Monday, November 25, 2013

Holy Spirit

The Lord is that Spirit

http://kenraggio.com/KR-LordIsThatSpirit.htm
The Spirit of Christ is the Holy Ghost.
That explains a lot about God and the New Birth.

By Ken Raggio

Now the Lord is that Spirit, and
where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.
2 Corinthians 3:17

Paul taught in 2 Corinthians 3:3 that the saints at Corinth were "manifestly declared to be the epistles of Christ...written not with INK, but with the SPIRIT of the living God."

Born-again believers are "epistles" written by the Spirit.

Most people in modern Christian circles teach and preach the essentiality of being born again. These people believe that there must come a transformation to one's entire being, and that old things must pass away, and all things must become new.

There is, however, a vast difference in the interpretation of just how this New Birth is brought about.

How is one BORN AGAIN?

In order to be BORN AGAIN, it is essential to take into account ALL THE SCRIPTURAL TEACHINGS on this subject. There can be no question about the fact that "Ye must be born again." Those are the irrefutable words of Jesus Christ from John 3:5.

There has been a question in 20th century Christianity on exactly what it means to be "born again." To many, the New Birth takes place the moment one prays the "sinner's prayer."

But not ONE SHRED of evidence is given in the Bible that anyone was ever born again as a result of a so-called sinner's prayer.

Was the thief on the cross born again?

We often hear modern Christians refer to the thief on the cross appealing to our Lord to have mercy. Jesus' reply was "this day shalt thou be with me in paradise."

The misinterpretation of this reference has fostered the concept of "deathbed conversions." There is a serious problem with that concept however, and it has to do with the requirements Jesus Christ placed on being born again.

Jesus told Nicodemus, "except ye be born of the water and of the Spirit you cannot see the kingdom of God." Water Baptism and Holy Ghost Baptism are essential elements of the New Birth.

The fact that Jesus promised the thief on the cross entrance into paradise brings attention to the fact that before Jesus Christ actually DIED on the cross of Calvary, no one was ever born again!

You must understand that the NEW BIRTH is a NEW TESTAMENT doctrine. The New Birth was not preached or required by the law of Moses, nor was it contained in the Old Testament covenant. Who could possibly argue that the plan of salvation underwent a complete overhaul from the Old Testament to the New?

The thief on the cross was saved under Old Testament jurisdiction. It is a simple fact. Until Jesus Christ DIED at Calvary, there was NO New Testament!

Hence, the thief on the cross was NOT born again. Again - he was saved before the New Testament and the New Birth became a reality.

The Doctrine of Living Water

You will remember the story of the Samaritan woman at the well to whom Jesus made this offer in John 4:10, "If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that sayeth to thee, give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee LIVING WATER."

In a few moments He added, "Whosoever drinketh of the WATER that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the WATER that I shall give him shall be in him a well of WATER springing up into everlasting life."

Notice that Jesus was offering the WATER OF LIFE to this woman.

The WATER OF LIFE is preached by gospel preachers all over the world as the new life.

Why? Because it is the New Birth. Nearly any fundamental preacher will agree to that statement. But what does Jesus EXACTLY say that WATER is?

What is the water of life, and how do you drink it?

In John 7:37, "Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow RIVERS OF LIVING WATER."

That was a promise. Jesus promised that ANY MAN WHO THIRSTS could receive the water. "He that believeth on me," would be given RIVERS of living water.

Peter preached about that promise on the Day of Pentecost. "For THE PROMISE is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

Peter was talking about the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. JESUS had been talking about the new birth - how to receive everlasting life.

But in fact, they were both speaking of the same identical experience! The WATER that Jesus offered to the woman at the well was nothing less than the very BAPTISM of the Holy Ghost which was experienced by the 120 disciples of Jesus Christ.

Let me prove it to you.

The WATER of Life is the Holy Ghost.

You must understand one outstanding fact about Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well.

Even though He was offering her this water, she could not possibly drink it until first, Jesus Christ went to Calvary and purchased the PROMISE.

