CHAPTER 6.
Revised October
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The two most important covenants referred to in the Bible are the Abrahamic covenant and the Kingdom covenant, both are crucial stages in the development of the restoration plan. The primary prophecy of the Bible at Genesis 3:15, predicted the "chief rebel" would strike "God's chief advocate" in the "heel" and that in turn the advocate would strike the rebel a "head blow". These two covenants relate directly to the execution of these two blows.
These two covenants run tandem, one
directly following the other each remains in force for exactly the
same length of time, both are fixed term contracts. The death of Jesus
Christ in 33 not only split the 8,000 year reconciliation plan for theocracy,
it also divided these two covenants. On the day of Jesus' death the Abrahamic
covenant matured and ended and the new Kingdom covenant commenced.
As we shall see the length of time from their inaugurations until
their maturity is exactly the same for both, 2,000 years.
FIRST ABRAHAMIC PREPARATION CONTRACT
The Abrahamic covenant was primarily
a preparation contract leading to the promised 'seed'.
This in turn would facilitate the ability to draw up a
legally better contract. Setting the
death date of the 'seed' as the centre point of the restoration
plan in 33. This is exactly half way through the 8,000 year time
period. It is a matter of simple calculations to set the Abrahamic
covenants start and finish dates along with the following Kingdom covenants
start and finish dates.
Exactly on God's time cue at the first quarter point in the restoration plan, 2,000 years after it started, arrangements were being laid to set up the first contract. The man Abram, proved to be the best choice among the population living on the earth at that time. Having developed confidence and conviction in Yahweh's promises he would have been aware of the first prophecy a special seed lineage that had come through Noah.
Abram was born only two years
after Noah died so his father Terah would certainly have
been acquainted with Noah. Abram would also have been
acquainted with Noah's, God approved son Shem who died when Abraham was 150 years old. It may be
that Melchizedek, referred to as a king priest of God, was in
fact Noah's son Shem. Abram recognised the priestly credentials
of Melchizedek who blessed Abram and interestingly offered him
'bread and wine'. Abram probably understood
many things about God's restoration plan being a theocrat himself.
Gen 14:18-20 And
Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine, and he was priest of
the Most High God. 19 Then he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of
the Most High God, Producer of heaven and earth; 20 And blessed be the Most
High God, Who has delivered your oppressors into your hand!”
Abram was presented with an opportunity
of working with Yahweh in the development of his plan. God entered
into contract with Abram so long as he co-operated and carried out
His instructions in connection with His plans. He contracted to make
a great nation from him and become his personal benefactor. He also
informed Abram that by means of this agreement between them, all the
nations would gain benefit from it. The contract
necessitated a location move on the part of Abram, so with his agreement,
God instructed him to sell up and leave his property in the Babylonian
city of Ur, and take his family and move west toward a land that God
would guide him to. This was in the year 1991
BC when Abram was 62 years old.
Genesis 12:1-3 And
Yhwh proceeded to say to Abram: “Go your way out of your country and from
your relatives and from the house of your father to the country that I
shall show you; 2 and I shall make a great nation out of you and I shall
bless you and I will make your name great; and prove yourself a blessing.
3 And I will bless those who bless you, and him that calls down evil upon
you I shall curse, and all the families of the ground will certainly
bless themselves by means of you.”
God provided him his travelling
directions to Haran where thirteen years later his father Terah
died. Abram now 75 years old under God's
directions leaves Haran and enters the land
of Canaan which Yahweh confirmed he would give to his offspring (Genesis
12:7). At this time God told Abram "I shall make a
great nation out of you and I shall bless you and I will make your
name great ... all families of the earth will certainly bless
themselves by means of you .. Abram was 75 years old .. Yahweh appeared
to Abram and said "To your seed I am going to give this land" after
that he built an altar there to Yahweh.". This Abrahamic Covenant
commenced when Abram was 75 years old in the year 1968 BC. This fixed
the stage location where the seed when he eventually arrived would be
born and live, Canaan.
Abram continued to put trust in God's promises; but by the time he reached the age of 85 and still had not had any children to receive God's inheritance promises. He somewhat understandably started to become anxious over the situation and questioned Yahweh about it. God reassured him that he definitely would have children and they would indeed inherit the land (Genesis 15:1-20, 16:1-3,16).
