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Bishop, Elder, Deacon Part 3

Acts 2:17-21  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:  And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Joel 2:28-32 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:  And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.  And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lordcome.  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

Acts 2:25-28  For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:  Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.  Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
Psalm 16:8-11 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Acts 2:34-35  For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
Psalm 110:1  The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Acts 3:22-23 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Deut 18:15 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
Deut 18:19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Acts 3:25  Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Gen 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Gen 18:18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

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Age of the Lord Jesus

Luke 1:57-80     Birth of John the Baptist
Luke 2:1-21         Birth of Jesus  (06 BC  see ROMAN RULERS)      Matt 1:18-25
Luke 2:22-39      Jesus presented in the temple (8 Days old)

Matt 2:1-12         Visit from the Magi   (2:11 Looking for a Young Child)
Matt 2:13-23      Flight into Egypt        (2:16 Children from 2 years and under)
Matt 2:20             Returned to Israel     (04 AD see ROMAN RULERS)
Matt 2:23             Grew up in Nazareth
Luke 2:40,42      12 years old
Luke 3:1                15th year reign of Tiberius Caesar
Mark 6:3              Worked as a Carpenter
Luke 3:21:23       30 year old – Baptized and started ministry
Matt 3:16-4:2   Mark 1:9-13     (1st Year of ministry)

John 2:13  1st Passover  
(Luke 6:1) John 6:4 2nd Passover    
John 11:55 3rd Passover  

Jesus was born in 06 BC. He was 30 years old when he began his ministry, 23 AD and was crucified in 27 AD (under Pilates reign) which puts his age at 33, meaning his ministry lasted a little more than 3 years.  (Probably 3 ½ years)

ROMAN RULERS around the time of Christ

  • Herod, King of Palestine                             37 BC – 04 AD
    Matt 2:1
  • Cyrenius, governor of Syria                       06 BC
    Luke 2:1
  • Archelaus, Tetarch of Judea                       03 BC – 06 AD
    Matt 2:22
  • Herod Antipas, Tetarch of Galilee            03 BC – 39 AD
    Luke 3:1
  • Herod Philip, Tetrarch                                  03 BC – 34 AD
    Luke 3:1
  • (Territory northeast of Sea of Galilee)
  • Lysanius, Tetrarch of Abilene                    (20 AD – 30 AD)
    Luke 3:1
  • Tiberius, Emperor                                            14 AD – 27 AD
    Luke 3:1
  • Pilate, Procurator of Judea                           26 AD – 36 AD
    Luke 3:1
    Matt 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 18-19
  • Caligula, Emperor                                            37 AD – 41 AD
  • Herod, King of Palestine                               37 BC – 04 AD

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Born Again

Prior to the election of Jimmy Carter, 1977-80, rarely (outside of Church) did one hear the term “Born Again”. Then it appeared all over the place. In sports if a player who had been playing poorly and now was much improved it was said “it’s like he’s been born again”. Anytime an individual improved, comments were “They’ve been Born Again”. And the trend continues even today. It’s amazing that this term is only used three times in the scripture. Twice by the Lord Jesus as he spoke to Nicodemus, (John 3) and then by the Apostle Peter as he wrote, “to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia”, to believing Jews.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
As we understand the term, we believe it means to get right with God and have eternal life after death. But we only find it in the above scripture.
Matthew, Mark and Luke, when speaking of being right with God and eternal life uses the word SAVED. And the majority of these were words spoken by the Lord Himself:
Matthew 1:21, 10:22, 16:25, 18:11, 19:25, 24:13
Mark 8:35, 10:26, 13:13, 13:20, 16:16
Luke 8:12, 9:24, 9:56, 17:33, 18:26, 19:10
John also quoted the Lord Jesus using the term saved.
John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
John 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Even after the resurrection the term saved was continued by the Apostles:
Acts 2:21, Acts 2:47, Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 15:11, Acts 16:30-31  
And as they wrote their epistles to believing Jews, they continued to use saved both for a relationship with God in this life and eternal life.