If there is any doubt in your mind that this is a fact, then here is proof.

John 7:38-39 - "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow RIVERS OF LIVING WATER ...but this spake He of THE SPIRIT, which they that believe on Him SHOULD RECEIVE: for the HOLY GHOST was NOT YET GIVEN; because that Jesus was not yet glorified."

You MUST examine that statement carefully! It tells us quite clearly that THE WATER OF LIFE is the HOLY GHOST.

Furthermore, it tells us that the HOLY GHOST WAS NOT YET GIVEN while Jesus was yet alive in His human body on earth.

Jesus and Peter referred to the same identical experience when referring to the WATERS OF LIFE.

John 7:39 says plainly- "this spake he of THE SPIRIT which they that believe on him should receive"!

John also added the fact that the Holy Ghost was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified!

The Old Testament prophet Joel described in some detail what would take place when THAT SPIRIT would finally come.

Joel 2:28 declares, "and your sons and daughters shall prophesy."

Peter wasted no time on the day of Pentecost making the connection between the Old Testament prophecy about God POURING OUT HIS SPIRIT and the PHENOMENON that took place before their very eyes in the Upper Room.

He boldly declared in Acts 2:16-18, "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy."

It was the manifestation of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost with the prophetic evidence of speaking in unknown tongues that was identified by the Apostle Peter as being the OUTPOURING of God's SPIRIT, which in turn then was referred to by Jesus Christ in John 7:39 as the "RIVERS OF LIVING WATER."

Now, the $64,000 Question…

If Jesus Christ, Peter, and Joel defined the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as the Pentecostal experience, then what grounds do we have for telling anyone that they are PARTAKERS of the WATERS of eternal life IF THEY HAVE NEVER received this Pentecostal experience of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost?

It was the Pentecostal experience that fulfilled the commandment that Jesus gave to Nicodemus when he said, "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. For except a man be BORN of WATER and of the SPIRIT, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God."

If you will look closely at the Pentecostal experience, you will see the fulfilling of both of the above prerequisites -- WATER and SPIRIT!

The crowds that gathered around the house where the Holy Ghost had fallen began to inquire of the apostles, "Men and Brethren, what shall we do?"

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost," Acts 2:38.

We then have the exciting historical account of the fact that: "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls (Acts 2:41).

This is the first time in the New Testament we find scriptural proof andevidence that anyone was actually born again.

Now some would have us believe that it is possible to receive the Spirit of Christ BEFORE or SEPARATE FROM receiving the BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST.

They argue that the SPIRIT OF CHRIST comes to the believer PRIOR to the BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST, and that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is thereby relegated to the position of being a separate and distinct work apart from the New Birth.

I must say in no uncertain terms that the New Birth AND the Baptism of the Holy Ghost are both references to the same identical experience! When a person ever comes to the realization of the nature of God and the inseparability of the ONE SPIRIT of God, then it becomes evident that to receive the Spirit of Christ IS THE SAME ACT as receiving the HOLY GHOST.

Don't run away from the Second Chapter of Acts.

You must come to terms with the fact that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost was accompanied by the physical evidence of speaking in other tongues by the believer – not ONLY for the 120 on the day of Pentecost, but also by EVERY subsequent group that followed in the Apostolic doctrine.

We have evidence that not only did Peter and the Apostles speak with other tongues, but so did the Apostle Paul also. Paul clearly taught in I Corinthians 13:5, "I would that ye all spake with tongues...".

The fact that he esteemed prophesying in one's native tongue even higher, in no way takes away from the fact that he taught that all should speak in tongues.

Isaiah prophesied that speaking in tongues would be one of the tools of evangelism in the church age (28:11), "For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people."

Jesus prophesied that one of the signs of a true believer is that he would "speak with new tongues" (Mark 16:17).

The 3000 Jews of the early church were obedient to Peter’s message, thereby we know that they were Baptized in water in the Name of Jesus Christ, and spoke in tongues.

