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Isaiah 53 from the Aleppo Codex

The 7000 Year Plan of Elohim

The prophet Moses said in Psalms 90:4 that 1000 years was as one day in the sight of Elohim. As time passed, the Spirit of Truth revealed that there was a corresponding theme between each of the seven millennial days of mankind's history and the seven Hebrew Days in the creation sequence. On Day One of creation, on the first day of the week on Yom Ri-shon, light was separated from darkness, and in the first millennium Adam's sin separated him from Elohim's light. On the second day, on Yom She-ni, there was a separation of the waters above and below, and in the second millennium, the waters above and below were used in judgment. On the third day, on Yom Shli-shi, plants yielding seed were created, and in the third millennium a promise was made to Abraham, that through his seed -  יהושע the Messiah - all the nations of the earth would be blessed.

On the fourth day on Yom Re-vi-i the lights in heaven were created, and in the fourth millennium kings and prophets were given as lights to Israel and  יהושע the Messiah was born. On the fifth day on Yom Ham-i-shi living creatures were created, and in the fifth millennium  יהושע the Messiah died that we might become new creatures inheriting eternal life. On the sixth day on Yom Shi-shi man was told to fill the earth and subdue it, and in the sixth millennium man has filled the earth and subdued it. Man has even travelled to outer space. On the seventh day on Sha-bat Elohim rested, and in the seventh millennium the earth will be restored and man will rest in the Millennial Sabbath which is the Age of Life or the Millennial Kingdom. Peter said in 2 Peter 3:8 not to be ignorant of this one thing - with  יהוה one day is as 1000 years and 1000 years is as one day.

The 7000 Year Plan of Elohim

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The heavens and the earth were created to be perfect by Elohim (Genesis 1:1). The time when the universe was perfect, is known as The World that Was in Hebraic thought. A spiritual rebellion led by Satan caused the earth to become desolate and ruined (Genesis 1:2). Elohim judged this rebellion by separating light / righteousness from darkness / wickedness (Genesis 1:3). This judgment initiated the creation of the physical universe and The Present Age in which mankind is striving with Elohim. The Present Age contains three smaller ages: the Age of Desolation, the Age of Instruction and the Age of the Messiah.  יהוה told Noah that after 120 Jubilee Years He would not strive with man (Genesis 6:3). At Year 6000 redeemed mankind will be granted immortality. The Millennial Kingdom begins in Year 6001. The universe will be perfect again at The World to Come at the end of Year 7000 when Satan and his followers will be cast into the Lake of Fire.

In the Creation Calendar, there are 12 Hebrew Hours of equal duration between sunset and sunrise, and 12 Hebrew Hours of equal duration between sunrise and sunset. Hebrew Days begin and end at the moment of sunset. Hebrew Months begin when the moon's crescent first becomes potentially visible to the naked eye in Jerusalem, and are numbered from 1 to 12 in a regular year, or from 1 to 13 in a leap year. Hebrew Years are based on the seasons which are determined by the position of the earth in relation to the sun at the equinoxes and solstices. Hebrew Years are determined by the rule of the equinox which always places Day 15 of Month 1 on or after the Hebrew Day of the spring equinox.

The Scriptures teach in Exodus 12:1-2 that a Spiritual Year begins in Month 1 in late winter or early spring. The Scriptures teach in Leviticus 25:8-10 that a Civil Year begins in Month 7 in late summer or early fall. There are three types of Civil Years color coded in the Creation Calendar. In the 50 Year Jubilee Cycle, a Sabbatical Year occurs every seventh year and is colored blue, and the fiftieth Jubilee Year in the Jubilee Cycle is colored purple. A regular Civil Year is neither a Sabbatical nor a Jubilee Year and is tan colored. The special Jubilee Year begins on Day 10 of Month 7 on Yom Kippur according to Leviticus 25:9 and Ezekiel 40:1. All other Civil Years begin on Day 1 of Month 7 on Yom Teruah. As the Jubilee Year governs all Civil Years in the Jubilee Cycle, all Civil Years must begin in Month 7 in late summer or early fall.

