Bible Week
One reasons I believe the Bible is true is that it is a complete record of man.It starts with Creation and end with the the Millennium 1000 Year Reign of Christ on Earth.
At this time, we see a New Heaven and New Earth. The Bible ends and it begins.
The Creator is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.
Even though the Bible was written by different writer over two millennia it tells story of Gods dealing with man. The record is unbroken in its truth. From the Law written by Moses to the prophesies foretold by John in Revelation, the Bible is constant and whole. From the start, it gives a complete account. The Genesis narration is hard to beat in chronicling the creation of man and the universe. It accounts for man purpose as well as his existence.
I. Seven Days
The Bible starts with six days of creation and a day of rest. The modern week then is based on the Genesis account. Along with creating the the heavens and the earth, God setup the weeks, months and seasons.
• First Day, Genesis 1:1-5
• Second Day, Genesis 1:6-8
• Third Day, Genesis 1:9-13
• Fourth Day, Genesis 1:14-19
• Fifth Day, Genesis 1:20-23
• Six Day, Genesis 1:24-31
• Seventh Day, Genesis 2:1-3
II. Seven Millenniums
2 Peter 3:8, But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The existence of man is only been six thousand years so far. The bible chronology can be used to date the creation to about four thousand years before Christ. We certainly can date modern times from this date - 2005 years. The bible states there will be a thousand year reign of Christ, starting with the 2nd Coming.
Revelation 20:2 - 7
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Therefore the Thousand Year Reign of Christ is the seven thousandth year of man existence on earth.
The earth was created in seven days, the earth will exist for seven thousand years.
III. Seven Years of Tribulation
The Bible ends with the Book of Revelation which interestingly foretells the Great Tribulation which last sevens years. Revelation contain the references to a number of thing that come in seven.
• Seven Churches, Revelation 1:4
• Seven Seals, Revelation 5:1
• Seven Angels and Seven Trumpets, Revelation 8:2
• Seven Plagues and Seven Vials, Revelation 15
• A Beast with Seven Head and Seven Kings with Seven Crowns , Revelation 17
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