The Gentiles of the early church, beginning with the house of Cornelius did too, as Acts 10:44-48 tells us,

"While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the Gift of the Holy Ghost.

For THEY HEARD THEM SPEAK WITH TONGUES and magnify God.

Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid WATER, that these should not beBAPTIZED, which have RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST as well as we?

And he commanded them to be BAPTIZED IN THE NAME of the Lord."

Here we see the evidence of the New Birth. Born of WATER and of the SPIRIT.

Without WATER baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, your claim to a Born Again experience is not founded on scripture, because it is unfinished. Without the Pentecostal experience of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, your claim to a Born Again experience is without scriptural proof, because it is unfinished.

Jesus Christ made an astonishing claim to His disciples in the book of John, chapter 14; it had to do with the very essence of the Spirit of God.

Who is the Comforter?

Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; EVEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH..."

Let us focus on this claim.

Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, said that He would ask God, His Father, to send ANOTHER COMFORTER.

Why? Because the Son of Man was going away! This would be the purpose of Calvary. The PHYSICAL EMBODIMENT of the INCARNATE GOD would be glorified and received up into heaven.

Jesus furthermore declared that IN HIS PLACE, the SPIRIT OF TRUTH would come.

Listen to these comments about the SPIRIT OF TRUTH found in John 14:17: "Whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him."

Do you understand that statement?

Jesus said that the Spirit of Truth was not known by the world yet.

But read on. Jesus said also in verse 17, "BUT YE KNOW HIM, FOR HE DWELLETH WITH YOU..." This could refer to no one other than Himself.

Paul told the Colossians in 2:9 that "in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." In Colossians 1:15, he declared Jesus to be the "IMAGE of the INVISIBLE GOD."

In speaking of the Spirit of Truth, Jesus said to the disciples, "But ye know Him; for he dwelleth with you." The Spirit of Truth was housed in the body of Jesus Christ! He was the fulness of God bodily. He that is WITH you shall be IN you.

Take note of Jesus’ remaining statement: "but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you," John 14:17.

Are you picking up on what Jesus is saying? "He that dwelleth WITH you shall be IN you!" That means that the Holy Ghost was Jesus, returned to them!

Anyone knows that the Flesh and Blood body of Jesus Christ the Man has been glorified, and is presently standing as a glorified human being at the right hand of the Eternal Invisible Spirit on the Throne of God.

But the most important thing we need to see in this is that Jesus Christ was and IS the Spirit of Truth.

Jesus Christ was the Holy Ghost INCARNATE!

Some preachers would have us believe that the Spirit of the Father is the first person of the Eternal Godhead, and that the Spirit of Jesus Christ is the second person of the Eternal Godhead, and that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the eternal Godhead, but unfortunately, that JUST IS NOT SO.

God is not composed of three eternal spirits.

Jesus Christ did not come to this earth with only one person out of three dwelling in Him. No, sir!

The fact stands that Jesus Christ is the incarnation of the only One Lord, One God and One Supreme, Sovereign Deity.

In Him dwelled all the fullness of God BODILY!

I John 5:7 says, "There are three that bear record in heaven,"

There are three what?

Three persons? No. IT DOES NOT SAY THAT!

Three deities? No, it does NOT SAY THAT!

God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost? NO! It doesn’t say that either.

It says that there are three that bear record in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost.

And it emphatically declares: THESE THREE ARE ONE!

The Father IS the Word. The Word IS the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost IS the Father.

Jesus Christ is the invisible Father robed in flesh.

Jesus is the fullness of God come down from Heaven to earth.

Thomas called Him, "My Lord, and my God." That is a doctrinal statement for a Jew who only believed in the Father.

Stephen saw the glorified Son of Man standing at the right hand of the Father, but John saw that same man sitting down ON the throne, and in Revelation 22:1, he called it the throne of "God AND the Lamb."

Jesus is both the Shepherd and the Sheep. He is both the King and thePrince. He is both the Father as Spirit, and the Son as Man. One Lord. Two natures. One God. Spirit and Human.