Diagram Comparing Calendar Systems

Time Progression

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Time advances from left to right in the diagram. The horizontal bars on the first row show Gregorian years labelled with the 12 Gregorian months. The horizontal bars on the second and third rows show Hebrew Years with their corresponding numbered Hebrew Months. The second row shows Spiritual Years which begin around the time of the spring equinox. The third row shows Civil Years which begin around the time of the fall equinox. This diagram depicts a regular Hebrew Year with 12 Hebrew Months followed by a leap year with 13 Hebrew Months. The proleptic Julian calendar is displayed for dates before October 15, 1582 C.E. and the Gregorian calendar for dates after this time.

In the Beginning

The spiritual universe was created and existed before the physical universe was created. The order in the spiritual universe was threatened when Satan led a spiritual rebellion of angels causing a disruption of the world. Elohim cast these rebellious angels into the abyss and they will be judged at the end of 7000 years according to 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6. The disruption of the world initiated the creation of the physical universe. Elohim created the dimension of time in the physical universe to indicate when the order in His universe would be restored, and when the universe would be perfected.

The universe was perfect before the disruption of the world in the prototypical Jubilee Year 0. This time is known as Olam She'avar or The World that Was. It is for this reason that the Jubilee Year is a concept connected with the original, perfected state in which Elohim created the world and intended it to exist. As Leviticus 25:8-11 indicates the Jubilee Year is on a 50 year cycle, it follows logically that the restoration of the universe that occurs after 6000 years in the Age of Life will occur in Jubilee Year 120. And  יהוה truly said in Genesis 6:3 that He would not strive with man after 120 Jubilee Years. Consequently, the perfection of the universe that occurs after 7000 years in Olam Haba or The World to Come is linked with Jubilee Year 140 in Hebraic thought.


The Year of Jubilee - The Restoration of All Things

The Jubilee Year became important to the children of Israel during the Age of Instruction. The first time Moses descended with the 10 commandments, the children of Israel were found worshipping a golden calf. Israel was given a second chance with Elohim when Moses descended with the 10 commandments a second time on Yom Kippur beginning Jubilee Year 51. The instruction to count the Jubilee Year was ultimately given for the purpose of instructing mankind on when the restoration of the universe in Jubilee Year 120, and subsequent perfection of the universe in Jubilee Year 140, would occur.

The Jubilee Year represents the restoration of law, order, justice, peace, freedom, prosperity and harmony in the universe - or the restoration of all things in Hebraic thought. The Messiah said in Matthew 17:10-13 that the restoration of all things was linked with the coming of Elijah. Peter prophesied in Acts 3:19-23 that the heavens would receive the Messiah of Israel until the time of the restoration of all things or Jubilee Year 120. At this time  יהושע the Messiah of Israel will return and save all of those who hear Him. Those who do not hear Him will be destroyed. This will occur during the Day of  יהוה in Year 6000 before the Age of Life to fulfill the word of  יהוה in Deuteronomy 18:15-19. The perfection of the universe occurs when Satan and his followers are cast into the Lake of Fire in Jubilee Year 140 according to Revelation 20:7-9.


The World that Was - The Time Before Time

The time between the foundation of the world in the spiritual universe, and Day One of the physical universe is referred to as Olam She'avar or The World that Was in Hebraic thought. In terms of the 7000 Year Plan of Elohim, the theoretical epoch (reference date) for the creation of the spiritual universe on the proleptic (retro-calculated) Creation Calendar is sunset in Jerusalem beginning Yom Re-vi-i (the fourth day of the week) on Day 1 of Month 1 which is the first day in Spiritual Year 1. This moment is equivalent to 15:41 [±30 minutes] Universal Time on Tuesday, April 11, 3986 B.C.E. on the proleptic Julian calendar. It was at this moment, in the midst of Jubilee Year 0, that the heavens and earth were created according to Genesis 1:1.

Everything in the spiritual universe, including the angels and the souls of all people, were created before the time of the ages according to 2 Timothy 1:8-11, Titus 1:1-3 and Jude 1:6. This time in history is referred to as Olam She'avar or The World that Was in Hebraic thought. This was when the foundation of the earth was laid according to Job 38:4, Psalms 102:25, Isaiah 48:13, Zechariah 12:1 and Hebrews 1:10. Olam She'avar is referred to as the time before the disruption of the world in John 17:24 and 1 Peter 1:17-21. The children of Elohim were chosen during Olam She'avar before the disruption of the world according to Ephesians 1:3-6.

