TIMELINE OF HISTORY - Biblia Sacra et Ultra

Year(s)

(Approx.)

Major Historical Event(s)

5554 BC

Creation according to the LXX

4004 BC

Creation according to James Ussher’s chronology

3972–3968 BC

Corrected date range of creation according to the MT

3842–3838 BC

Seth born

3737–3733 BC

Enosh born

3647–3643 BC

Kenan born

3577–3573 BC

Mahalalel born

3512–3508 BC

Jared born; the Watchers (rebel angels) descend—equivalent to the Greco-Roman “Titans”—and begin to corrupt the earth soon thereafter; Nephilim (“giants”) are born, equivalent to the Greco-Roman “Gigantes” and other mythological heroes of antiquity

3350–3346 BC

Enoch born; he is taken from the earth 365 years later

3298 BC

The Great Flood according to the LXX

3285–3281 BC

Methuselah born; the longest-living Patriarch, he dies at the age of 969

3098–3094 BC

Lamech born; the grandfather of Noah, he lives to be 777

2916–2912 BC

Noah born

2316–2312 BC

The Great Flood; Assyrian, Greek, Mexican, and Chinese records corroborate a date close to these years; some believe the Durupinar Site near Üzengili in Turkey contains the authentic remains of Noah’s Ark; others, citing historical sources, prefer Mt. Cudi

2314–2310 BC

Arphaxad born

2277–2273 BC

Shelah/Salah born

2249–2245 BC

Eber born (ancestor of the Hebrews)

2234 BC

Date of the founding of Babylon according to the Chaldean astronomical records received by Alexander the Great

2214–2210 BC

Peleg born (“in his days the earth was divided”); the building of the Tower of Babel and the division of language groups occurred shortly before or during his life

2200 BC

Approximate date of the building of the Tower of Babel according to Armenian records

2188 BC

Date of the founding of Egypt according to the historian Constantinus Manasses

2186–2182 BC

Reu born

2151–2147 BC

Serug born

2123–2119 BC

Nahor born

2095–2091 BC

Terah born

2089 BC

The first Greek city-state of Sicyon founded by Egialeus according to Eusebius

1950–1948 BC

Abram born

1875–1874 BC

Abram leaves Haran; by inclusive reckoning, 430 years before the Exodus (Gal. 3:17)

1850–1849 BC

Isaac born

1845–1839 BC

Isaac mocked by Ishmael, son of Hagar the Egyptian, initiating 400 years of persecution of Israel by the Egyptians, ending with the Exodus

1790–1789 BC

Jacob and Esau born

1660–1653 BC

The seven-year famine when Joseph was prime minister of Egypt; the Famine Stela near Aswan, Egypt, records Djoser and Imhotep (possibly Joseph) overseeing the land during a seven-year famine, according perfectly with the biblical record; the stela itself was written much later (perhaps around 300 BC), so shows a reinterpretation of Imhotep/Joseph as worshiping false gods, which he of course did not do

1446–1444 BC

The Exodus during the reign of Neferhotep I or Amenhotep II; the spring of 1446 BC is the most likely date; the Ipuwer Papyrus provides extra-biblical corroboration

1406–1404 BC

Entrance into the Promised Land; the Spring of 1406 BC is most likely

967 BC

Solomon’s fourth year as king and the year construction began on the First Temple—480 years after the Exodus by inclusive reckoning (1 Kgs. 6:1)

722 BC

The northern kingdom (Kingdom of Israel/Samaria) conquered by the Assyrians

605 BC

Battle of Carchemish: Babylonia takes power over the ancient Near East;
Egyptian and Assyrian forces defeated; the first deportation from Judea

598–597 BC

Siege of Jerusalem and second deportation of the Jews

587–586 BC

The First Temple destroyed by Babylonian forces

574 BC

Ezekiel’s vision of the Millennial Temple

457 BC

First decree of Artaxerxes (decree spoken of in Daniel 9 if “70 weeks of years” are reckoned as regular, solar years)

445–444 BC

Second decree of Artaxerxes (decree spoken of in Daniel 9 if “70 weeks of years” are years of 360 days each)

164 BC

The Second Temple is recaptured by the Jewish revolt and rededicated (Hanukkah)

5–1 BC

The Messiah Jesus is born; the astronomical alignment followed by the magi from the east seemingly plays out from 3–2 BC

AD 27–30

Jesus’ ministry begins

AD 30–33

Jesus is crucified as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the world in fulfillment of Isaiah 53, among other prophecies, is buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, and rises from the dead on the third day in either AD 30, 31, 32, or 33, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea; that same year the Church is founded on Pentecost when the Holy Spirit is sent from Heaven

AD 33–34

Road to Damascus; Paul commissioned

AD 44

The apostle James beheaded by the order of King Agrippa because of his faith in the Risen Lord

