parousia)

T2>C
MS

3.5 years

70th week of Daniel Part I

A 3.5 year period of apparent world peace.  144,000 Jewish evangelists. Believers persecuted. "Beast and false prophet" rule

MS

3.5 years

70th week of Daniel Part II

Third Temple desecrated. The "great tribulation" of horrific world wide judgments, 3.5 years.  "Time of Jacob's Trouble"

MS

1000 years

Millennium

Jesus reveals Himself to entire world as King of Kings from Jerusalem. Israel judged, nations judged, global rebuilding and strong righteous rule by Jesus, Satan chained. (epiphaneia)

T2>C

End of Millennium

Final Rebellion

Great White Throne Judgment

Satan released for a short time. Evil now fully defeated. Unbelievers of all ages judged at the GWT Judgment. 

T2>C

New Heavens, New Earth 

All sin has been dealt with on heaven and on earth.

T2

 The Rapture (parousia)

 The 2nd Coming (epiphaneia)

 Christ comes for His own

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

 Christ return with His own

Revelation 19:14

 Believers taken to Father's House 

John 14:3

 Believers come to Earth

Matthew 24:30

 Seen only by believers

1 Corinthians 15:52, 19:11-16;

 Every eye will see Him

Revelation 1:7 Matthew 24:30

 No reference to Satan

 Satan bound 

Revelation 20:1-3

 Earth not judged

 Earth judged 

Revelation 20:4-5

 A Mystery

1 Corinthians 15:51

 Foretold in Old Testament 

Dan. 12:1-3; Zech. 12:10; 14:4