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Importance of Blood

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Importance of Blood                         Hebrews 9:11-14
375 times in Bible, 282 times Old Testament (1 Hebrews word),
93 times New Testament (3 Greek words)
      ( New Testament once, Shedding of Blood   Hebrews 9:22,  
once Diseased Blood   Matthew 9:20,  91 times Blood)
Our Blood is very important
Leviticus 17:11,14      Deuteronomy 12:22     Hebrews 9:22
How important?  Cut off end of my finger and I will bleed to Death.
Blood tells it all: a visit to doctor every 3 months to have blood read.
Transfusions are very, very important.  Without blood YOU ARE DEAD!
Not only is life found in the Blood BUT so is SIN.
Blood important in Old Testament:
Genesis 3:21   1st Shedding of blood  (animal Sacrifice) 
Genesis 4:4  Blood Sacrifices continue
Genesis 8:20  after the flood 
Genesis 12:7 Abram built an alter  and so on till Moses.
Blood Sacrifices very important.
PASSOVER Exodus 12 an ordinance forever.
Blood sacrifices continued until 70 AD
Blood is mentioned 28 times in Hebrews chapter 9: 7, 12-14, 18-22, 25
Science teaches that Blood is passed to the child from the father NOT the mother. Even though the child resides in the mother she does not pass her blood to the child.
Adam Sinned (He walked into it eyes opened.  Eve transgressed because she was beguiled.  1 Timothy 2:14)
Romans 5:12 Sin entered,  caused death,  death passed to all   (sin is in the blood)  Genesis 3:1-7
We are all of one blood  I Corinthians 17:26
Sin passes from father to child 
            This is WHY Jesus HAD to be born of a virgin.
           Blood came from Holy Spirit NOT Joseph. Luke 1:27-35
            Matthew 1:16-17 Joseph the legal father
Because HIS blood is pure (and stayed pure) (3 years ministry proved he was without spot or blemish). He is able to shed His blood for every sinner who believe in His death, burial and resurrection.
Hebrews 9:11   His blood (not animal blood) obtains eternal, life for us.
Jesus rose from the dead with a glorified body (Flesh and bone – NO Blood)  Luke 24:39
  Side issue: It is claimed the Ark of the Covenant is buried in a cave in the hill of Golgotha. And that when Jesus was crucified and His blood drained from his body and down the cross into the dirt that it leaked into this cave unto the Ark. (Priest sprinkled blood of sacrifices onto the Ark in the Temple, Holy of Holy Hebrews 9:1-7) from Archeologist Ron Wyatt 1/6/82 (died August 4, 1999)
We will have bodies like His (Flesh and Bone)  with no blood !!   
1 Corinthians 15:50-58   1 John 3:2
It’s one of the four commands (rules) for gentiles to EAT NO BLOOD
(Acts 15:20,29; 21:25)
Paul mentions the blood 13 times from Romans to Colossians:
Romans 3:25 a propitiation through faith in his blood
Romans 5:9 justified by his blood
1 Corinthians 10:16, 11:25,27 Communion
Ephesians 1:7 redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins
Colossians 1:14 redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins 
Colossians 1:20  peace through the blood of his cross
Even in the last days:  Revelation 1:5, 5:9, 6:10,12, 7:14, 8:7-8, 11:6, 12:11, 14:20, 16:3-4,6, 17:6, 19:2,13   (17 times) CHRISTIANS today don’t like to hear about the BLOOD – BUT only thru it do we have Salvation!

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Blood – The Benefits

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Blood, the Benefits of Christ’s

There are those who want to remove the blood from scripture and song. They say it makes Christianity a gory religion and just the fact that Jesus died for us is enough. But what saith the scripture? Let’s start with the words of Jesus:
Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Luke 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
John 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.  Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.  He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
To summarize what Jesus said about HIS BLOOD: remission of sins, shed for many, shed for you, hath eternal life, dwelleth in me (Christ).
Looks like Jesus taught HIS BLOOD was important.
The Apostle Paul wrote much of the blood of Christ:
Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, …
Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, …
Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Colossians 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, …
And to Jewish believer’s Paul wrote:
Hebrews 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from …
Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
Hebrews 10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
At Ephesus, Paul reminded the church elders:
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
And Peter, to his fellow Jews wrote:
1 Peter 1:18-19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, … But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
John also wrote of the importance of the blood:
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Revelation 7:14 … These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

As the hymn writer penned:  “What can wash away my sin, nothing but the blood of Jesus”
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Angel Appearances

