| Hidden in the 6 day Creation week plus one Sabbath day is a pattern that if mapped out is a blueprint for each 1,000 years of human history since Creation. |
| Each individual day of Creation prophetically points to a corresponding 1,000 year time span which culminates in the end times and the return of Jesus Christ. |
| For instance, 2 Peter 3:5-6 show that day 2 of Creation predicted when The Great Flood would happen in Noah’s day. What does this have to do with the return of Christ? Well we’re about to find out. |
| Patterns exist all over the Bible. These give us clues as to the character, nature and workings of God. |
| Jesus followed the pattern of the tabernacle perfectly – from the altar to the menorah to the Ark of the Covenant. |
| Jesus also followed the pattern of the seven feasts of the Lord in their order as described in Leviticus 23. |
| Jesus was crucified on Passover, He was then buried on the Feast of Unleavened Bread and resurrected on the Feast of First Fruits; 50 days later the Holy Spirit was given on Pentecost. |
| These are the Spring Feasts and they represent Jesus’s First Coming. |
| Between Spring and Autumn we have Summer – the Church Age – the Harvest. |
| Jeremiah 8:20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. [The saddest verse in the Bible.] |
| Trumpets – Atonement – Tabernacles |
| These three later Autumn [Fall] Feasts are to be fulfilled at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. |
| There are many types and shadows and patterns but, for now, the pattern in the Creation week will be explored. |
| Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else; [I am] God, and [there is] none like me, |
| Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: |
| God could have created the whole universe instantaneously, but He didn’t. |
| God chose to create certain things on certain days and there’s a reason for that. |
| 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. [Numbers 14:34; Psalm 90:4; Ezekiel 4:6] |
| Psalm 90:3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. |
| Psalm 90:4 FOR A THOUSAND YEARS IN THY SIGHT [ARE BUT] AS YESTERDAY when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night. [Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 13:34; 2 Peter 3:8] |
| Adam was told by God that he would die the same day that he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil |
| Adam died at the age of 930 years. |
| Genesis 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. |
| God was using “a day as a thousand years” in this instance. Adam did in fact die within that 1,000-year period, so he did in fact die within that one day. |
| 2 Peter 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the WORD of GOD the HEAVENS were of OLD, and the EARTH STANDING OUT OF THE WATER AND IN THE WATER: [a reference to God’s Creation in Genesis 1:9-10] |
| 2 Peter 3:6 Whereby the WORLD THAT THEN WAS, BEING OVERFLOWED WITH WATER, PERISHED: [a reference to God’s destruction by the Flood in Genesis 7-9] |
| These verses give us a clue as to the 7-day Creation pattern. The second day of Creation pointed to the millennia when the flood of Noah’s time would happen [it occurred 1656 years after Creation (2348 BC)]. |
| On day one of Creation light and darkness were separated. God is light. In Him there is no darkness. In the first millennia of man Adam and Eve sinned thus becoming darkness and separating themselves from the light of God. Light and darkness were thus separated. |
| God creates three different realms in the first three days: light in the heavens, water in sky, and the dry land. |
| God then fills each realm with a different ruler. In the following three days, the sun and the stars rule the heavens, the fish and the birds rule the water, and the skies and the animals rule the land. |
| Then God created man to rule all three realms: to rule over the birds and the fish and the animals, to take dominion over the Earth and subdue it, and to increase and multiply. |
| Day two, biblical year 1000 through biblical year 2000. On day two of Creation the Earth is covered by water and then the water is separated. In the second millennia of man, the Earth is again covered by water, by the waters from the fountains of the deep, and the waters from the clouds above. The waters are then separated, the waters recede back into the Earth and the waters are evaporated back into the heavens above. |
| The Flood during Noah’s day is the fulfilment of day two of Creation. |
| Day three, biblical year 2000 through biblical year 3000. |
| On Day three of Creation the land yielded seed-bearing fruit. |
| Land and seed. |
| In the third millennia of mankind, Abraham was promised that his seed would be given land. |
| Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto THY SEED will I give this land: and there builded he an ALTAR unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. [Acts 7:5] |
| Seed is given land. |
| This was fulfilled during the third millennia – when the Israelite nation – the seed of Abraham was planted in the Promised Land [2598 after Creation (1406 BC)] – seed and land. |
| God’s Word is also likened to a seed in Matthew 13. Jesus explains the Parable of the Sower and He likens the Word of God to a seed. |
| In Exodus God gave the Torah, seed, His Word to His people. That Word, that seed, was written on tablets and then the tablets were brought to the Promised Land. |
| Day one God separated light from darkness and in day two God separated waters below and the waters above and in day three God separates the water from the land. |
| God has this pattern of separating and then uniting. |
| In the Creation account, we find a “One-Two-One” pattern. |
| Man was one, and then God took woman out of the man, He separated them and they became two. Then the two were united in marriage and became one flesh. “One-Two-One”. |
| Light and Darkness were together as one. God separated the light from the darkness – two – and then together they became one day. |
| The waters were together, and then God separated the waters as the waters above and the waters below, to make one world. |