That is why Paul preached in Romans 8:9 that if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.

That is identical to saying that if you do not receive the Holy Ghost, you are not born of the Spirit.

You CANNOT make a difference between the Spirit of Christ and the Holy Ghost.

Peter then taught us HOW to know that a person has received the Holy Ghost: "BECAUSE WE HEARD THEM SPEAK WITH TONGUES AND MAGNIFY GOD," (Acts 10:46).

So we conclude with the opening text: "Now the Lord is that Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty."

The LIBERTY that is promised in that text comes when, and only when, you are baptized in the Holy Ghost and begin speaking in other tongues.

Without the Holy Ghost, you have not yet received His promise. The Holy Ghost is what He promised.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Unlocking the Bible in Chinese by David Pawson

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大卫鲍森旧约圣经纵览第24集：历代志上下

David Pawson Unlocking the Bible Cover to Cover

Study the Bible with Precept
http://preceptaustin.org/site_index.htm

Unlocking the Bible
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL04889AD5AB529FB4

Audio Bible http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL62BAA381B4507071

Book of Zachariah

Summary of Zachariah
http://www.scribd.com/doc/15929613/Summary-of-Zechariah

Introduction:
The prophecies of Zechariah gives us a prophetic perspective "above history and time", peering into Israel's immediate and far distant future. Zechariah's prophetic writings focus primarily upon the restoration of the second temple in Jerusalem after the 70 year Babylonian captivity, but also foretells the coming of the Messiah to suffer and later reign as King over all the earth. Zechariah seemed to have used expressions previously used by Jeremiah. "The spirit of Jeremiah dwelt in Zechariah" was a quote coined by his contemporaries, but his style approaches Ezekiel and Daniel in his account of his night visions.This compelling study is for anyone interested in the purposes of the God of Israel in past, present and future times.

http://www.messianic-literary.com/zech.htm

Prophetic Overview Of The Book Of Zechariah

1. Analysis of the entire book
- The call of repentance (Zech. 1:1-6)
- The night visions (Zech. 1:7 to 6:8)
- The coronation of Joshua (Zech. 6:9-15)
- The problem of fasting (Zech. 7:1 to 8:23)
- The shepherd-king (Zech. 9:11 to 11:17)
- The universal ruler (Zech. 12:1 to 14:21)

2. Connection of Zechariah's and Haggai's revelation of the rebuilding of the Temple.
- Haggai's first message (Haggai 1:1) - 6th month of year, 1st day
- Rebuilding of temple began (Haggai 1:15) - 6th month of year, 24th day
- Haggai's second message (Haggai 2:1) - 7th month of year, 21st day
- Zechariah's first message - 8th month of year
- Haggai's 3rd & 4th message - 9th month of year, 24th day
- Zechariah's night visions (Zech. 1:7) - 11th month of year, 24th day

Derek Prince Ministries and Sermons

Read the Bible do not be lukewarm

2 Peter 1 New International Version (NIV)

1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

²Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

³His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. ⁴Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

⁵For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; ⁶and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; ⁷and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. ⁸For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

¹⁰Therefore, my brothers and sisters,^[a] make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, ¹¹and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Bible Timeline

http://www.thomsonmemorial.com/files/3._Chronology_of_Abraham_s_Life.pdf

Genesis Chronology

http://www.usbibleprophecy.com/rev/?page_id=213

Michael Alexander

You might ask, “what good is this?” See the ending for more insight.

All dates are AFTER CREATION (A.C.) unless indicated, that is after the creation of Adam and Eve, as I believe the Earth is old. For an explanation of how I arrived at these dates, read part two which is on this page, but farther down.