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⇛ REFERENCE ⇛ TO WHOM ⇛ NAME ⇛  REASON
⇛⇛ Genesis
⇛16:7 ⇛ Hagar ⇛  Angel of the LORD ⇛ Running from Sarah
⇛19:1, 15 ⇛ Lot ⇛ Angels ⇛ To deliver him from Sodom & Gomorrah
⇛21:17 ⇛ Hagar ⇛ Angel of GOD ⇛  To encourage her
⇛22:11  ⇛ Abraham  ⇛ Angel of the LORD  ⇛ Keep him from sacrificing Isaac
⇛28:12  ⇛  Jacob  ⇛ Angels of God ⇛ In a dream, the ladder
⇛31:11-13 ⇛ Jacob ⇛ Angel of God ⇛  How to build a flock
⇛32:1 ⇛ Jacob ⇛ Angels of God ⇛
⇛32:24-30  ⇛  Jacob ⇛ ⇛ Wrestled a man all night
⇛⇛ Exodus
⇛3:2-6 ⇛ Moses ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ At the burning bush
⇛⇛ Numbers
⇛22:22-35 ⇛ Balaam ⇛ Angel of  the LORD ⇛  Warns him about Balak
⇛⇛ Joshua
⇛5:13-15  ⇛ Joshua  ⇛  Captain of the Host of the LORD  ⇛ Before the battle of Jericho
⇛⇛ Judges
⇛2:1-4  ⇛  Children of Israel ⇛ Angel of the LORD  ⇛  Reminding them that HE was with them
⇛6:11-24  ⇛  Gideon  ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Call of Gideon to lead his people
⇛13:3-24  ⇛  Manoah & his wife  ⇛  Angel of the LORD  ⇛  Promise of a son (Samson)
⇛⇛ 2 Samuel
⇛24:16-17 ⇛  David  ⇛ Angel ⇛  In response to David’s Sin
⇛⇛ 1 Kings
⇛19:1-7    ⇛ Elijah  ⇛ Angel of the LORD  ⇛  Running from Jezebel
⇛⇛2 Kings
⇛1:1-15  ⇛  Elijah  ⇛  Angel of  the LORD  ⇛ To give Elijah a message to Ahaziah
⇛⇛  Daniel
⇛3:25 ⇛ Nebuchadnezzar  ⇛ Angel  ⇛ 3 Hebrew children in furnace
⇛10:1-14  ⇛ Daniel  ⇛ Michael one of the chief princes  ⇛ To reveal a vision
⇛⇛ Zechariah
⇛1:9 ⇛ Zechariah  ⇛ Angel  ⇛ Series of visions about the future
⇛5:9 ⇛   ⇛  a vision of 2 angelic women?
⇛⇛ Matthew
⇛1:20, 24; 2:13, 19 ⇛  Joseph   ⇛  Angel of the LORD  ⇛  warnings what to do with Mary, Jesus
⇛28:2, 5-7  ⇛  Women at Grave  ⇛  Angel of the LORD  ⇛  after the resurrection
⇛⇛ Mark
⇛ 1:13 ⇛ Jesus  ⇛  Angels ⇛  after the Temptations
⇛⇛ Luke
⇛1:11-20  ⇛ Zacharias ⇛ Angel of the LORD  ⇛  while performing priestly duties
⇛1:26-38  ⇛  Mary  ⇛  Gabriel ⇛ about the birth of Christ
⇛2:9-15 ⇛ Shepherds   ⇛ Angels   ⇛ announcing birth of Christ
⇛22:43 ⇛ Jesus ⇛ Angel ⇛  in garden before betrayal
⇛⇛ Acts
⇛1:10 ⇛ Apostles  ⇛ Two Men ⇛  telling about departure of Jesus
⇛5:19-20  ⇛  Apostles  ⇛  Angel of the LORD  ⇛ freed them from prison
⇛8:26 ⇛  Philip  ⇛  Angel of the LORD ⇛ Instruct him to go to the Desert
⇛10:3, 7, 22 ⇛   Cornelius ⇛   Angel of God  ⇛ to call for Peter
⇛12:7-12 ⇛  Peter  ⇛  Angel of God ⇛  Freed Peter from Prison
⇛27:23-24 ⇛  Paul  ⇛  Angel of God  ⇛  During shipwreck on way to Rome

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Angels

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(Hebrew – MAL AK) = Angel, Ambassador, Messenger
(Greek –  AGGELOS) = Messenger