Although Abram tried to jump
the gun, reassurance was again confirmed to him when he was
99 years old, in the year 1944 BC. In
this year Sarah, his wife, for the first time at the age
of 90 miraculously became pregnant. It was now that God validated
the covenant offered to Abram some 24 years earlier when he
was 75 years old, this validation required Abram to get circumcised.
At the same time God changed his name from Abram (exalted father)
to Abraham (father of a multitude) further confirmation of the covenant.
At the age of 99 Abraham now validated his side of the contract,
under God's instruction he cut away the foreskin of his penis,
thus validating the passing of his seed through his now circumcised
penis to fertilise his wife. Sarah then became pregnant and
nine months later give birth
to the next in line of session to the 'seed' Isaac .
(Appendix 17 chronology of Abrahmic covenant)
This circumcision arrangement
was sealed on God's side by His arranging the miraculous
birth of the next generation descendant Isaac. This next
in line of session was a seed of Abraham's delivered through his
now circumcised penis; thus both became participants in this
contract. All following male descendants through Isaac were to be
circumcised thereby entering into the same contract conditions.
This validated the passing of Abraham's seed through a selected
and identified line of descendants until it eventually arrived at
the great seed Jesus Christ the one to bring major promised benefits
to all mankind. God established a blood line, beginning with Abraham, this
blood line would end with Jesus.
Genesis 17:7-24, 7 “And I will carry out my covenant between me and you and your seed after you according to their generations for a covenant to time indefinite, to prove myself God to you and to your seed after you.... 9 And God said further to Abraham: “As for you, you are to keep my covenant, you and your seed after you according to their generations. 10 This is my covenant that you men will keep, between me and you men, even your seed after you: Every male of yours must get circumcised. 11 And you must get circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it must serve as a sign of the covenant between me and you.... 21 However, my covenant I shall establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this appointed time next year.” ... 24 And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he had the flesh of his foreskin circumcised.
Abram 75 years Abraham 99 years The Contract |
The first individuals invited to become party to this contract were the 11 apostles on the day it was validated, Nisan the 14th of the year 33. Jesus officiated its inauguration between himself and these first 11 apostles a few hours before its validation stating: "This wine representing my blood validates the covenant which is to be dispensed out on behalf of many for the cancelling of Adamic sin, I will not drink anymore this symbolic wine until the day when I drink it again with you in the Kingdom" (Matthew 26:28-29).
Jesus was following a precise time
schedule set by his Father Yahweh when inaugurating
the contract on this specific day. He said he would drink
it with these 11 along with a further 143,989 contractors when
its term matured and the benefits of becoming Kings and Priests
in the Kingdom would be paid out to them
Gal 3: 8,
Now the Scripture, seeing in advance that God would declare
people of the nations righteous due to faith, declared the good news
beforehand to Abraham, namely: “By means of you all the nations will be
blessed.” Gal 3:14, The purpose was
that the blessing of Abraham might come to be by means of Jesus Christ
for the nations, that we might receive the promised spirit through our
faith. Gal 3:16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham
and to his seed. It says, not: “And to seeds,” as in the case of many
such, but as in the case of one: “And to your seed,” who is Christ
Gal 3:29 Moreover, if you belong to Christ, you are really
Abraham’s seed, heirs with reference to a promise.
Rev 7:4, And I heard the number of those who
were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe
of the sons of Israel: Rev 14:1, And
I saw, and, look! the Lamb standing upon the Mount Zion, and with him
a hundred and forty-four thousand having his name and the name of his
Father written on their foreheads Rev
14:3 And they are singing as if a new song before
the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no
one was able to master that song but the hundred and forty-four thousand,
who have been bought from the earth.
Rev 20 :4,
And I saw thrones, and there were those who sat down on them, and
power of judging was given them. Yes, I saw the souls of those executed
with the ax for the witness they bore to Jesus and for speaking about
God, and those who had worshiped neither the wild beast nor its image and
who had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand.
And they came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ for a thousand years Rev 20:6 Happy
and holy is anyone having part in the first resurrection; over these
the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and
of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.
According to the time plan,
after an equal term of 2,000 years the Kingdom contract matures
in 2033, when the number of the 'seed' will be complete when the
Kingdom is set up in the heavens. This new administration will then
bring about the promised benefits to all mankind.
Eph 1:10 for
an administration at the full limit of the appointed times, namely, to
gather all things together again in the Christ, the things in the heavens
and the things on the earth. Yes, in him.