 יהוה told Noah He would not strive with man throughout all the ages in Genesis 6:3, and in Isaiah 57:15-16, He gives the reason why.  יהוה said that He will not strive through all the ages, but will revive the spirits of the humble and the contrite (a reference to the resurrection of the righteous in Year 6000) because, "the Spirit would grow faint before Me, and the souls which I have made." These words have been interpreted to mean that the souls of all people existed before the physical universe was created.

In Paul's mind, Elohim created the souls of all mankind at the beginning of Olam She'avar before the disruption of the world and the creation of the physical universe. This is how Paul understood that the children of Elohim could be chosen before the disruption of the world in Ephesians 1:3-6. Paul understood that there is a place in heaven where the souls of the unborn are kept, until it is time for them to be conceived. For this reason, it has been taught that the Son of David will not come and the Age of Life will not begin, until every soul that Elohim has created has been implanted in an embryo.

One of the reasons procreation is so important in Hebraic thought, is the belief that it will eventually result in the ultimate deliverance of mankind. The first commandment of the Scriptures in Genesis 1:28 is to be fruitful and multiply. All souls must be given a physical body (an embryo), before the Messiah returns and the Age of Life begins. And before the Age of Life begins, every redeemed soul which Elohim has made will be granted an immortal body according to 1 Corinthians 15:54. The redeemed are given immortal bodies in the Age of Life, as the Messiah said in Luke 20:34-38, that those who were considered worthy of taking part in the age to come, would not marry or be given in marriage, for they would be "equal to the angels."

During Olam She'avar or The World that Was everything in the universe was perfect as every spiritual being lovingly served Elohim. At the end of Olam She'avar the earth became desolate and ruined and darkness was on the face of the deep according to Genesis 1:2. This chaotic darkness refers to the rebellion of Satan and the evil angels as mentioned in Jude 1:6. The Hebrew word used for desolate in Genesis 1:2 is tohū  תהו which is the name given to the age that is defined by its epoch - the Age of Tohu or the Age of Desolation.


The Disruption of the World - The Satanic Rebellion

At the moment Satan and the evil angels rebelled - they were cast out of heaven and there was a separation between light and darkness in the spiritual universe. This rebellion caused a disruption of the world. The separation of light from darkness was a separation between righteousness and wickedness in the spiritual universe, as the lights in the physical universe had not yet been created. Paul said there were children of light and children of darkness in 1 Thessalonians 5:1-5.  יהושע the Messiah advised everyone to believe in Him and to become children of light in John 12:36.

The separation of light from darkness, or the fall of Satan, is described by Elohim in Genesis 1:3-5. Isaiah compared the fall of Satan with the fall of the king of Babylon in Isaiah 14:12-15. Ezekiel used the king of Tyre as a metaphor for Satan in Ezekiel 28:11-19. The expulsion of Satan from heaven is told again from the perspective of  יהושע the Messiah in Luke 10:18. The expulsion of Satan from heaven initiated the creation of the physical universe at sunset beginning Day 1 of Month 7 in Spiritual Year 1.

The Creation of the Universe

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Before the universe was created there was Elohim (John 17:5). In the beginning Elohim created the spiritual universe on Day 1 of Month 1 in Spiritual Year 1 in the midst of the prototypical Jubilee Year 0 (Genesis 1:1). The World that Was perfect for 179 days was disrupted in a satanic rebellion in which the world became desolate and ruined (Genesis 1:2). At this moment, light was separated from darkness on Day 1 of Month 7 in Civil Year 1 (Genesis 1:3). Elohim created the physical universe during the seven day creation sequence, initiating the first Jubilee Cycle, The Present Age and the Age of Desolation. The countdown to the end of the ages commenced at Day 1 of the creation of the physical universe.

The Creation Calendar's epoch (reference date) for the creation of the physical universe is sunset in Jerusalem beginning Yom Ri-shon (the first day of the week) on Day 1 of Month 7 which is the first day in Civil Year 1. This moment is equivalent to 16:05 [± 30 minutes] Universal Time on Saturday, October 7, 3986 B.C.E. on the proleptic (retro-calculated) Julian calendar. The first Jubilee Cycle commenced at this moment when Elohim separated light from darkness according to Genesis 1:3-5. This moment represents the birth of the world. One of the many names given to Day 1 of Month 7 in Hebraic thought is Hayom Harat Olam  היום הרת עולם or The Birthday of the World. The birth of the physical universe occurred when Elohim judged a rebellion of Satan who is the prince of this world who was a murderer who sinned from the beginning according to John 8:44, John 12:31, 14:30, 16:7-11 and 1 John 3:8.