Sent by God, by Man, or by the Devil, the word is always in the masculine

Angels have personalities       Matthew 18:10, 24:36, Psalm 148:2,
Hebrews 1:4-5
Wisdom and Strength               Psalm 103:20-21, 2 Peter 2:11, Revelation 5:2
Angels are Spirit Beings           Hebrews 1:14, Psalm 104:4
Angles are without number    Hebrews 12:22, Matthew 26:53,Revelation 5:11
Angels are higher than man    Psalm 8:5, Hebrews 2:6-7 
Angels are not to be worshipped    Colossians 2:18, Revelation 22:8-9
Angels are created and subject to Christ    Colossians 1:16, 1 Peter 3:22,
Hebrews 1:4-7,13
Angels can sin          2 Peter 2:4, Jude 6, Psalm 78:49, Ezekiel 28:16-19,
2 Corinthians 11:14
The place of Angles     Revelation 5:11, 7:11
The ministry of Angles – Assigned as guardians –
Psalm 34:7, 91:11, Matthew 18:10, Hebrews 1:14
  Examples    1 Kings 19:5, Daniel 3:28, 6:22,
Matthew 2:13,19, 4:11, 13:41-43,
                          Luke 16:22,22:43, Acts 5:19, 12:7-10
They watch us
Ecclesiastes 5:6 1 Corinthians 4:9, Ephesians 3:10, 2 Peter 1:12
Only three Angles are named
                 Gabriel       Daniel 8:15, 9:21, Luke 1:19,26                 
                 Michael (archangel)     Daniel 10:13,21, 12:1-2, Jude 9,
1 Thessalonians 4:16
                 Lucifer     Isaiah 14,  Ezekiel 28
Angels Coming with Christ at the second coming   
Matthew 16:27,24:31, 25:31
                     Mark 8:38,13:27 Luke 9:26, John 1:51, 2 Thessalonians 1:7

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QUESTIONS:     What do Angels look like?
                               Do they appear to men today?
                               How should I respond to an Angel?  
                               Who is in ZECHARIAH 5:9?

The Bible – When it was Written

When the Bible was written…  

GENESIS  ⇛  Covers a period of 2,315 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 4004-1689
EXODUS  ⇛  Covers a period of 216 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1706-1491
LEVITICUS  ⇛  Covers a period of 2 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1490-1491
NUMBERS  ⇛  Covers a period of 39 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1490-1451
DEUTERONOMY  ⇛  Covers a period of 39 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1490-1451
JOSHUA  ⇛  Covers a period of 26 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1451-1427
JUDGES  ⇛  Covers a period of 305 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1425-1120
RUTH  ⇛  Covers a period of 10 years
⇛ ???  i.e.  BC 1400-1490 
1 SAMUEL  ⇛  Covers a period of 115 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1171-1056
2 SAMUEL  ⇛  Covers a period of 38 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1056-1017
1 KINGS  ⇛  Covers a period of 118 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1015-897
2 KINGS ⇛ Covers a period of 308 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 896-588
1 CHRONICLES  ⇛  Covers a period of 41 years
⇛ i.e.  BC  1056-1015
⇛ (Note Chapters 1-9 are Genealogies covering AD 4004-1056)
2 CHRONICLES  ⇛  Covers a period of 427 years
⇛ i.e.  BC  1015-593
EZRA  ⇛  Covers a period of 80 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 536-457
NEHEMIAH  ⇛  Covers a period of 11 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 446-434
ESTHER  ⇛ Covers a period of 12 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 521-509
JOB  ⇛   Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 1520
PSALMS ⇛ Covers a period of 60 years
⇛ ???  i.e.  BC 1060-1000 
PROVERBS ⇛ Covers a period of 15 year
⇛ ???  i.e.  BC 1000-1015 
ECCLESIASTES ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 977
SONG OF SOLOMON  ⇛  Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 1014
ISAIAH ⇛ Covers a period of 62 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 760-698
JEREMIAH ⇛ Covers a period of 41 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 629-588
LAMENTATIONS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 588
EZEKIEL ⇛ Covers a period of 21 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 595-574
DANIEL ⇛ Covers a period of 73 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 607-534
HOSEA ⇛ Covers a period of 60 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 785-725
JOEL ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 800
AMOS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 787
OBADIAH ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 787
JONAH ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 862
MICAH ⇛ Covers a period of 40 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 750-710
NAHUM ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 713
HABAKKUK ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 626
ZEPHANIAH ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 630
HAGGAI ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 520
ZECHARIAH ⇛ Covers a period of 33 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 520-487
MALACHI ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 397

