Biblical Timeline
Dates and times are important and intriguing, but it’s more important to focus on WHO and WHAT than on WHEN. Dates help us prove historical events and the Bible is filled with details to help us identify dates. However, God never intended for His church to be divided over dates and times. Instead, Christians need to be united in our belief that God loves us so much that He sent Jesus to earth to be the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people. After allowing Himself to be punished for our sins and killed on the cross, He rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven where He is seated at the right hand of God. In due time, He will return to gather His people. Afterwards, He will rule for 1000 years with His people, and finally, all evil will be destroyed and Christians will live in peace with God and Jesus forever.
Below is a high level summary. For simplicity, the dates are rounded.
| Event | ~Year | Years |
| Adam is created from the dust of the earth | 4000BC | 0 |
| Noah builds an ark to save his family and animals when the flood cleanses the Earth | 2500BC | 1500 |
| Abraham & Sarah birth Isaac, father of Jacob, the father of 12 Tribes of Israel | 2000BC | 500 |
| Moses frees the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt | 1500BC | 500 |
| Moses gives the Israelites the Ten Commandments (Covenant of Laws) | 1500BC | 0 |
| David becomes King of Israel; Judges and Kings ruled for about 500 years | 1000BC | 500 |
| Jerusalem was conquered by Babylonians but later rebuilt by Israelites | 500BC | 500 |
| Jesus, the Christ, was born as a human baby | AD1 | 500 |
| Jesus dies on the cross to save sinners, rises from dead, ascends to Heaven | AD33 | 0 |
| Jesus begins His 1,000 year reign on Earth with saints/Christians | AD2033 | 2000 |
| Jesus casts Satan and followers into lake of fire;Christians live with God and Jesus forever | AD3033 | 1000 |
| Total Years | 7000 |
Why 7,000 years?
The Bible is an eternal LOVE story spanning 7,000 years of mankind’s time on the current Earth. The events of the Bible date back to around 4000 BC. The last book of the Bible, Revelation, was written about 2,000 years ago around AD 100. The ~2,000 years between the last book of the Bible and AD 2023 is well-documented in history books.
A day is like 1,000 years and 1,000 years is like a day with the Lord. 2Peter 3:8
6 Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-31) are like the 6,000 Years from ~4000 BC until the End Times.
1 Day of Rest after Creation (Genesis 2:1-4) is like the 1,000 years of peace on Earth when Jesus comes back to rule AFTER the end times Great Tribulation. Revelation 20:1-4
7,000 Year Biblical Timeline