Satan's rebellion resulted in a disruption of the world that is mentioned in Matthew 13:33-35, 25:34, Luke 11:49-51, Hebrews 4:3, 9:26, Revelation 13:8 and Revelation 17:8. The word for disruption (katabolē καταβολη) is often mistranslated as foundation. The verb kataballō καταβαλλω means casting down or overthrow as can be seen in 2 Corinthians 4:8-10. Accordingly, the noun katabolē καταβολη, derived from and cognate with the verb kataballō καταβαλλω ought to be translated disruption or ruin.

The disruption or ruin of the world occurred at the time it was tohū va-bohū  תהו ובהו which has been translated in Genesis 1:2 as formless and void. These words tohū va-bohū  תהו ובהו are more accurately translated as desolate and ruined. The disruption of the world occurred when the earth became desolate and ruined from Satan's rebellion. The Midrash Rabbah 2.4 interprets the Spirit of Elohim hovering over the face of the waters as being the Spirit of Messiah, and further links the Spirit of  יהוה in Isaiah 11:1-2 as resting on the Messiah. At the moment of the disruption, Elohim initiated the seven day creation sequence and The Present Age and the Age of Desolation.

The Seven Day Creation Sequence

Genesis 1:2

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The account of the creation of the world is told in Genesis 1:1. The account of the disruption of the world which happened six months later is told in Genesis 1:2. At the moment the disruption occurred, Elohim judged this satanic rebellion when He initiated the seven day creation sequence. The story of the creation sequence is told in the order it happened in Genesis 1:3-2:3. Certain details from the first five days are told in Genesis 2:4-6. Certain details of the sixth day in the Garden of Eden are told in Genesis 2:7-25. The souls of all people were created on Day 1 of Month 1, while the bodies of Adam and Chavvah were created a little more than six months later on Day 6 of Month 7.

There are several accounts of the seven day creation sequence of the physical universe. Genesis 1:3-2:3 tells the entire story in the order it happened. Genesis 2:4-6 recounts events from the first five days of creation and gives details of the mist that arose from the ground to water the earth before Elohim caused it to rain. Genesis 2:7-25 gives details of events that happened in the Garden of Eden on the sixth day of creation.

The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and other trees that were pleasant to the eye and good for food were created in the Garden of Eden on the sixth day (Genesis 2:9). The rest of the world was full of trees before this on the third day (Genesis 1:11-13). Birds were created from the ground in the Garden of Eden on the sixth day for man to name (Genesis 2:19). Birds were created from water before this on the fifth day (Genesis 1:20-23) Some animals were created in the Garden of Eden on the sixth day to be named by man after man was created (Genesis 2:19-20). Some animals were created on the sixth day before man was created (Genesis 1:24-25). As some animals, birds and trees were created in the Garden of Eden after man was created, man became a witness to Elohim's creative acts.

At the creation of the spiritual universe on Day 1 of Month 1 in Year 1, the angels and the souls of all the people who have ever lived, or are yet to be born, were created. Six days after the disruption of the world on Day 1 of Month 7 in Year 1, the physical body of Adam was formed from the earth on Day 6 of Month 7 in Year 1. The physical body of Chavvah was formed from Adam's rib on this day. When Elohim breathed into Adam's nostrils, Adam's soul was joined to his body and he became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). Adam and Chavvah are the father and mother of mankind, and all people living on earth today can trace their genetic heritage back to them. Every person's physical body descends from Adam and Chavvah's physical bodies.

Age of Desolation to the Age of Instruction

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The end of the Age of Desolation initiated the Age of Instruction on Day 1 of Month 1 in Spiritual Year 2001. The Age of Desolation began when the earth became desolate and ruined (Genesis 1:2). During this age Adam and Chavvah were driven out of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:1-24), a global flood further destroyed the earth during Noah's time (Genesis 7:1-8:22), and a global dispersion of people occurred after the languages of mankind were confused at the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9). However, there was hope for mankind when Elohim made a covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:8-17), and when Abram was born at the end of the Age of Desolation (Genesis 11:26). The transition between the Age of Desolation and the Age of Instruction occurred in the midst of Jubilee Year 40.