FROM MALACHI TO MATTHEW ALMOST 400 YEARS OF SILENCE FROM GOD

MATTHEW ⇛ Covers a period of 38 years
⇛ 43 AD i.e. BC 4-AD 33
MARK ⇛ Covers a period of 7 years
⇛ 64 AD       i.e.  AD 26-33
LUKE ⇛ Covers a period of 39 years
⇛ 59 AD    i.e.  BC 7-AD 33
JOHN ⇛ Covers a period of 7 years
⇛ 85 AD       i.e.  AD 26-33
ACTS ⇛ Covers a period of 32 years
⇛ 63 AD      i.e.  AD 33-65
1 THESSALONIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 52
2 THESSALONIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 53
1 CORINTHIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 55
GALATIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e. AD 59-50
2 CORINTHIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e. AD 56
ROMANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 56-57
JAMES ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 60
1 PETER ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 60
EPHESIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 62
PHILPPIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 62
COLOSSIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 62
1 TIMOTHY ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 56-57
TITUS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 57-56
PHILEMON ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 61-62
HEBREWS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 66-67
2 PETER ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e. AD 66
2 TIMOTHY ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 63
JUDE ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 66
1 JOHN ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 90
2 JOHN ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 90
3 JOHN ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 90
REVELATION ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 96

All dates are estimates based on several sources.

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The Bible – What, Where & Who

The Scriptures were given to man piece meal

Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Holy men of God spake (wrote) as they were moved by God

2 Peter 1:21  For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

During a 1600 year period  (BC 1492 – AD 100), 40 different men wrote 66 separate books (39 prior to 400 BC and 27 in 54-100 AD)
The Authors included:
  • Men learned in World Power ⭢⭢   Moses
  • Warriors ⭢⭢   Joshua
  • Kings ⭢⭢   David, Solomon
  • Statesmen ⭢⭢   Daniel
  • Servants (cupbearer) to a king ⭢⭢   Nehemiah
  • Uncle of a Queen ⭢⭢   Mordecai (Queen Esther)
  • Rich men ⭢⭢   Job
  • Priests ⭢⭢   Samuel, Ezra
  • Seers ⭢⭢   Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
  • Prophets ⭢⭢   Hosea, Joel, Jonah, Micah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
  • Herdsmen ⭢⭢   Amos
  • Tax Men ⭢⭢   Matthew
  • Disciples   ⭢⭢   Mark
  • Physician ⭢⭢   Luke
  • Unlearned, Ignorant Fishermen ⭢⭢   John, Peter, James
  • Brother of Christ ⭢⭢   Jude
  • Men learned in Jewish Law ⭢⭢   Paul
It was written in such places as:
  • Wilderness of Sinai
  • Cliffs of Arabia
  • Hills & Towns of Palestine
  • Courts of Temples
  • Towns of Bethel and Jericho
  • Palaces of Shushan in Persia
  • The River Chebar in Babylonia
  • The dungeons of Rome
  • The Island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea

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Where Our Bible Came From

WHERE OUR BIBLE CAME FROM
History of the BIBLE

ETERNITY PAST

⇛ CREATION The Garden of Eden
⇒ ⇒ Age of Innocence ⟶ (  ??  yrs)

⇛ FALL (Removed from Garden)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Conscience ⟶ ..(1660  yrs)

⇛ FLOOD (World Wide, Noah’s Ark) ⟶ BC 2385
⇒ ⇒ Age of Government ⟶ ..( 150  yrs)

⇛ BABLE, Tower of (Confusion of Language Separation of People)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Promise ⟶ ..(2000+ yrs)
|           Call of Abram ⟶ BC 1958
|           Book of JOB       (Abram,Job,Elihu,Moses??)
|           Exodus from Egypt ⟶ BC 1528