The new Kingdom Contract The Kingdom |
The Abrahamic agreement was a preparation covenant, the Kingdom covenant
is an 'application' contract, applying the benefits of the
sacrificed seed of Genesis 3:15. The benefits
were gained when this seed was 'bruised in the heel', when Jesus
was killed, which will lead to a more severe head blow or fatal
strike being executed against the rebel opposer.
Gen 3:15 And I shall put enmity between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed. He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel.
The two contracts, the Abrahamic
and the Kingdom, each run for the same duration of time,
2,000 years, and butt together at the pivot date, Nisan
the 14th of the year 33. The first Abrahamic covenant pivoting back
from 33 for 2,000 years to 1968 BC. The second the Kingdom contract,
pivots forward from this same 33 date 2,000 years to 2033.
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These two Covenants form a remarkable
balancing equation. The abrahamic contract runs
for the second 2,000 year quarter and the Kingdom contract runs for the
third 2,000 year quarter of the 8,000 year time frame.
The second 2,000 year quarter runs from 1968 BC until 33.
The third 2,000 year quarter runs from
33 to 2033
It becomes clearer just how amazingly
symmetrically God has constructed this entire time plan,
all focusing on the all important central sacrificial pivot date
33.
The time divisions on the right hand
side of this chart below mirror exactly the time divisions
set in the left hand side. All dates pivot on this 33 central
point, in fact as we progress with further details even more remarkably
symmetrical balancing becomes revealed. The care to details
with which this plan has been laid out and executed, bears all the
hallmarks of God's authenticity.
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These make
two more pieces in the restoration time plan puzzle, the 2000
year Abrahamic covenant period and the 2000 year Kingdom covenant
periods, fitting back to back. We shall
now examine a further critical time piece.
So why present himself at Jerusalem with no intension of taking over Jerusalem as its King in what could obviously be misconstrued as sedition against the Romans? Jesus at his trial never denied he was a king, but neither did he explain fully the significance of his acts. He was laying a future time pattern in order to identify when he would literally become King of all things, not back then in 33 but at some future time. He was in fact under God's supervision mapping for us a time map or template.
In the year 96, Jesus presented
his apostle John the Revelation information revealing things that
were still to take place. From this we at least know Jesus had
not become king by the year 96 as the events in the Revelation,
including his coronation, were to take place in the future.
Revelation 1:1, A
revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the
things that must shortly take place. And he sent forth his angel and presented
it in signs through him to his slave John, Rev 4:1, After these things I saw, and,
look! an opened door in heaven, and the first voice that I heard was as
of a trumpet, speaking with me, saying: “Come on up here, and I shall show
you the things that must take place.”.
The day after presented himself as King and just three days before his execution, he prophesied the complete destruction of the temple buildings in Jerusalem (Matthew 24:1-2). He informed his disciples that he would be leaving them, but would return and renew his association or presence with them through a special arrangement. Even then the apostles realised they wouldn't see him when he renewed his association with them. That is why they asked, "Tell us when these things will be, and what the 'sign' of your presence (parousia) and of the conclusion of the age (system)" (Matthew 24:3).
Having already told them that
the Jewish age centred in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem
was going to come to an end, they wanted to know what signs
to look for, marking the end of this Jewish age or system that
they were a part of. At Luke 21:20-24 Jesus said they would see
Jerusalem surrounded by armies, a sign that the destruction of
the temple and city was close, a warning that they should get
out of the Jerusalem before it was finally destroyed. When this
happened, the Jewish system would come to its end.
Luke 21:20-24
“Furthermore, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by encamped armies,
then know that the desolating of her has drawn near. 21 Then let those
in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains, and let those in the midst of
her withdraw, and let those in the country places not enter into her; 22
because these are days for meting out justice, that all the things written
may be fulfilled. ... there will be great necessity upon the land and wrath
on this people; 24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword and be
led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled on by the
nations, until the appointed times of the nations are fulfilled.
As to their question 'What will
be the sign of your presence?', Jesus gave a very curious,
composite answer. He laid out a series of signs for their
'generation' identifying events that would occur during his continued
association with them while they carried out assignments scheduled for completion during this generation period in connection with the Kingdom. One assignment was to complete
a written record on the advancements of the Kingdoms construction up to
the end of this first century generation.