The Creation Calendar's epoch (reference date) for the transition from the Age of Desolation to the Age of Instruction is sunset beginning Yom Re-vi-i (the fourth day of the week) on Day 1 of Month 1 which is the first day in Spiritual Year 2001. This moment is equivalent to 15:50 [± 20 minutes] Universal Time on Tuesday, April 10, 1986 B.C.E. on the proleptic (retro-calculated) Julian calendar. As Moses received the tôrâh  תורה or instructions from Mount Sinai during this age, it is named the Age of Torah or the Age of Instruction. All the prophets from Elijah to Malachi lived in this age, and  יהושע the Messiah was born at the end of this age (Hebrews 9:26).

David knew during the Age of Instruction that his soul would not be abandoned in Sheol at the first death (Psalms 16:10). Sheol, which is often translated as the grave, is a place where thinking and awareness ceases (Psalms 6:5, Ecclesiastes 9:5), where there is no working or planning or knowledge or wisdom (Ecclesiastes 9:10) or hope (Isaiah 38:18). In almost all cases, the future outcome of an individual soul has been decided at the first death. In some special cases, people such as Lazarus have been raised to life after the first death, thereby having their temporal mortal lives extended in The Present Age.

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The end of the Age of Instruction initiated the Age of the Messiah on Day 1 of Month 1 in Spiritual Year 4001. It was during the Age of Instruction that the Creator established His covenant with mankind through Abraham (Genesis 12:1-9, 13:14-17, 15:1-21, 17:1-27, 22:1-18), Isaac (Genesis 26:1-5, 26:23-25), Jacob (Genesis 28:10-22, 35:9-15), Moses (Exodus 19:16-24:3), and David (Psalms 89:3-4, 89:19-37). Many prophets were sent to Israel during this age, and the Messiah was ultimately born at the end of the Age of Instruction (Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:6-7, Hebrews 9:26). Isaiah prophesied that the children of Israel would be taught by  יהוה (Isaiah 54:13), and that is exactly what happened during the Age of the Messiah. The Messiah taught in parables, and then renewed the covenant with mankind by giving His life for all who will believe and obey Him (Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 8:8-12). The transition between the Age of Instruction and the Age of the Messiah occurred in the midst of Jubilee Year 80.

The Creation Calendar's epoch (reference date) for the transition from the Age of Instruction to the Age of the Messiah is sunset beginning Yom She-ni (the second day of the week) on Day 1 of Month 1 which is the first day in Spiritual Year 4001. This moment is equivalent to 15:43 [± 10 minutes] Universal Time on Sunday, March 10, 15 C.E. on the proleptic (retro-calculated) Julian calendar.  יהושע the Messiah came as the Redeemer at the beginning of the Age of the Messiah (Luke 24:21, Galatians 4:4-5, Titus 2:11-14). He returns as Saviour of the world at the end of this age (John 4:42, 1 John 4:14). His work at both the beginning and end of this age, give this age its name.


The Age of the Messiah - The Last Days

Yemot Mashiach, the Age of the Messiah, takes place during the fifth and sixth millennial days in the 7000 Year Plan of Elohim. These last two millennial days are called the last days in Scripture. This critical point has been misunderstood by many who have not understood these days to be millennial days. There are many fascinating prophecies about the last days or the Age of the Messiah.

Jacob prophesied about the last days in Genesis 49:1, Balaam prophesied about them in Numbers 24:14, and Moses prophesied about them in Deuteronomy 4:30-31 and 31:29. Isaiah spoke of them in Isaiah 2:2, and Jeremiah spoke of them in Jeremiah 23:20, 30:24, 48:47 and 49:39. Ezekiel spoke of them in Ezekiel 38:16, and Daniel spoke of them in Daniel 2:28 and 10:14. Hosea spoke of them in Hosea 3:5, Joel spoke of them in Joel 2:28-32 and Micah spoke of them in Micah 4:1. Paul spoke of them in 2 Timothy 3:1, the writer of Hebrews spoke of them in Hebrews 1:1-2, and James spoke of them in James 5:3. Peter quoted Joel about these days in Acts 2:17-21, and also referred to them in 2 Peter 3:1-4.