| 2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you, |
| 2 Corinthians 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. |
| To be holy means to be separated from the world by living a different lifestyle. Initially, we are worldly, we are one with the world. Then we are saved by walking with Jesus – two – then we become one united with God. |
| John 17:21 That they all may be one; as THOU, FATHER, [art] in me, and I in THEE, that they also may be one in US: that the world may believe that THOU hast sent me. [Jesus confirms God as His Father in a singular context – no plural God.] |
| Day four biblical year 3000 through biblical year 4,000. |
| On day four of Creation the sun was created. The sun is the light of the world. |
| At the very end of the fourth millennia of man, Jesus was born as the Light of the world. |
| Malachi 4:2 ¶ But unto you that fear MY NAME shall the SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS arise with HEALING IN HIS WINGS; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. [The prophet compares Jesus with the sun because His glory shines forth] |
| Jesus fulfilled Malachi 4:2 as the Sun of Righteousness that shall rise with healing in His wings. |
| The sun gives light to the Earth and that’s a symbol of the sun S O N giving light to the earth. |
| Day five biblical year 4000 through biblical year 5000. |
| On day five of Creation fish and birds are created and they are instructed to multiply. |
| At the very beginning of the fifth millennia of man, the disciples became fishers of men – so there’s your fish – also the Holy Spirit is represented as a dove – there’s your bird. |
| Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the HEAVENS were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him: [Isaiah 11:2] |
| The Messiah commanded His disciples to go out and make disciples on the whole earth, thus metaphorically, multiplying birds and fish. |
| Just like on day five of Creation. |
| Take for instance Pentecost: 120 followers of Christ were in the upper room praying. |
| The Holy Spirit descended and about 3,000 believers were added to their number that day. |
| To go from 120 to 3,000 means you have to multiply 25 times. As everyone was being filled with the Holy Spirit that day, the fishers of men were literally multiplying the birds. |
| Day six biblical year 5000 through biblical year 6000 |
| On day six of Creation mankind was commanded to multiply and fill the Earth and take dominion over Creation. |
| At the very end of the sixth millennia of mankind we see that the population of man has exponentially multiplied and filled the Earth. Compared to all human history, we are now taking unprecedented dominion over the Earth through industry and with the boom of technology. |
| Day six of Creation is quite literally being fulfilled right before our very eyes. |
| In the Creation of man on day six, God breathed life into Adam and he became a living being. Likewise, after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to all the apostles gathered in one place and He breathed on them and said “Receive the Holy Spirit.” |
| The Holy Spirit breathes into us and truly brings us to life and we truly become living beings. |
| But look at the humility that God demonstrated on day six. |
| Out of all the glory and all the kingdoms and all the thrones and angels and dominions and powers, God creates dust. |
| Then He forms this dust into His image and then breathes life into him and walks with him as a friend in the cool of the day. |
| God becomes friends not with the angelic powers of heaven – no – He demonstrates His humility by becoming friends and walking in the cool of the day with dust. |
| Genesis 1 parallels exactly the account of Abraham – God’s promise to Abraham and Israel and how that impacts the entire world – for all time since day six of Creation. |
| God commands Adam and Eve to be fruitful and to multiply and to fill the earth. |
| That command begins its fulfilment in Abraham when God promised him that your seed will be as numerous as the stars in the sky |
| Also, God commands Adam and Eve to subdue the Earth or in Hebrew to conquer the land. |
| This command in day six parallels God’s gift of the Promised Land to Israel and their need to conquer, subdue and take dominion over the Promised Land just like Adam and Eve were to take dominion over the Garden of Eden. |
| In Genesis 2 God creates a special place for Adam – the Garden of Eden – and then He brings Adam into that special place. |
| God points to when Israel was first formed and then God prepares a special place for Israel – the Promised Land – and then God brings them into this special place. |
| God gives a command to Adam not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil or he will die. |
| Israel is also given commandments in the wilderness which if not obeyed would result in death. |
| Also, the serpent Satan is waiting in the garden, waiting in that very special place prepared for Adam and Eve. |
| We know from Genesis chapter 1 that Adam and Eve were to subdue the Earth and take dominion over the animals which obviously included the serpent. |
| Rather than conquering the serpent, the couple fell prey to the serpent’s deception and were exiled out of the Garden of Eden. |
| Likewise, Israel was commanded to conquer the inhabitants of Canaan. |
| Instead they fell prey to the Canaanites temptations, disobeyed the Law and were exiled from the Promised Land. |
| It’s literally a parallel story, just on a bigger scale. |
| Then Jesus Christ appeared on the scene. |
| God also prepared a special place for Jesus – aka planet Earth. |
| But Earth is occupied by the enemy, who is the ruler of the power of the air. Just like the enemy occupied the Garden of Eden and just like the enemy occupied the Promised Land, the enemy occupies this world today. |
| But Jesus entered this world and subdued it. He took dominion over it before He went to the cross. Jesus said: |
| John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have TRIBULATION: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. |
