The Bible is Yahweh'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, 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.
| Ante Deluvian Patriarchs | Year
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| Genesis 1:27 | Adam created in Yahweh's image | which was year | 0
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| Genesis 5:3 | Seth born when Adam was | 130 | which was year | 130
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| 6 | Enos born when Seth was | 105 | which was year | 235
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| 9 | Cainan born when Enos was | 90 | which was year | 325
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| 12 | Mahalaleel born when Cainan was | 70 | which was year | 395
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| 15 | Jared born when Mahalaleel was | 65 | which was year | 460
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| 18 | Enoch born when Jared was | 162 | which was year | 622
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| 21 | Methuselah born when Enoch was | 65 | which was year | 687
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| 25 | Lamech born when Methuselah was | 187 | which was year | 874
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| 28 | Noah born when Lamech was | 182 | which was year | 1056
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| Genesis 7:11 | The Flood came when Noah was | 600 | which was year | 1656
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| Total | 1656 |
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| Post Deluvian Patriarchs | Year
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| Genesis 11:10 | Arphazad born 2 years after flood | 2 | which was year | 1658
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| 12 | Salah born when Arphazad was | 35 | which was year | 1693
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| 14 | Eber born when Salah was | 30 | which was year | 1723
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| 16 | Peleg born when Eber was | 34 | which was year | 1757
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| 18 | Reu born when Peleg was | 30 | which was year | 1787
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| 20 | Serug born when Reu was | 32 | which was year | 1819
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| 22 | Nahor born when Serug was | 30 | which was year | 1849
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| 24 | Terah born when Nahor was | 29 | which was year | 1878
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| 26 | Abram born when Terah was | 130 | (see Note) | 2008
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| 21:5 | Isaac born when Abraham was | 100 | which was year | 2108
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| 25:26 | Jacob born when Isaac was | 60 | which was year | 2168
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| Total | 2168 | |||
| Genesis 12: 1-4 | Abraham was called at the age of 75. | (2008+75) = | 2083
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| Genesis 47: 9 | Jacob entered Egypt at the age of 130, which was 215 years after Abraham's call. | (2083+215) = | 2298
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| Genesis 47: 28 | Jacob lived 17 years in Egypt and died at 147 | (2298+17) = | 2315
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| Israel stayed 215 years in Egypt | (2298+215) = | 2513
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| Exodus 12: 40 | The Exodus occurred 430 years after Abraham's call. | (2083+430) = | 2513
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| Exodus 7: 7 | Moses was 80 at the time of the Exodus | 2513
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| Deuteronomy 34: 7 | Moses died at 120 years, 40 years after the Exodus and just before Israel entered the Promised Land. | A.M. 2553
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| Solomon's Temple
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| 1 Kings 6: 1 | Building operations started 480 years after Exodus. | 2993
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| 1 Kings 6: 37-38 | Building finished after 7 years. | A.M. 3000 | |
Scripture and secular sources agree that Solomon's Temple was completed in about 1000 BC: which, as we have already shown, 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. A wall chart based on his dates up to the present day is published by Studio Editions Ltd. 50 Eastcastle St, London WIN 7AP. (ISBN 85170 149 4) 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 under 6000 years ago! By Ussher's count we are about 1 year from year 6000. (4004+1995 = 5999) By Dimbleby's count we are 9 years from year 6000. (3996+1995 = 5991)
And that dear reader brings us to an important question.
Of course, no one except the Father knows the exact year of the Saviour's return, (Matthew 24: 36) when the 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 two decades. 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 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. This means: that if we are about a decade from the start of the millennium, then we are only about 3 years - and possibly less - away from the start of that last 7 year period!
Yes, that is how urgent the situation is. These are sobering considerations we dare not brush aside. Instead, we do well to mentally, spiritually and physically prepare for the prophesied calamities scheduled to burst upon humanity within the very near future.
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