YEAR
1-Adam born (4115 B.C.), lived to 930 years old, died in 931 A.C.
Adam was 130 years old when he became the father of Seth in 131 A.C.
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131- Seth born, lived 912 years, died in 1043 A.C.
Seth was 105 years old when Enosh was born in 236 A.C.
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236- Enosh born, lived 905 years, died 1141 A.C.
Enosh was 90 years old when Kenan was born in 326

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326- Kenan born, lived 910 years, died 1236 A.C.
Kenan was 70 years old when Mahalel was born in 396

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396- Mahalel born, lived 895 years, died in 1291 A.C.
Mahalel was 65 years old when Jared was born in 461
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461- Jared born, lived 962 years, died in 1423 A.C.
Jared was 162 when Enoch was born in 623
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623- Enoch born, lived 365 years, taken up in 988 A.C.
Enoch was 65 years old when Methuselah was born in 688

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688- Methuselah born, lived 969 years, died in 1657
Methuselah was 187 years old when Lamech was born in 875

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875- Lamech born, lived 777 years, died in 1652 A.C.
Lamech was 182 years old when Noah was born in 1057

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1057- Noah born, lived 950 years, died in 2007
Noah was 500 years old when Shem was born in 1557
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1557- Shem born, lived 600 years, died in 2157
Shem was 102 years old when Arphaxed was born in 1659

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1657- Noah’s Flood (2458 B.C.)
Noah was 600 years old, Shem was 100 years old

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1659- Arphaxed born, lived438 years, died in 2097 A.C.
Arphaxed was 35 years old when Shelah was born in 1694

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1694- Shelah born, lived 433 years, died in 2127 A.C.
Shelah was 30 years old when Eber was born in 1724

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1724- Eber born, lived 464 years, died in 2188 A.C.
Eber was 34 years old when Peleg was born in 1758

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1758-Peleg born, lived 239 years, died in 1997 A.C.
Peleg was 30 years old when Reu was born in 1790

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1790- Reu born, lived 239 years, died in 2029 A.C.
Reu was 32 years old when Serug was born in 1820

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1820- Serug born, lived 230 years, died in 2050 A.C.
Serug was 30 years old when Nahor was born in 1850

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1850- Nahor born, lived 148 years, died in 1998 A.C.
Nahor was 29 years old when Terah was born in 1879

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1879- Terah born, lived 205 years, died in 2084 (Ge. 11:32)
Terah was 70 years old when Abram was born in 1949

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1949- Abram born, lived 175 years, died in 2124 A.C.
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2024- Abram left Haran at age 75 (Ge. 12:4)
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2024-2033 time frame during which Sodom was destroyed
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2025-2030 God’s Promises to Abraham
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2034- Abram sleeps with Hagar (Ge. 16:3)
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Abram was 86 years old when Ishmael was born in 2035
2035- Ishmael born, lived 137 years, died in 2172 A.C. (G.16:16)(G.25:17)
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2048- Abraham circumcised at age 99, Ishmael was 13
2049- Isaac born, lived 180 years, died in 2229 A.C. (Gen.21:5)
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2055-2069 Abraham tested at some point during these years(G.21:34-22:1)
2084- Terah, died in Haran, Abraham was 135 years old

2080-2088 Sarah died during this time at 120 years old
If Sarah died in 2088 then Abraham was 19 years older than her. (G. 23:1)
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2089- Isaac married at age 40 (Ge.24:67)(G.25:20)
Isaac was 60 years old when Esau and Jacob were born

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2109- Esau and Jacob were born; Jacob lived 147 years, died in 2256 (Ge.25:26)(Ge.48:28)
2124- Abraham died at age 175 (Ge.25:7), Isaac was 75, and Jacob was 15 years old (Ge.25:7)
2149- Esau was 40 years old when he married, (Ge.26:34)
2184- Jacob flees Esau, age 75, Isaac was 134 (Ge.27:41)
2185- Jacob meets Rachel, and displays his strength even though 76 years old by rolling away a stone over a well and watering the sheep (Ge.29:8-10)
2185- Jacob begins working for Laban (Ge.29:14)

Jacob was 90 when Joseph was born in 2199 (Ge.30:24)
2199- Jacob completes 14 years of service to Laban (G.30:25)
2205- Jacob completes another 6 years of work for a share of Laban’s flocks and heards (Ge.31:41)
2205- Isaac was 156, Jacob was 96, Joseph was 6 years old
2216-2219 Joseph was 17-20 years old when he was sold into slavery (Ge.37:2)

