Spiritual Life History in the Three Earth Ages
Christians and others may lose sight of the big picture about life and eternity. Your very existence, life today as you know it, and the future of your eternal spiritual being are outlined here to help readers understand the simple truths revealed in God's Holy Word. You have a spiritual life history in three earth ages that is past, present, and future.
The purpose of this article is to outline that history in its simplicity to provide a summary of what the Bible teaches, and to help put Bible study in perspective. If readers find truth and understand the big picture within this outline, and are encouraged to find more answers in God's Word, my purpose will be accomplished.
Events numbered 1-4 (past) and 14-17 (future) document your existence in spirit form only. The interim events 5-13 are spiritual existence while alive in human flesh. Item 1 is time past, and unknown, while 2 through 4 are the first earth age taken from the single verse of Genesis 1:1 which opens with "In the beginning". The second earth age is covered by events 5-13, yet 13 (in the flesh) and 14 through 17 (spirit only) are all future and document the end times, plus the eternal third earth age.
Outline of Spiritual Life History in Bible Study Perspective
1. Spiritual Body and Soul Created by God
2. First Earth Age of Dinosaurs
3. Spiritual Existence on Earth During First Earth Age
4. Spiritual Beings Divided with Two Options
4.a - Satan's rebellion and one third of angels follow
4.b - Other two thirds of angels follow God
5 First Earth Age Destroyed - Current Universe Created
6. Six Day Creation - All Races Male/Female on 6th Day
7. Adam and Eve - 8th Day and Eons of Time Later
8. Original Sin, Nephilim Irruption, Noah's Flood
9. Israel in Bondage in Egypt 400 Years
10. Law Given to Moses at Mount Sinai
11. Covenent Broken - Messiah Promised
12. New Covenent with Two Options as Christ the Messiah Born
12.a - Christ rejected by non-believers, crucified, risen, and at right hand of God
12.b - Christ accepted by believers as God in the flesh nailing sin to the cross
13. Tribulation - Satan on Holy Mount Does Miracles - Claims to be Messiah
13.a - Deceived humans worship false Messiah and have "mark of the beast"
13.b - Believers reject the false Messiah and witness as Holy Spirit speaks through them
14. Millenium - Christ Returns as True Messiah as ALL Transform to Spiritual Bodies
14.a - Satan bound for 1000 years
14.b - Christ and the elect teach truth to lost souls
15. Satan Loosed for a Season and Immediately Defeated
16. Judgment Day and Beginning of Third Earth Age
16.a - Lost souls cast in lake of fire and soul extinguished never to be remembered
16.b - Believers have life eternal on earth refreshed as new heaven and earth created
17. God Dwells on Earth with Believers, so Earth is Heaven with God Amongst Us
This outline is simply my perspective intended to provide those interested in Christianity with my personal theology and a snapshot of history based on study of the Bible. Some students may disagree with the simplicity, or outright challenge some of my conclusions. Each event presents more questions than answers, yet by careful study of the Bible cover to cover, the serious student will find answers as guided by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ and the Promise of Salvation and Eternal Life
I will continue documenting the Bible from cover to cover including my interpretation of God's Word from the original Hebrew and Greek. Points made in the future that follow this outline will begin to fill in the big picture in more detail, and reasons behind my personal theology. Readers are encouraged to begin, or continue, their personal journey. Read the Bible cover to cover at least once in the next year, and then follow the UltimateRiddle.com articles to compare my conclusions to what you learn.
Until then, my hope is that undecided readers will focus on the new covenent in 12.b above. Accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior is all you need to solve the ultimate riddle: Eternal life is by grace, not works, and given freely available for all. For Christians, confidence about the future and an incredible sense of peace and joy helps overcome the temporal problems of daily life in this world.
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About the Author: Jim Degerstrom is an author who works in a faith based business offering custom website design and graphic art services, and documents Bible studies at his Ultimate Riddles Spiritual Journey website and blogs about spiritual growth on his Ultimate Riddles Spiritual Study blog from Kissimmee, Florida USA.
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