AD 47–49

Paul’s first missionary journey

AD 48–50

The Council of Jerusalem: the Apostles confirm that salvation is by faith alone and this same message is to be promulgated among the Jews and Gentiles (Acts 15)

AD 49–53

Paul’s second missionary journey

AD 53–57

Paul’s third missionary journey

AD 64–67

The apostle Paul beheaded in Rome because of his faith in the Risen Lord

AD 64–68

The apostle Peter crucified upside down in Rome because of his faith in the Risen Lord

AD 70

Jerusalem and the Second Temple are destroyed by the Roman armies under the command of Titus Vespasian; the Jews are dispersed all over the known world

AD 95

The apostle John receives the Revelation while exiled on the island of Patmos

AD 132–136

Bar Kokhba Revolt ends with Jewish defeat

AD 325

Council of Nicaea affirms the deity of Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity

AD 363

Julian, a nephew of Constantine and the last pagan Roman emperor, in an effort to oppose Christianity supported a Jewish attempt to rebuild the Temple; fireballs and an earthquake struck the area, killing some of the workmen and ending the project permanently; Julian died that same year

AD 381

Council of Constantinople affirms the Nicene Creed as the belief of the global Church

AD 1054

The Great Schism splits the institutional Church between East and West

AD 1517

The Ninety-five Theses and Protestant Reformation

AD 1760–1840

Industrial Revolution

AD 1859

Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species which denies the historicity of Genesis and argues that nature, rather than God, explains the development of life

AD 1903

Heavier-than-air flight

AD 1906

Azusa Street Revival begins the modern Pentecostal movement

AD 1914–1918

World War I

AD 1939–45

World War II

AD 1945

The United Nations founded: the first proto-global government

AD 1948

Israel reestablished: “that generation will not pass away”

AD 1967

Israel recaptures Jerusalem

AD 1987

The Temple Institute founded to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem

AD 1989

The World Wide Web invented

AD 2015

World leaders begin a process for total control and global transformation: Agenda 2030

AD 2017

A “Great Sign” in the heavens (Rev. 12:1–2; cf. Gen 1:14; Lk. 21:11, 25)

AD 2023–2026

Alien disclosure and deception underway (2 Thess. 2:7–11; Rev. 12:3–12; Gen. 6:1–4); general AI technology nears (Rev. 13:14–15); technology for the Mark of the Beast becomes prevalent and ubiquitous (Rev. 13:16–17)