Jesus also deliberately wove in
many additional events as signs that were not fulfilled during their
first century 33 to 70 'generation' period. These
additional signs would take place in some future 'generation'. In Jesus
answer he listed 25 signs to watch for. Some of these signs his disciples
did witness, others they did not. We can list which sign events
took place back there and which did not.
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The 'generation' of the apostles Jesus
initially gave these signs to, saw at best, some 16 of
the 25 signs occurring by the year 70 when the Roman armies destroyed
the temple at Jerusalem. At least 9 of these signs have no record of
occurreing during this first century generation. Historical evidence indicates this generation saw a
primary fulfilment at best 16 of the signs.
Jesus kept his promise to renew his association (presence) with his disciples after his death. He made numerous attendance visits after his resurrection telling them "I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the (Jewish) system of things (age)," Matthew 28:20. For them the Jewish system concluded in 70.
This 'presence' of Jesus with
his apostles was continued after his departure to heaven
in 33, through a special helping operative power, first activated
on Pentecost 33. Throughout the following generation period Jesus
continued his special association with them as promised. During
the next 37 years, 16 of the signs were witnessed before this generation
ended when the Jewish system was destroyed by the Roman armies, after
this Jesus special association or presence ended.
Jesus warned his disciples that his presence
period would end when the Roman armies brought the Jewish
system to its end he said "When you catch sight of the 'disgusting
thing' that causes desolation as spoken of by the prophet
Daniel, standing in a holy place, then let those in Judea
flee to the mountains" (Matthew 24:15). Jesus warning to flee the 'disgusting
thing' causing desolation's to the temple would also
bring a troubled period for the disciples.
Using these signs, Jesus maped
out for his apostles a time template, covering this period
of his ongoing presence with them, starting from his resurrection
in 33 continuing until the Jewish system was brought to its
end in 70. The map was contained within
a 40 year generation period.
(Appendix 10).
Jesus underlined this when he said: "This generation
will not pass away until all these things have taken place"
(Matthew 24:34). But which generation, the first century
one or the mapped one that was to follow at a later date?
THE ASSOCIATION PERIOD OF JESUS WITH HIS APOSTLES Association starts 33 after Jesus is resurrected and finishes 70, Start of renewed Presence End of Presence Period |
When Jesus mapped events for the
period of his continuing 'presence' with his apostles, he also
laid out additional signs for a second future 'generation' when he
would again activate his association with later selected disciples. This
future generation would also end in the destruction of a system or
age. A generation that would not only see a repeat of the 16 signs
witnessed in the first century, but also the 9 missing signs.
This future generation would
witness all 25 signs.
The internal evidence in the Revelation
book supports this. This information deliberatly withheld
until the year 96 took it outside the time of the first century generation.
Preventing any confusion of the information it contained with events
fulfilled during the first application period 33 to 70. Jesus waited 26 years after the Jewish system had been destroyed
before revealing the information now recorded in the Revelation illiminating
any confusions over which generation period was being referred to.
John 21:20-24 records the account of
how Jesus in 33 made this appointment to visit John in his old
age some 66 years later in order to provide him with this new revealing
information. This interval confirms the publication of the Revelation
information was intentionally delayed until the first century
generation period had ended.
John 21:20-23 Upon turning about Peter saw (John) the disciple whom Jesus used to love following, the one who at the evening meal had also leaned back upon his breast and said: “Lord, who is the one betraying you?” 21 Accordingly, when he caught sight of him, Peter said to Jesus: “Lord, what will this [man do]?” 22 Jesus said to him: “If it is my will for him to remain until I come, of what concern is that to you? You continue following me.” 23 In consequence, this saying went out among the brothers, that that disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but: “If it is my will for him to remain until I come, of what concern is that to you?”
In this delayed information,
many future events scheduled to occur after 96 are described with
striking similarity to the signs Jesus gave which were absent
in the first century application. Confirming
that the first century missing signs would take place but in a future
second application time.
In the later second application events follow the same time pattern as the first century. It too is contained within a 40 year generation period following the completion of a 2,000 year contract, the Kingdom covenant. The opening event is the presenting of Jesus this time not illustratively but as the true King. Not at the now destroyed temple in Jerusalem but this time at heavenly Jerusalem for his full coronation, this generation will likewise conclude with the end of a greater world system.