2229- Joseph became ruler of Egypt at 30 (Ge.41:46)
2229- Isaac died at 180, Jacob was 120
2238- Seven years of plenty and 2 years of famine had passed when Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers, Joseph was 39 years old (Ge.45:6)
2239- Israelites enter the land of Goshen, Jacob was 130, Joseph was 40 (Ge.46:9)

2256- Jacob died at 147 (Ge.48:28), Joseph was 57
2309- Joseph died at 110
2589- Moses born, lived 120 years, died in 2709 (Dt.34:7)
2669- Moses was 80 years when spoke to Pharaoh
2669- EXODUS from Egypt (1446 B.C., NIV Study Bible)
4112- Jesus Christ born in 4 B.C.
4116 = year 1 A.D.
4145 = 30 A.D. the probable year of Christ’s crucifixion
6000 = 1885 A.D.
6115 = 2000 A.D.

The Genesis Chronology provides evidence that Abraham was probably never an idol worshiper. If you look at the listing close enough, you will notice that Abraham was 58 years old when Noah died! Which means that Abraham no doubt knew Noah well. The Bible says that Abraham’s father and grand father worshiped idols, but that does not mean that Abraham did. The previous two could have been influenced by their wives. The Bible contains many examples of righteous kings who’s sons were evil and worshiped idols, and the opposite. So just because someone is an idol worshiper does not mean that the son is. Abraham could have spent time with Noah and learned about the true God from him.

And Noah’s father was alive well before Adam died, so he probably knew Adam and Adam no doubt related the whole garden story to him, who then passed it on to Noah, then Abraham.

I have discovered in the Book Of Jubilees that my theory about Abraham is correct, Abraham Theory.

Part 2 The Genesis Chronology Explained

How I Got My Dates in the Genesis Chronology You may be wondering where I got my dates in the Genesis Chronology; I thought it would be obvious but I guess it is not. Calling the first year of Earth “year 1″ and Adam was not 1-years old until a year had passed; when Adam was 1 years old, the year was year 2. The following tells us that Seth was born in the year 131:

3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image, and he named him Seth. 4 After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5 Altogether, Adam lived 930 years, and then he died. 6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Seth lived 912 years, and then he died. 9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. And after he became the father of Kenan, Enosh live 185 years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died. 12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. . . . (Genesis 5:3-13)

From this we can figure the dates, since the Bible gives us a complete accounting from Adam to Jacob and the rest of the dates are gotten through back-dating.

But first I will explain more about the forward dating. Notice that in the above passage we can deduce that Adam was 395 years old when Mahalalel was born. And that Adam died in the year 931 because he lived 930 years. If we continue with this figuring, we will learn that Noah’s father, Lamech, was born in 875, which means that Noah’s father knew Adam personally because Adam did not die until 931. Lamech was 182 years old when Noah was born and the flood took place when Noah was 600 years old, therefore the flood must have taken place in 1657 After Creation.

Noah lived another 350 years after the flood because he lived a total of 950 years. The Bible gives us clear ages of when so and so was born and so there can be no doubt when Noah died and when Abraham was born.

Shem was 100 years old at the flood, and Shem was 102 years old when Arphaxed was born, making the year 1659 After Creation. Arphaxed was 35 years old when Shelah was born, Shelah was 30 years old when Eber was born, Eber was 34 years old when Peleg was born, Peleg was 30 years old when Reu was born, Reu was 32 years old when Serug was born, Serug was 30 years old when Nahor was born, Nahor was 29 years old when Terah was born, Terah was 70 years old when Abram was born.

All you have to do is simple math to figure out that if Noah live 350 years after the flood, then he died when Abraham was 58 years old.