Year(s) (Approx.)	Major Historical Event(s)
5554 BC	Creation according to the LXX
4004 BC	Creation according to James Ussher’s chronology
3972–3968 BC	Corrected date range of creation according to the MT
3842–3838 BC	Seth born
3737–3733 BC	Enosh born
3647–3643 BC	Kenan born
3577–3573 BC	Mahalalel born
3512–3508 BC	Jared born; the Watchers (rebel angels) descend—equivalent to the Greco-Roman “Titans”—and begin to corrupt the earth soon thereafter; Nephilim (“giants”) are born, equivalent to the Greco-Roman “Gigantes” and other mythological heroes of antiquity
3350–3346 BC	Enoch born; he is taken from the earth 365 years later
3298 BC	The Great Flood according to the LXX
3285–3281 BC	Methuselah born; the longest-living Patriarch, he dies at the age of 969
3098–3094 BC	Lamech born; the grandfather of Noah, he lives to be 777
2916–2912 BC	Noah born
2316–2312 BC	The Great Flood; Assyrian, Greek, Mexican, and Chinese records corroborate a date close to these years; some believe the Durupinar Site near Üzengili in Turkey contains the authentic remains of Noah’s Ark; others, citing historical sources, prefer Mt. Cudi
2314–2310 BC	Arphaxad born
2277–2273 BC	Shelah/Salah born
2249–2245 BC	Eber born (ancestor of the Hebrews)
2234 BC	Date of the founding of Babylon according to the Chaldean astronomical records received by Alexander the Great
2214–2210 BC	Peleg born (“in his days the earth was divided”); the building of the Tower of Babel and the division of language groups occurred shortly before or during his life
2200 BC	Approximate date of the building of the Tower of Babel according to Armenian records
2188 BC	Date of the founding of Egypt according to the historian Constantinus Manasses
2186–2182 BC	Reu born
2151–2147 BC	Serug born
2123–2119 BC	Nahor born
2095–2091 BC	Terah born
2089 BC	The first Greek city-state of Sicyon founded by Egialeus according to Eusebius
1950–1948 BC	Abram born
1875–1874 BC	Abram leaves Haran; by inclusive reckoning, 430 years before the Exodus (Gal. 3:17)
1850–1849 BC	Isaac born
1845–1839 BC	Isaac mocked by Ishmael, son of Hagar the Egyptian, initiating 400 years of persecution of Israel by the Egyptians, ending with the Exodus
1790–1789 BC	Jacob and Esau born
1660–1653 BC	The seven-year famine when Joseph was prime minister of Egypt; the Famine Stela near Aswan, Egypt, records Djoser and Imhotep (possibly Joseph) overseeing the land during a seven-year famine, according perfectly with the biblical record; the stela itself was written much later (perhaps around 300 BC), so shows a reinterpretation of Imhotep/Joseph as worshiping false gods, which he of course did not do
1446–1444 BC	The Exodus during the reign of Neferhotep I or Amenhotep II; the spring of 1446 BC is the most likely date; the Ipuwer Papyrus provides extra-biblical corroboration
1406–1404 BC	Entrance into the Promised Land; the Spring of 1406 BC is most likely
967 BC	Solomon’s fourth year as king and the year construction began on the First Temple—480 years after the Exodus by inclusive reckoning (1 Kgs. 6:1)
722 BC	The northern kingdom (Kingdom of Israel/Samaria) conquered by the Assyrians
605 BC	Battle of Carchemish: Babylonia takes power over the ancient Near East; Egyptian and Assyrian forces defeated; the first deportation from Judea
598–597 BC	Siege of Jerusalem and second deportation of the Jews
587–586 BC	The First Temple destroyed by Babylonian forces
574 BC	Ezekiel’s vision of the Millennial Temple
457 BC	First decree of Artaxerxes (decree spoken of in Daniel 9 if “70 weeks of years” are reckoned as regular, solar years)
445–444 BC	Second decree of Artaxerxes (decree spoken of in Daniel 9 if “70 weeks of years” are years of 360 days each)
164 BC	The Second Temple is recaptured by the Jewish revolt and rededicated (Hanukkah)
5–1 BC	The Messiah Jesus is born; the astronomical alignment followed by the magi from the east seemingly plays out from 3–2 BC
AD 27–30	Jesus’ ministry begins
AD 30–33	Jesus is crucified as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the world in fulfillment of Isaiah 53, among other prophecies, is buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, and rises from the dead on the third day in either AD 30, 31, 32, or 33, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea; that same year the Church is founded on Pentecost when the Holy Spirit is sent from Heaven
AD 33–34	Road to Damascus; Paul commissioned
AD 44	The apostle James beheaded by the order of King Agrippa because of his faith in the Risen Lord
AD 47–49	Paul’s first missionary journey
AD 48–50	The Council of Jerusalem: the Apostles confirm that salvation is by faith alone and this same message is to be promulgated among the Jews and Gentiles (Acts 15)
AD 49–53	Paul’s second missionary journey
AD 53–57	Paul’s third missionary journey
AD 64–67	The apostle Paul beheaded in Rome because of his faith in the Risen Lord
AD 64–68	The apostle Peter crucified upside down in Rome because of his faith in the Risen Lord
AD 70	Jerusalem and the Second Temple are destroyed by the Roman armies under the command of Titus Vespasian; the Jews are dispersed all over the known world
AD 95	The apostle John receives the Revelation while exiled on the island of Patmos
AD 132–136	Bar Kokhba Revolt ends with Jewish defeat
AD 325	Council of Nicaea affirms the deity of Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity
AD 363	Julian, a nephew of Constantine and the last pagan Roman emperor, in an effort to oppose Christianity supported a Jewish attempt to rebuild the Temple; fireballs and an earthquake struck the area, killing some of the workmen and ending the project permanently; Julian died that same year
AD 381	Council of Constantinople affirms the Nicene Creed as the belief of the global Church
AD 1054	The Great Schism splits the institutional Church between East and West
AD 1517	The Ninety-five Theses and Protestant Reformation
AD 1760–1840	Industrial Revolution
AD 1859	Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species which denies the historicity of Genesis and argues that nature, rather than God, explains the development of life
AD 1903	Heavier-than-air flight
AD 1906	Azusa Street Revival begins the modern Pentecostal movement
AD 1914–1918	World War I
AD 1939–45	World War II
AD 1945	The United Nations founded: the first proto-global government
AD 1948	Israel reestablished: “that generation will not pass away”
AD 1967	Israel recaptures Jerusalem
AD 1987	The Temple Institute founded to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem
AD 1989	The World Wide Web invented
AD 2015	World leaders begin a process for total control and global transformation: Agenda 2030
AD 2017	A “Great Sign” in the heavens (Rev. 12:1–2; cf. Gen 1:14; Lk. 21:11, 25)
AD 2023–2026	Alien disclosure and deception underway (2 Thess. 2:7–11; Rev. 12:3–12; Gen. 6:1–4); general AI technology nears (Rev. 13:14–15); technology for the Mark of the Beast becomes prevalent and ubiquitous (Rev. 13:16–17)