It was during the Age of the Messiah that the Messiah raised Lazarus from the dead. The disciples were confused when the Messiah told them Lazarus was sleeping, until He explained to them that Lazarus was dead (John 11:11-15). The Messiah taught a parable in which a beggar went to Abraham's bosom, while a rich man went to a place of torment (Luke 16:19-31).  יהושע the Messiah taught in parables in order to reveal truth to the spiritually enlightened, while concealing truth from the spiritually blind (Mark 4:11-12, Luke 8:10), thereby fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah 6:9-10.

The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is an allegory in which the Messiah used symbolic language to condemn false teachers, false shepherds and the merciless rich - represented in the parable by the Pharisees (Luke 16:14). The parable teaches that the decisions a person makes in The Present Age have lasting implications for the resurrection one will experience in the Future Age, also known as the Age of Life or the Millennial Kingdom. After death there is no opportunity for a person to change the outcome.


The Resurrection of the Righteous and the Damned

The parable teaches that after death there are only two possibilities: the resurrection of the righteous or the resurrection of the damned. In Pharisaical thought, it was possible for two people who knew each other in life, to hold conversations after death (even though in reality this is impossible). The rich man was an upper class Pharisee, and Lazarus was (from a Pharisaical perspective) in a class with the dogs or the Gentiles.

In Pharisaical thought, Abraham's bosom was a place where those of the faith of Abraham are gathered after death. The name Lazarus (Eleazar) was used for the beggar because it means El has helped. In the end, Lazarus attains to the resurrection of the righteous and Abraham's bosom - the Age of Life, while the rich Pharisee attains to the resurrection of the damned and a place of torment - the Lake of Fire. This parable is a stiff indictment against all false teachers, false shepherds and the merciless rich.

Paul said during the Age of the Messiah that a person has a spirit, soul and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). Ever since Adam and Chavvah were created, a living soul comes into being when a physical body is formed in the womb and joined to its soul which existed from Day 1 of Month 1 in Year 1 (Jeremiah 1:5). At the first death, the body returns to dust (Genesis 3:19), the spirit returns to Elohim (Luke 23:46, Acts 7:59), and the soul is said to fall asleep (Deuteronomy 31:16, 2 Samuel 7:12, 1 Kings 1:21, 2:10, 11:21, 11:43, 14:20, 14:31, 15:8, 15:24, 16:6, 16:28, 22:40, 22:50, 2 Kings 8:24, 10:35, 13:9, 13:13, 14:16, 14:22, 14:29, 15:7, 15:22, 15:38, 16:20, 20:21, 21:18, 24:6, 2 Chronicles 9:31, 12:16, 14:1, 16:13, 21:1, 26:2, 26:23, 27:9, 28:27, 32:33, 33:20, Job 7:21, Matthew 27:51-53, 1 Corinthians 11:30, 15:6, 15:16-20, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15 and 2 Peter 3:1-4).

The Scriptures teach that while the body turns to dust at the first death, the spirit returns to Elohim and the soul rests. A person's soul does not go to heaven or hell at death, but rests, waiting to be re-united with a new body which will either inherit the Age of Life at the end of Year 6000, or the Lake of Fire at the end of Year 7000. Just before he died, Daniel was told that he would rest, and then arise to receive his inheritance at the end of days (Daniel 12:13) which is a reference to the Future Age also known as the Age of Life (Daniel 12:2). The souls of all the people that have died in The Present Age will arise at either the first resurrection of the righteous, or the second resurrection of the damned. These are the only two possibilities according to the Scriptures (Daniel 12:2, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15).

When  יהושע the Messiah was being crucified beside a criminal, He truly said that day, that the criminal would be with Him in Paradise or the Age of Life (Luke 23:43). The Messiah did not tell the man that he would be with Him in Paradise that day, although the man's spirit would have been with Elohim that day. For the Messiah said that no one other than Himself has ever gone to heaven (John 3:13). When Paul said that to be absent from the body was to be present with  יהוה - he was speaking of the spirit (2 Corinthians 5:8). Paul believed that the spirit could be in or out of the body (2 Corinthians 12:1-4). He told the Colossians that while he was absent from them in the body, he was with them in spirit (Colossians 2:5).

