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)