Back-dating is similar, except that the Bible does not tell us how old Jacob was when Joseph was born, but it does tell us how old Joseph was when he became ruler of Egypt and that he ruled for 10 years before Jacob entered Egypt, [1] and it tells us how old Jacob was when he entered Egypt, therefore we can figure out how old Jacob was when Joseph was born. This type of back-dating can be done through Moses.

[1]
(Seven years of plenty, plus seven years of famine= 14 years, so Jacob entered Egypt when the famine was close to 1/2 over.)

http://achievebalance.com/data/timeline/

The tables below list a scriptural 'event', followed by how many years since the creation of Adam the event occurred, then the formula for calculating the Years AAC and finally scripture references for all this. Scholars use the Latin phrase "Anno Mundi" (AM) as the starting point for the creation of Man. I prefer the "After AdamCreated" phrase myself, and have great respect for the other.

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Adam created	0	It's the start!	Gen 5:1-3

*The third column explains the math of how I arrived at the year of the event. I assume that Adam's aging started with his creation, not with the exile from Eden. I am not looking into what happened before Adam, nor into how long it took God to create the universe. I am not looking into how old the planet earth is, at least not here. Here I am looking into the clock of mankind from the moment God breathed life into Adam. This will not date the planet, for the planet already existed. I base my findings here on several assumptions: For information on dating the planet, from the creationist viewpoint, one of the best websites is atwww.answersingenesis.org

- I assume that all times in the Bible are accurate when they relate to individual people. Apparent contradictions merely need further study to understand.

- I assume that all apparent contradictions are indicative of our misunderstanding and misinterpretations.

Unfortunately, not all events listed in the Bible give a reference to when they occurred. An example of this is the birth of Noah's first two sons, Ham and Japheth. We know they existed, but there is no mention of Noah's age at their birth. In this case, we can build the timeline around these events, because we have other, solid statements. Whenever some fill-in-the-blank work has been done, I reveal it as such. Not because I am so open, but because if there are mistakes here they are mine, and I will need the help of others to correct them.

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Seth born, Adam is 130	130	0+130	Gen 5:1-3

Since Seth is born when Adam is 130, this formula is simple. This will be repeated very often, especially at this part of history, because of the tendency to mention the father's age at the time of the son's birth. Here are some more of these:

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Enosh born, Seth is 105	235	130+105	Gen 5:6
Kenan born, Enosh is 90	325	235+90	Gen 5:9
Mahalalel born, Kenan is 70	395	325+70	Gen 5:12
Jared born, Mahalalel is 65	460	395+65	Gen 5:15
Enoch born, Jared is 162	622	460+162	Gen 5:18
Methuselah born, Enoch is 65	687	622+65	Gen 5:21
Lamech born, Methuselah is 187	874	687+187	Gen 5:25

Those all are easy. Next we have the first recorded death of a 'patriarch'. This is not the first death (remember Cain and Abel?), but the first one where the sequence of time is available. Since Adam's age is given at his death, and because we know what year he was 'born', this is the easy death. Notice that eight generations of his descendents were alive at his death. What a large funeral procession it must have been!

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Adam dies at 930	930	0+930	Gen 5:5
Enoch goes to God at 365	987	622+365	Gen 5:23

Enoch was easy. The main reason I mention him is because of his unusual end. It is not recorded that he died, but that he 'went with God.' This is the first hint in the timeline scriptures about the importance of having a "great relationship" with God. For more about the importance of that relationship, see God Wants a Personal Relationship with You! elsewhere on this website.

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Seth dies at 912	1,042	130+912	Gen 5:8

Seth passes away and just a few years later, Noah is born.

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Noah born, Lamech is 182	1,056	874+182	Gen 5:28-29

Next we have four deaths in a row, which take almost 300 years to occur. It is feasible to believe that Noah knew each one of these men, and learned from them. They may even all be living in the same general area. Remember, the separation at the tower of Babel had not yet happened!