| Because unlike Adam and Eve Jesus actually walked in obedience. Instead of being exiled He is given the keys to the kingdom. |
| Then He gives those keys to His disciples. Jesus said to Peter: |
| Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. |
| So right here, Jesus is demonstrating taking dominion over heaven and Earth the original command from day six. |
| God loves to prepare special places for His people. |
| God prepared a special place Eden for Adam and Eve. |
| God prepared a special place the Promised Land for his nation Israel. |
| Jesus said to his disciples: |
| John 14:2 In MY FATHER’S HOUSE are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. [Jesus, speaking singularly, confirms God as His Father in a singular context – no plural God.] |
| John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME AGAIN, and receive you unto Myself; that WHERE I AM, [THERE] YE MAY BE ALSO. |
| The parallels are fascinating, they’re everywhere, there’s too many and they’re too interwoven all throughout the Scriptures, all throughout all of mankind. It is simply impossible for the Bible to be written by a man and not God Himself. |
| Following this pattern, we now know that the enemy is occupying this territory and we are called to subdue it and to take dominion over it. |
| Are you going to follow God’s call on your life – to uproot the enemy and his thorns and his thistles in the special place that God has prepared for you? |
| Day 7 biblical year 6000 through biblical year 7000 |
| Day 7 of Creation was the Sabbath. |
| On day 7 God rested. |
| According to Hebrews 4 we are still waiting for this prophetic fulfilment |
| Hebrews 4:8 for if Joshua had given them rest God would not have spoken of another day later on |
| So then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God |
| Paul, the author of Hebrews, was also thinking of the Sabbath prophecy when he taught that the seventh day of the week pictures the millennial reign of Jesus. |
| Following the “day is a thousand year pattern” it matching perfectly with the thousand year reign of Christ, where Jesus brings rest upon the Earth. |
| The day of the Lord is the 1,000 year reign of Christ. |
| This is why the prophets declare so many messianic prophetic events to occur during the day of the Lord. |
| It’s not because of some literal 24 hour period but a 1,000 year period – which begins and ends with judgment and resurrections. |
| The beginning of this millennia is when our Messiah comes to gather us and take us to the Promised Land. We will reign and rest with Him for 1,000 years – the commencement of the prophetic fulfilment of the 7th day Sabbath. |
| Jesus referred to Himself as Lord of the Sabbath: |
| Matthew 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. [Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5] |
| The 1,000 year reign of our Messiah is the future fulfilment of the seventh day of Creation; our Sabbath rest. |
| This Creation prophecy details the 7,000 year complete plan of God for man revealing the end from the beginning and all that will be accomplished. |
| The 7th day Sabbath could very well be a messianic prophecy detailing the rest that we are to enter into during the seventh millennium. |
| The day of the Lord is talked about all throughout the Book of Isaiah but look at this passage in Revelation: |
| Revelation 20:1 ¶ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. |
| Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a THOUSAND YEARS, |
| Revelation 20:3 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. |
| Revelation 20:4 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. |
| Revelation 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the THOUSAND YEARS were finished. This [is] the first resurrection. |
| This precisely explains the 1,000-year reign of Christ. |
| God rested on the seventh day because all the Creation work was finished. |
| He also commanded Israel [and commands spiritual Israel] to rest on the seventh day as a testimony that He made the universe in 6 days and rested on the seventh day. |
| Noticing the patterns and the types and the shadows and how these things point to their fulfilment in Christ helps us to understand Him better. |
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| Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the HEAVENS, and look upon the EARTH beneath: for the HEAVENS SHALL VANISH AWAY LIKE SMOKE, and the EARTH SHALL WAX OLD LIKE A GARMENT, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but My salvation shall be for ever, and My righteousness shall not be abolished. |
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| Psalm 102:25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the EARTH: and the HEAVENS [are] the work of thy hands. |
| Psalm 102:26 THEY SHALL PERISH, but thou shalt endure: yea, ALL OF THEM SHALL WAX OLD LIKE A GARMENT; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: |
| Psalm 102:27 But thou [art] the same, and thy years shall have no end. |
| Psalm 102:28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. |
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| Revelation 21:1 ¶ And I saw a NEW HEAVEN and a NEW EARTH: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. |
| Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the HOLY CITY, NEW JERUSALEM, coming down FROM GOD OUT OF HEAVEN, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. [John saw the holy city, the NEW JERUSALEM, with its TWELVE GATES of pearl and TWELVE FOUNDATIONS of precious stones, coming down from God out of Heaven. The streets are of transparent gold, clear as crystal. Everyone who shall enter those gates and walk those streets will here have been changed and purified by the power of the truth; and the crown of immortal glory will adorn the brow of the overcomer. [ST, December 22, 1887 par. 3]] |
| Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the TABERNACLE of God [is] with men, and HE WILL DWELL WITH THEM, and they shall be His people, and God HIMSELF SHALL BE WITH THEM, [and be] their God. [Exodus 29:45; Leviticus 26:11-12; Zechariah 2:10; 2 Corinthians 6:16] |