Throughout the Age of Desolation and the Age of Instruction, a mystery was hidden that was revealed during the Age of the Messiah. More than 4000 years after the disruption of the world and the seven day creation sequence, Paul understood a mystery hidden since the time of the ages began (Romans 16:25-27). The revealed mystery was that Gentiles, who turned away from their idolatry, could be joined to the commonwealth of Israel through  יהושע the Messiah (Ephesians 3:1-7). They would no longer be regarded as strangers and foreigners, but as fellow citizens of the household of Elohim (Ephesians 2:19). The restoration of the commonwealth of Israel will be complete before the Age of Life or the Millennial Kingdom begins.

At the resurrection of the righteous in Year 6000, a resurrected person's soul will be permanently joined to a new spiritual body (1 Corinthians 15:42-54). The righteous that are alive and remaining in their mortal physical bodies at the time of the resurrection of the righteous will be clothed with immortal spiritual bodies. Paul longed to be clothed with his spiritual body and to be absent from his physical body (2 Corinthians 5:1-8).  יהושע the Messiah, who is the firstfruits of all who believe and obey Elohim (1 Corinthians 15:20-23), was in His spiritual body after His resurrection (Luke 24:36-43).

Spiritual Year 6000 is the last year in the Age of the Messiah and this year is also known as the Day of  יהוה (Isaiah 34:8, 61:2, 63:4). During this year, those who believe and obey  יהושע the Messiah will be saved (Matthew 24:31, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18). The Day of  יהוה is a year of Elohim's vengeance in which the earth will be destroyed by fire. During the end of this year, Elohim will pour out seven vials of wrath on all of those who could not receive a love of the truth (Revelation 16:1-21, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12). The seven vials of wrath conclude the Age of the Messiah which initiates the Future Age or the Age of Life.

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The end of The Present Age and the Age of the Messiah initiates the Age of Life or the Millennial Kingdom on Day 1 of Month 1 in Spiritual Year 6001. Before the kingdom comes, the righteous dead are to be awakened by the sound of a shofar in Month 7 of Year 6000 (1 Corinthians 15:52). The mistakes made by the Israelites in the Exodus from Egypt, were written to instruct the faithful who are alive and remaining at the end of the age - The Present Age and the Age of the Messiah (1 Corinthians 10:1-12). When  יהושע the Messiah was last on earth at the beginning of the Age of the Messiah, He said that He would always be with those who believe and obey Him - even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:19-20). The marriage of the Lamb will take place in the first seven days of the Age of Life. The transition from the Age of the Messiah to the Age of Life occurs in the midst of Jubilee Year 120.

The Creation Calendar's epoch (reference date) for the beginning of the Age of Life or the Future Age or the Millennial Kingdom is sunset in Jerusalem beginning Yom Ri-shon (the first day of the week) on Day 1 of Month 1 which is the first day in Spiritual Year 6001. This moment is equivalent to 15:51 Universal Time on Saturday, March 21, 2015 C.E. on the Gregorian calendar. At this time the marriage of the Lamb begins according to Revelation 19:6-9.

In John 2:1-11,  יהושע the Messiah alluded to the idea that the marriage of the Lamb will occur after six millennial days are filled to the brim. It was at Cana that the Messiah turned water into wine at a marriage after six waterpots were filled to the brim. This first public miracle of  יהושע the Messiah is deeply prophetic, as it convinced the disciples that  יהושע was the Messiah who would rule in the Millennial Kingdom at the end of 6000 years of mankind's history. The first six millennial days of mankind's history are further grouped into three ages: the Age of Desolation, the Age of Instruction and the Age of the Messiah.


The End of the Age

These three ages are compared to three measures of meal by  יהושע the Messiah. The Messiah taught in Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20-21 that during these three ages, which form the whole of The Present Age since the disruption of the world, the kingdom of Elohim on earth has been leavened with spiritual, moral and political corruption. However, the Messiah will cleanse the earth from sin before the Age of Life begins according to Deuteronomy 32:22-29, Malachi 4:1-6 and Matthew 3:8-12.

After experiencing some final tribulation, mankind will come to the end of the Age of the Messiah. The Messiah said He would be with those who believe and obey Him even to the end of the Age of the Messiah in Matthew 28:18-20. Paul said in Ephesians 1:7-10 that in the fullness of time in Spiritual Year 6001, Elohim will gather all things together under the Messiah in the Age of Life. The Age of Life will begin with the marriage of the Lamb which will last for seven days according to Isaiah 30:26. The marriage of the Lamb at the beginning of the Age of Life will mark the fulfillment of the prophecy in Daniel 9:24. At this time the Messiah will reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet according to 1 Corinthians 15:25. The Age of Life is often translated in Scripture as eternal life and is commonly known as the Millennial Kingdom.