⇛ LAW (Ten Commandments)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Law ⟶ ..(3000+ yrs)
⇒ 40 years of wandering in wilderness
|           Book of Genesis  (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
|           Book of Exodus  (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
|           Book of Leviticus  (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
|           Book of Numbers  (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
|           Book of Deuteronomy     (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
⇒ Entering the Promise Land ⟶ BC 1488
|           Book of Joshua  (Joshua) ⟶ BC 1425
⇒ Judges Rule Israel  (470 yrs)
|           Book of Judges  (Samuel) ⟶ BC 1410
|           Book of Ruth  (????) ⟶ BC 1300
|           Book of 1Samuel  (Samuel/Nathan) ⟶ BC 1155
⇒ Kingdom Era  (495 yrs)
|           Book of 2 Samuel  (Samuel/Nathan) ⟶ BC 1155
|           Book of Psalms  (David,Solomon,Nathan) ⟶ BC 1000
|           Book of 1Chronicles  (???) ⟶ BC 1000
|           Book of Proverbs  (Solomon/David) ⟶ BC  990
|           Book of Ecclesiastes    (Solomon) ⟶ BC  980
|           Book of 1Kings  (???) ⟶ BC  980
|           Book of Song of Solomon (Solomon) ⟶ BC  980
|           Book of Jonah  (Jonah) ⟶ BC  820
|           Book of Joel  (Joel) ⟶ BC  806
|           Book of Hosea  (Hosea) ⟶ BC  780
|           Book of Amos  (Amos) ⟶ BC  770
|           Book of Micah  (Micah) ⟶ BC  750
|           Book of Isaiah  (Isaiah) ⟶ BC  700
|           Book of Nahum  (Nahum) ⟶ BC  690
|           Book of Zephaniah  (Zephaniah) ⟶ BC  620
|           Book of Obadiah  (Obadiah) ⟶ BC  600
|           Book of Habakkuk  (Habakkuk) ⟶ BC  600
|           Book of Jeremiah  (Jeremiah) ⟶ BC  590
|           Book of Lamentations  (Jeremiah) ⟶ BC  588
|           Book of 2Kings  (???/Ezra) ⟶ BC  586
|           Book of Ezekiel  (Ezekiel) ⟶ BC  580
⇒ EXILE from Land  Taken to Babylon  (70 yrs) ⟶ BC  580
|           Book of Ezra   (Ezra) ⟶ BC  536
|           Book of Daniel  (Daniel) ⟶ BC  535
⇒ Start Rebuilding Jerusalem (Temple) ⟶ BC  522
|           Book of Haggai  (Haggai) ⟶ BC  520
|           Book of Zechariah  (Zechariah) ⟶ BC  520
|           Book of Nehemiah  (Nehemiah) ⟶ BC  520
|           Book of 2Chronicles  (???/Ezra) ⟶ BC  530
|           Book of Ester  (???/Mordecai) ⟶ BC  450
|           Book of Malachi   (Malachi) ⟶ BC  420
|                 OLD TESTAMENT COMPLETE
⇒ SILENT YEARS  (483 yrs)
|                       SEPTUAGINT LXX ⟶ BC  280
⇒ CRUSIFIXION (Death of Christ) ⟶ AD   30

⇛ GRACE (Starting with the Accention)
⇒ ⇒ Age of the Church) ⟶ ..(2000+ yrs)
|           Book of Matthew  (Matthew) ⟶ AD   37
|           Book of 1Thessalonians  (Paul) ⟶ AD   54
|           Book of 2ThesSalonians  (Paul)  ⟶  AD   54
|           Book of Mark   (Mark) ⟶ AD   57
|           Book of 1Corinthians   (Paul) ⟶  AD   59
|           Book of James  (James) ⟶  AD   60
|           Book of 2Corinthians   (Paul) ⟶  AD   60
|           Book of Romans  (Paul) ⟶ AD   60
|           Book of Galatians   (Paul)  ⟶  AD   60
|           Book of 1Peter   (Peter) ⟶ AD   60
|           Book of Acts  (Luke) ⟶ AD   63
|           Book of 1Timothy  (Paul) ⟶ AD   63
|           Book of Luke  (Luke) ⟶ AD   63
|           Book of Titus   (Paul) ⟶ AD   63
|           Book of Philemon  (Paul) ⟶  AD   64
|           Book of Ephesians   (Paul) ⟶ AD   64
|           Book of Philippians  (Paul) ⟶ AD   64
|           Book of Colossians  (Paul) ⟶ AD   64
|           Book of 2Timothy   (Paul) ⟶ AD   64
|           Book of Hebrews  (Paul/???)  ⟶  AD   65
|           Book of 2Peter  (Peter)  ⟶ AD   66
|           Book of Jude  (Jude) ⟶ AD   66
⇒ DESTRUCTION of Jerusalem  by Rome ⟶ AD   70
|           Book of John   (John) ⟶ AD   85
|           Book of 1John  (John) ⟶ AD   90
|           Book of 2John  (John) ⟶ AD   90
|           Book of 3John  (John) ⟶  AD   90
|           Book of Revelation  (John) ⟶  AD   96

