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The Parallels of
History
When will Christ
return?
Can we know the time?
• We can learn from the Pattern of Restoration:-
• Need a Foundation to receive the Messiah – Foundation of faith
• Central person
• Time period: 40, 21, 70
– Foundation of Substance • Cain and Abel
• Leader and followers
• External and internal
• Religion and science/technology
• Hellenism and Hebraism
• Pattern of restoration
=
Accomplishment of Restoration
5 % Human Responsibility
+
95 % God’s Responsibility
Our Portion of Responsibility
Fulfilment
God’s Plan Realised
Restoration Completed
Our Portion of Responsibility
Failure
God’s Plan Not
Realised
Restoration Prolonged
Central Person
Fulfils Responsibility
God’s will accomplished
Fails Responsibility
• New central person
• Similar situation
• New time
Pattern of Restoration
1600 400 120 40 21 40
Adam
Abraham
Noah Jacob
Jacob to Haran
Jacob Returns
Jacob to Egypt
Isaac
400
Slavery in Egypt
Jewish History
• Abraham’s failure in the offering
• Jacob’s 12 sons and 70 kinsmen in Egypt
• Maintained their identity
• Pyramid building
• Moses - Pharaoh humbled
• Exodus
• Mount Sinai - Covenant and Torah
• Entered Promised Land
Gen. 15:13
400
Slavery in Egypt
Judges
Jewish History
• Judges
– Prophet, priest, king
– 12 tribes
• Struggles with Philistines
• “Went after other gods”
• Lack of unity between
tribes
120
Slavery in Egypt
Judges
United Israelite Monarchy
Jewish History
• Samuel anointed Saul – Lack of unity
• Samuel anointed David – Bathsheba & Uriah affair
– Too much bloodshed
• Solomon built Temple – Married foreign women
– Went after other gods
1040 - 922 BC
Saul, David & Solomon, 3 x 40
400
Slavery in Egypt
Judges
United Israelite Monarchy
Divided Kingdoms
Jewish History
• Cain: Israel - Jeroboam – 19 kings in 260 years
– Prophets
– No repentance
– 721 BC Assyrians
• Abel: Judah - Rehaboam – 20 kings in 394 years
– Prophets
– Corruption
– 597 BC Babylonians
• Collapse of autocratic society
922 - 597 BC
Kingdom divided into
Israel (North) and Judah (South)
210
Slavery in Egypt
Judges
United Israelite Monarchy
Divided Kingdoms
Exile and Return
Jewish History
• Babylonian Exile
– 10,000 Jews
– 597 - 527 BC
– Purification
• Return to Jerusalem
– Edict Cyrus 538 BC
– Rebuilding Temple
– Ezra the Scribe 458 BC
– Nehemiah 445 BC
Captivity 70 years: 597- 527 BC
Return 140 years: 527- 400 BC
4-6 BC – Birth of Christ
400
Slavery in Egypt
Judges
United Israelite Monarchy
Divided Kingdoms
Exile and Return
Prep. for the Messiah
Jewish History
• Malachi
• Other religious leaders
– Buddha (565 - 485 BC)
– Confucius (552 - 479 BC)
– Socrates (470 - 389 BC)
• Empire of Alexander the
Great (356 - 323 BC)
– Spread Hellenism
• Synthesis Hebraism and
Hellenism
• Roman Empire
– Roads, Buildings
– Pax Romana
Slavery in Egypt
Judges
Israelite Monarchy
Divided Kingdoms
Exile and Return
Prep. for the Messiah 400
210
400
120
400
400
Jewish History
Jesus
Slavery in Egypt
Judges
Israelite Monarchy
Divided Kingdoms
Exile and Return
Prep. for the Messiah 400
210
400
120
400
400
Jewish History
Jesus Killed
400 400
Slavery in Egypt
Jewish History Christian History
Suffering under Rome
• Abraham’s failure in offering
• Jacob’s 12 sons and 70 kinsmen in Egypt
• Maintained identity
• Pyramid building
• Moses - Pharaoh humbled
• Mount Sinai - Covenant and Torah
• Entered Promised Land
• Jesus killed
• Jesus’ 12 apostles and 70
disciples in Roman Empire
• Persecution
• Established identity
• Constantine converted
• Church councils, Canon
• 392 Christianity becomes
official religion
Genesis 15:13 6 BC – 392 AD
400 400
Judges Church Patriarchs
Jewish History Christian History
• Judges
– Prophet, priest, king
– 12 tribes
• Struggles with Philistines
• “Went after other gods”
• Lack of unity between
tribes
• Patriarchs
– Prophet, priest, king
– 5 Patriarchates
• Invasion of barbarians
• Influenced by paganism
• Doctrinal controversies
• Rise of Islam
392 – 800 CE
120
United Israelite Monarchy
120
Christian Empire
Jewish History Christian History
• Samuel anointed Saul
• Lack of unity
• Samuel anointed David
• Bathsheba & Uriah affair
• Solomon - Temple
• Married foreign women
• Went after other gods
• Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne - 800
• Donation of Constantine
• Struggle between Church and State
• Constant civil wars
1040 – 922 BCE 800 – 919 CE
400
Divided Kingdoms
400
Divided Empire
Jewish History Christian History
• Kingdom divided into Judah and Israel
• Rehaboam and Jeroboam
• Cain: Israel
– 19 kings in 260 years
– Prophets, no repentance
– 721 BC Assyrians
• Abel: Judah
– 20 kings in 394 years
– Prophets, corruption
– 597 BC Babylonians
• Collapse of autocratic society
• Empire divided East and West Franks - Germany and France
• Henry I ‘The Fowler’ crowned King of the Germans 919
• Church divided East and West 1054
• Vatican corruption
• Internal reformation: saints, monastics and scholars
• External chastisement: Crusades 1096-1248
• Decline of autocratic feudalism
922 – 597 BCE 919 - 1309 CE
210
Exile and Return
210
Papal Captivity & Return
Jewish History Christian History
• Babylonian Exile
– 10,000 Jews
– 597 - 527 BC
– Purification
• Return to Jerusalem
– Edict Cyrus 538 BC
– Rebuilding Temple
– Ezra the Scribe 458 BC
– Nehemiah 445 BC
• Papal captivity – Avignon in France
– 1309 -1377
• Return to Rome – Papal Schism
– 1378 -1417
– Council of Constance 1414
• Reform movements – Wycliffe and Lollards
– Jan Huss
70 years: 597- 527 BC
140 years: 527- 400 BC
70 years: 1309 -1377
140 years: 1378 -1517
400
Prep. for the Messiah
400
Prep. for Second Advent
Jewish History Christian History
• Malachi
• Other religious leaders
– Socrates (470-389 BC)
– Buddha (565-485 BC)
– Confucius (552-479 BC)
• Roman Empire
• Synthesis Hebraism and
Hellenism
• Renaissance
• Reformation
• Enlightenment
• Great Awakening
• Missionaries
• British Empire
• Democracy & free market
• Science & technology
400 BC – Birth of Christ 1517 (Martin Luther)
to 1917 (400 years)
Slavery in Egypt
Judges
Israelite Monarchy
Divided Kingdoms
Exile and Return
Prep. for the Messiah
Suffering under Rome
Church Patriarchs
Christian Empire
Divided Empire
Papal Captivity & Return
Prep. for 2nd Advent
Malachi Luther 1517
Jewish History Christian History
400
210
400
120
400
400
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