The Age of Life or Chayei Olam  חיי עולם is mentioned in Daniel 12:2 as the time when the righteous are resurrected.  יהוה commanded the Age of Life as a blessing in Psalms 133. The Age of Life is referred to in the Messianic Scriptures as Zōē Aiōnios ζωη αιωνιος and translated eternal life. Peter said that the Messiah had the words of the Age of Life in John 6:66-68. The Age of Life will last for exactly 1000 years which is why it is also called the Millennial Kingdom in Revelation 20:1-8.  יהושע the Messiah referred to the kingdom as paradise in Luke 23:42-43. Paul mentions paradise once in 2 Corinthians 12:1-4, and John mentions it once in Revelation 2:7.

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The resurrection of the damned occurs at the end of the Millennial Kingdom at sunset ending Day 29 of Month 12 at the end of Year 7000 in the midst of Jubilee Year 140. The damned come against Jerusalem and are swiftly judged by the presence of Elohim on a great white throne (Revelation 20:11). Satan, Death, Hades and whoever is not found in the Book of Life are cast into the Lake of Fire which is the Second Death. The end of the Future Age initiates The World to Come or the Eternal State of the universe.

The end of the Age of Life or the Millennial Kingdom will occur in Jerusalem at sunset ending Yom She-ni (the second day of the week) on Day 29 of Month 12 which is the last day in Spiritual Year 7000. This moment is equivalent to 15:44 [± 5 minutes] Universal Time on Monday, March 13, 3015 C.E. on the Gregorian calendar. At this moment the damned are resurrected according to Daniel 12:2, John 5:28-29, Acts 24:15 and Revelation 20:5. At the resurrection of the damned at the end of Year 7000, a damned person's spirit will be joined with a new body. The Messiah said to fear Him who could throw both soul and body into the Lake of Fire (Matthew 10:28). The damned will be cast into the Lake of Fire at the second death (Revelation 21:8).

During the Age of Life, Satan is bound for 1000 years according to Revelation 20:2. At the end of the seventh millennium, Satan and the resurrected damned come against Jerusalem, when fire comes from Elohim and devours them according to Revelation 20:7-9. A great white throne then descends from heaven and all those whose names are not found in the Book of Life are cast into the Lake of Fire, which is the second death according to Revelation 20:10-15. At this time the Messiah delivers the kingdom to Elohim the Father, that Elohim may be in every way supreme according to 1 Corinthians 15:24-28. The universe is perfected when New Jerusalem descends from heaven. The nations that are saved will walk in the light of New Jerusalem according to Revelation 21:24. These are those who do the commandments of Elohim as written in Revelation 22:14.


The Immortality of the Righteous

The Scriptures make it clear in Revelation 2:11 that those who overcome in The Present Age and inherit the Age of Life, will not be hurt by the second death. The resurrected righteous who inherit the Age of Life will also not be hurt by the second death according to Revelation 20:6. For  יהושע the Messiah truly said that if anyone kept His sayings they would never experience death in this age - the Age of Life (John 8:51). The immortality of any child of Elohim who attains to the Age of Life is secure and they continue living for eternity in The World to Come.

Olam Haba or The World to Come or the Eternal State represents the perfection of the universe when all things are made new according to Revelation 21:1-22:21. The new heavens and new earth in The World to Come are different than the new heavens and new earth in the Future Age. Suspended above the new earth in The World to Come will be New Jerusalem - a city with walls of transparent gold according to Revelation 21:10-27. Where the Future Age has seas according to Ezekiel 47:1-12, the eternal earth in The World to Come will not have a sea as written in Revelation 21:1.

The World to Come or the Eternal State begins on Yom Shli-shi (the third day of the week). On every day of the six days of creation Elohim said it was good. However, on Yom Shli-shi (the third day of creation) Elohim said it was good two times - making it an extra special day (Genesis 1:9-13). This is because He knew that His perfect plan would be fulfilled at The World To Come on this extra special day on Yom Shli-shi (the third day of the week). The 7000 Year Plan of Elohim takes 2,556,700 days to complete. The completion of these days will fulfill the saying of  יהושע the Messiah in Luke 22:37, "The things concerning Me have an end."

2 Peter 3:8

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