Key to the Interactive Chart of the Ages from Volume 1
Click on the chart to display addtional details about that specific event.









AGES:





A The World that Was -- 1st dispensation (2 Peter 3:6; Genesis 6:11-13)





B The Present Evil World -- 2nd dispensation (Galatians 1:4; Malachi 3:15)





C The World to Come -- 3rd dispensation (Hebrews 2:5; Ephesians 1:10)





D Patriarchal Age (1 Chronicles 16:16, 17)





E Jewish Age (Amos 3:2)





F Gospel Age (Acts 15:14; Matthew 24:14)





G Millennial Age (Revelation 20:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:25)





H Ages to Come (Ephesians 2:7)









PLANES:





K Plane of divine glory and power of office (Colossians 3:4; Revelation 3:21)





L Plane of spirit birth (John 3:8)





M Plane of spirit begettal (Romans 12:1; 1 Peter 1:3, 4)





N Plane of human perfection and justification (actual or approaching) (Romans 5:18-19)





P Plane of typical justification (Leviticus 16:30; Hebrews 9:7-10)





R Plane of human sin and depravity (Romans 3:10)





S World's time of trouble in Gospel harvest: separation of wheat and tares (Matthew 13:30, 38-40)









PYRAMIDS:





a Adam in perfection (Genesis 1:27, 31)





b Fallen Adam and his posterity, before the flood (Romans 5:12)





c Abraham and ancient worthies as individuals (Romans 4:2, 3; Hebrews 11)





d Mankind from flood to Millennial Age (Romans 5:12)





e Fleshly Israel typically justified as a nation (Leviticus 16:33, 34)





f Israel's time of trouble in Jewish harvest: separation of wheat and chaff (Luke 3:16, 17)





g Jesus at age 30, a perfect man (John 1:29-32)





h Jesus, spirit-begotten at Jordan (Matthew 3:13-17)





i Jesus, resurrected as a spirit being (Matthew 28:18)





k Jesus, 40 days after resurrection, in divine glory (John 20:17; Acts 1:3)





l Jesus, in Gospel Age, set down with the Father on His throne (Revelation 3:21)









"Christians" during the Gospel Age





m Spirit-begotten class who become the Great Company (Revelation 7:9-10)





n Spirit-begotten class who become the Bride of Christ (Revelation 7:4)





p Majority of nominal church: approaching justification but not fully consecrated (Matthew 22:14)





q "Wolves in sheep's clothing." Churchgoers but not believers: hypocrites (Matthew 7:15; 24:48-51)









During the Gospel Harvest





r Christ's second advent (John 14:1-3)





s Little Flock, separating from Babylon (Revelation 18:1-5)





t Great Company, failing to gain chief reward (1 Corinthians 3:11-13, 15)





u Babylon, the greater part of nominal church, falling: some remaining on Plane N, others falling below (Revelation 3:15, 16)





v Babylon, the hypocrite element of nominal church falling to Plane R with unbelievers (Revelation 18:2)





w The glorified Church, head and body (1 Thessalonians 4:17)









During the Millennial Age





x The glorified Christ class, reigning (Revelation 20:4)





y The Great Company class (Revelation 7:9-17)





z Fleshly Israel restored and in position of prominence (Romans 11:25-29; Zechariah 8:13-15, 20-23)





W Mankind restored to perfection and harmony with God (Revelation 21:1-4)

 

 


2nd Death (Rev. 20:14)