(The above is compiled from many different sources and is open for and/to any correction(s). They would be greatly appreciated).
(Most of the following was compiled using ‘Touch not the unclean thing’ by David H. Sorenson Published 2001 by ‘Northstar Baptist Ministry’,  any errors are mine)

|     Textus Receptus –tr Received Text (Greek)  ⟶ AD  150
|tr PESHITO or SYRIAC VERSION (Syrian) ⟶ AD  150
|tr ITALA VERSION (Latin) ⟶  AD  157
|     ALEXANDRIAN (Origen/Eusebius)MANUSCRIPT** ⟶ AD  300
⇒ Christianity becomes State Church ⟶ AD  312
|     SINAITIC MANUSCRIPT** (Greek) ⟶ AD  340
|     VATICANUS MANUSCRIPT** (Latin Vulgate) ⟶ AD  350
|tr GOTHIC VERSION (Gothic/German) ⟶ AD  350
⇒ New Testament books agreed upon by Church Council(s) ⟶   AD  400
|     EPHRAEM MANSCRIPT**  ⟶ AD  450
|     WYCLIF VERSION** (From Vulgate) (English) ⟶ AD 1382
⇒ BIBLE First Book Printed ⟶ AD 1455
⇒ PROTESTANT REFORMATION (Luther)  ⟶ AD 1515
|tr ERASMUS’ RECEIVED TEXT (Latin) ⟶  AD 1516
|tr TYNDALE Translation** (English) ⟶  AD 1534
|tr LUTHER’S GERMAN BIBLE ⟶ AD 1535
|tr OLIVETAN FRENCH VERSION  ⟶ AD 1535
|tr COVERDALE Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1535
|tr  MATTHEW BIBLE (English)  ⟶  AD 1537
|tr TAVERNER’S BIBLE   ⟶ AD 1539
|tr GREAT Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1539
|tr STEPHANUS’ GREEK NEW TESTAMENT ⟶ AD 1546
|tr GENEVA Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1560
|tr BISHOPS Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1568
|tr SPANISH VERSION  ⟶ AD 1569
| SIXTINE EDITION (English)  ⟶  AD 1587
|tr BEZA’S TRANSLATION (English)  ⟶ AD 1598
|tr KING JAMES VERSION**  ⟶ AD 1611
|tr ELZIVER’S GREEK NEW TESTAMENT ⟶ AD 1624
|     GRIESBACH “CRITICAL TEST’ NEW TEST (German) ⟶ AD 1744
|     ENGLISH TRANSLATION ⟶ AD 1790
|     GRIESBACH GREEK NT – AMERICAN EDITION ⟶  AD 1809
|tr  BIBLE translated into numerous languages  ⟶ AD 1734-1885
|     ROMAN CATHOLIC EDITION  ⟶ AD 1881
|     WESTCOTT & HORT GREEK NEW TESTAMENT  ⟶  AD 1881
|     ENGLISH REVISED VERSION (W & H) ⟶ AD 1888
|     AMERICAN STANDARD Translation** ⟶ AD 1901
|     WEISS GREEL NEW TESTAMENT  ⟶ AD 1902
|     REVISED STANDARD Version** ⟶ AD 1952
|     NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE  ⟶  AD 1960
|     UNITED BIBLE SOCITIES GREEK NT ⟶  AD 1965
⇒ Dead Sea Scrolls** found ⟶ AD 19–

⇛ RAPTURE (Saints removed from earth)⟶  AD 20??
⇒ ⇒ Tribulation ⟶  ..(   7  yrs)

⇛ RETURN (Coming of Christ) ⟶ AD 20??
⇒ ⇒ Age of Kingdom MILLENIUM ⟶ ..(1000  yrs)

⇛ GREAT WHITE THRONE (Final Judgement) ⟶ AD 30??

ETERNITY FUTURE

**Still have original copies

Lines with tr = Translated from the Received Text
Lines not marked = translated from the “Critical Text” developed from
the ALEXANDRIAN MANUSCRIPTS including, SINAITIC and VATICAN MANUSCRIPT(S).

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