According to the Great Jubilee
time map the year for the start of the Kingdom rulership
plotts to 2033 when the
2,000 year term for the Kingdom contract ends. One generation later
in 2070 the world religious system will come to its end corresponding
to the earlier template events of 70, when the Jewish system was brought
to its end by the Roman armies. Jesus time plotted his coronation when he illustratively presentation
of himself as King at Jerusalem's temple in 33, thirty seven and
a half years before the Jewish system ended in 70.
THE GENERATION PERIOD FOLLOWING
THE YEAR KINGDOM CONTRACT
THE SECOND ASSOCIATION PERIOD OF JESUS WITH HIS BROTHERS Second association starts 2033 and finishes 2070, |
Start of Reactivated Presence End of Presence Period After Jesus is crowned King Christendom ends 2033 22nd CENTURY 2070 _|_________________________________________________________________|_ | | |<----------- period of Jesus second renewed presence------------>| | | |<---------------------- 37 1/2 years --------------------------->| | | 2073 |<----------- contained within a 40 year generation period----------->| |
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TWO GENERATION PERIODS BOOKEND THE TWO CONTRACTS Start of the 2000 year Maturity of the 2,000 year |
During this second presence we should anticipate a repeat appearance of the 'disgusting thing' standing in the "holy place", the 'disgusting thing'. It is described at Revelation 17:3-8 as a scarlet coloured wild beast. Just as the first 'disgusting thing' proved to be the Roman army representing the Roman world power, so the evidence of Revelation chapter 17 indicates that the scarlet coloured wild beast will be the world power at this period of time.
The parallel period should likewise see a corresponding 'holy place'. It is described in the Revelation at 17:5 as Babylon the Great. The first 'holy place' was the temple of Jerusalem representing the God abandoned Jewish religious system, although still claiming to be in a covenant relationship with him, was nevertheless destroyed in 70.
The evidence in Revelation
chapter 17 indicates Babylon the Great will similarly be a God
abandoned religious system of things that continues to claim
to be in covenant relationship with Him, and will likewise
be destroyed at the end of the generation period 2070.
Revelation 17:15-18, .. “The waters that you saw, where the harlot is sitting, mean peoples and crowds and nations and tongues. 16 And the ten horns that you saw, and the wild beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her devastated and naked, and will eat up her fleshy parts and will completely burn her with fire. 17 For God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought, even to carry out their one thought by giving their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God will have been accomplished. 18 And the woman whom you saw means the great city that has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.” Rev 18:8-10, That is why in one day her plagues will come, death and mourning and famine, and she will be completely burned with fire, because Yhwh God, who judged her, is strong. 9 “And the kings of the earth who committed fornication with her and lived in shameless luxury will weep and beat themselves in grief over her, when they look at the smoke from the burning of her, 10 while they stand at a distance because of their fear of her torment and say, ‘Too bad, too bad, you great city, Babylon you strong city, because in one hour your judgement has arrived!’ Rev 18: 21-24 And a strong angel lifted up a stone like a great millstone and hurled it into the sea, saying: “Thus with a swift pitch will Babylon the great city be hurled down, and she will never be found again. 23 .. your travelling merchants were the top-ranking men of the earth, for by your spiritistic practice all the nations were misled. 24 Yes, in her was found the blood of prophets and of holy ones and of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.”
During this later generation "discerning
persons" will be heeding the warning to flee this "Babylon
the Great" the parallel of the Jewish religious system. Just
as some informed individuals heeded Jesus warning and fled Jerusalem
before it was destroyed in 70 so a similar warning is given at
Revelation 18:4 "Get out" of Babylon the Great before it is destroyed.
There are three similar events detailed
in the Revelation corresponding to the situation just prior to
Jerusalem being destroyed in 70.
1. The God abandoned Jewish religious system claimed covenant relationship with him, corresponds to Babylon the Great, the God abandoned Christian religious denominations claiming covenant relationship with him.
2. The Roman world power described as the 'disgusting thing' that destroyed the God abandoned Jewish system, corresponding to the future world power who would destroy the God abandoned system of Christendom. Babylon the Great destroyed by the scarlet 'wild beast' of Revelation,
3. The warning to Jesus' disciples
to 'flee' from Jerusalem when they saw the Roman armies
appear, corresponding to the warning given to 'Get Out' of Babylon
the Great when they see the wild beast world power first attack
and back off.
There are
four further pieces of the time puzzle picture that fit together.
The two 2,000 year covenant time pieces TP11 & TP12
and the two capping generation time pieces TP13 & TP14.
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