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Enosh dies at 905	1,140	235+905	Gen 5:11
Kenan dies at 910	1,235	325+910	Gen 5:14
Mahalalel dies at 895	1,290	395+895	Gen 5:17
Jared dies at 962	1,422	460+962	Gen 5:20

Noah's first recorded son's birth. Again, he has two brothers, but there is no information to work with on their ages. Genesis 9:20-24 makes it sound like Ham is the youngest of the three, but in fact it may be referring to Canaan being the youngest of Ham.

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Shem born, 97yrs before flood begins.	1,559	1656-97	Gen 11:10

We are told that Shem had a son at age 100, and that the son was born two years after the flood. The flood (not just the 40 days and night of rain, but the time of draining afterwards as well) was almost a year long, so from that, we get Shem's birth at (100-3) years before the flood began. (I am thankful to a visitor from Australia that caught my oversight of the flood's duration! With help, we can help get to a better picture of what really happened! Thanks!)

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Lamech dies at 777	1,651	874+777	Gen 5:31
Methuselah dies at 969	1,656	687+969	Gen 5:27

Here's something we learn because of a study like this. Methuselah dies in the same year as the flood occurs! Did he die shortly before the flood, or did he die in the flood? Were there two righteous men before God while Methuselah lived, and God was waiting for his natural death before proceeding with the flood? We don't know.

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
The Flood, Noah is 600	1,656	1056+600	Gen 7:6

We can see by Noah's age, how many years since the creation of Adam until God let rain fall for the first time (Hollywood not withstanding, we should remember that rain had never fallen until the flood) and with the help of the "fountains of the deep" (ignored by Hollywood) flood the earth. In only 1656 years, our ancestors angered God to the point of virtually total destruction. (Are we any better, or is God holding on to His promise of never doing it again?) We also see, from this point on, the promise of Genesis 6:3, where God promises to reduce the lifespan of mankind down to 120 years, coming into fruition. Over the next few generations, the lifespan shortens and shortens. God didn't fulfill His promise on our timetable, but on His.

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
Arphaxad born, Shem is 100	1,659	1559+100	Gen 11:10
Shelah born, Arphaxad is 35	1,694	1659+35	Gen 11:12
Eber born, Shelah is 30	1,724	1694+30	Gen 11:14

Here again we find something new. We can date the destruction of the Tower of Babylon, though we must do it indirectly. Note that Eber's son, Peleg, gets that name because '... in his days the earth was divided ...'. The only division of the Earth at this time is the one caused by God because of the Tower of Babel. 'In his days' happened before he was named, so I speculate that the division happened while his mother was carrying him.If I am right, then the Tower went up only 102 years after the Flood! That didn't take long, did it? So they went from 8 people, to a large, thriving population in 102 years.

Event, Years AAC, Formula and References
TOWER OF BABEL	1,757 or 1,758	precedes next event!	Gen
Peleg born, Eber is 34	1,758	1724+34	Gen 11:16
Reu born, Peleg is 30	1,788	1758+30	Gen 11:18
Serug born, Reu is 32	1,820	1788+32	Gen 11:20
Nahor born, Serug is 30	1,850	1820+30	Gen 11:22
Teran born, Nahor is 29	1,879	1850+29	Gen 11:24

From here there are two paths, both of which have their supporters, and I do not know which is more accurate. The difference is brought about by debate over when Abram left Haran. All agree that he left at age 75, but there are honest questions as to when he was born. Genesis 11:26 is read different ways by different scholars, making it difficult to date Teran's age at Abram's birth.

Since many later events are based on his age, this is important. Yes, I lean more towards one than the other, but for your study purposes, here are both!

So, for a timetable based on Abram leaving Haran shortly after his father's death; This assumes then that Abram was born when his father was 130 years old, but is listed first in Genesis 11:26 because of his dignity and accomplishments. (For all 8 pages, in one printable document, click here.)

or for a timetable based on Abram leaving long before his father died. This assumes then that Abram was born when his father was 70 years old, and is listed first in Genesis 11:26 because he is the first-born son. Since we know he left at age 75, this has him leave 60 years earlier than the above list. (For all 8 pages, in one printable document, click here.)

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