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any people are taught in Sunday school, that God created the world in six days, and rested on the seventh to illustrate the work week. Why would God take six days to create the world when He could have created it in one second, in a blink of an eye? But did not! In studying the word “day” and “days” in the Bible, we find some very interesting passages that relate to this. We conclude that perhaps God was indicating to us how much time man would have on this earth. God must punish sin, and He is going to avenge His Word. The Bible, especially in the Old Testament is full of foreshadowing’s, an event that actually happened in history that also pictures something coming that will happen in the future, an example of this is when Abraham sacrificed his son Isaac, Genesis 22:9-13. That event actually happened in history but it would also give us a picture of what God would do with His Son Jesus on the cross as an offering for the sins of the world. Now, why would God take six days to create the world? It’s an interesting question. Is this a picture of something we need to know? I think it is! In 2 Peter 3:8 and the context is referring to the Second Coming of Christ, the Bible says; 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. In Psalms 90:4 the Bible says; For a thousand years in thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night. Could this be that the six days of creation would indicate to us the time that man would have on this earth would be about six thousand years, with the seventh day of rest picturing the thousand year Millennial reign when Christ comes back to set-up His earthly Kingdom, a time of righteousness and peace? Some Bible scholars have calculated from the first man Adam, to the first coming of Jesus Christ to be about four thousand years. If that’s the case, then we could be living right at the end of what the Bible calls the Last Days. Isaiah 2:2, Acts 2:17, 2Peter 3:3 How God deals with Time in the Bible When God measures time in the Bible, He does so by 7’s Ø God created the world in Seven days, with the 7th day being the day of rest, Genesis 2:2 Ø According to the Old Testament Law, the Jews were commanded to rest every 7th day. Exodus 31:14-17 Ø On the 7th week after the Passover they celebrated a big feast and rest. Ø The 7th month was perhaps their most important when they celebrated 3 of their biggest feast’s and rest. Leviticus 23:41 Ø Every 7th year was a year of rest for the land. Leviticus 25:4 Ø Every 49 years, which is 7x7 they celebrated the year of Jubilee which is a year of rest for the land, and liberty for the people. Leviticus 25:8 Ø Every 7th year was a year of release. A cancellation of debts owed to another Jew. Deuteronomy 15:1, 31:10 So you see, it makes since that God would set-up this seven thousand year period for man to occupy this earth, with the last thousand years being a time of rest when Jesus comes back to set-up His earthly Kingdom, as spoken of in Revelation chapter 20. When God deals with time in the Bible, there’s no other predominant system than the use of 7’s. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is the most important day on God’s calendar, and we should be convinced that God wants us to know about it, including the timing. If we were to look at the Old Testament Prophet Hosea, we see in Hosea 6 he’s talking about Israel, God’s chosen nation who has always rejecting God. The nation was going to be torn apart but verse 2 says: After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. You see when Jesus came; Israel rejected Him as their Messiah, so God scattered the nation of Israel all over the world. For 1,900 years there is no nation of Israel but God says that after 2 days or 2,000 years I will revive thee, and you Israel will live in my sight. We can see this happening already, for the scattered nation of Israel is being re-gathered right in front of our eyes. On May 14th 1948 Israel became a nation again; at the present, Israel spends millions of dollars on migration (bringing the Jews back to their home land), this is very important because God is reviving the nation of Israel and they’re about to live in His sight because Jesus is coming back soon to set-up His earthly Kingdom. Now, let’s look at who God has preserved as a people. Canaanites and Ammonites were Israel’s enemies and they have not been preserved but the Jews have been because they are God’s chosen people because He must fulfill the Kingdom promises He has made to them. But the some of the Jews are still rejecting Christ, and for how long will they reject Him? After two days or 2,000 years I will revive thee, and the third day you Israel will live in my sight. We see the same foreshadowing in Exodus 19:11where God told Israel to get clean and wait for two days because on the third day I’m coming down in the sight of all the nation. In John 11, Lazarus the Jew has died and Jesus waits two days before raising him from the dead. This pictures how God is about to turn His back on Israel for the next 2 thousand years or two days, and start reaching out to the rest of the world through the New Testament Church-which He did. God doesn’t just throw these things in the Bible just to waste space, He is trying to tell us something. In Matthew 17:1, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up to the mountain apart from the group, and what happens is, Jesus is transfigured before them and are given a preview of His Second Coming Glory. Now I left out the first four words of that first verse of scripture that says that after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, (from the group). You may ask, why does God tell us this? Is He just wasting space as some would say, or perhaps is He trying to tell us something again that we need to know? Remember the time from Adam, to Christ is 4,000 years, or 4 days, the time of the Church period is 2,000 years, or 2 days, so could this mean that sometime after 6 days, or 6,000 years God would revive Israel and fulfill the promises He made to them? Soon, and very soon there’s going to be a time of judgment on this earth like never before, just prior to the return of Christ that the Bible calls “The Great Tribulation”, Matthew 24:21, and guess what this is? The 7 year period! God is really trying to tell us something. God judged the world once already in the days of Noah. In Genesis chapter 6 He tells us that there was a great population explosion and the earth was corrupt and filled with violence, sounds like today doesn’t it? He wiped out the whole population with the flood and only 8 people survived. God judged the cities Sodom and Gomorrah because all of the ramped sexual sin, homosexualality, and perversion, sounds like today doesn’t it? He wiped out those cities and only 3 people survived, and in both cases the unbelievers were taken totally by surprise but the believers weren’t because they knew judgment was coming. Conclusion If the Bible is true, and it is! And God is trying to tell us something other than how to live our lives, and how to have Salvation through His Son Jesus Christ, then, our time is just about up, because this current existence, as we know it doesn’t go on like it is now forever, and sometime very soon Israel will turn to Jesus as their Messiah, and Christ will come-back to earth to begin His reign. You see, the end of the world happens everyday for some people because they die, and if a person doesn’t have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ they will spend a CONSCIENCE eternity in the Lake of Fire away from the presence of God, which makes this a very serious issue. We know there are a lot of names for religions in the world, but they all fall under the same category, every religion except for Biblical Christianity teaches that you can be saved by your own merit, like “being good”, or doing certain “rituals.” But the Bible says no one can be right in God’s eyes by doing “Good Work”, Romans 3:20, and that all have sinned and fell short of the Glory of God, Romans 3:23. We must realize that the Biblical standard of getting into Heaven is to be perfect, totally sinless or righteous as the Bible calls it, and you may be saying, “If that’s true then, no one will be getting into Heaven because no one is perfect.” And you would be correct! That’s why we all need Jesus Christ. You see, when Jesus was on this earth He lived a totally perfect life because He was God, and he died for us on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins, and rose from the dead, and God allowed Christ back into Heaven. This was not because He was a “Good Guy”, but it was because He, and He alone met the requirements of being perfect. You see Jesus is Righteous, and only the righteous will inherit Heaven, and if God didn’t lower His standard for His own Son, what makes us think that He will for us? Millions of people say they want to go to Heaven and not to Hell when they die, but they think it takes them to just to live a “Good Life”, and they’re in for a BIG shock! Because it’s not enough! They’re not hitting the mark. God has a standard of absolute perfection, and because only Jesus is perfect, and it’s only when we personally commit, and receive Him as our Lord and believe what He did for us on the cross, cleanses us from all of our sins. That’s why He deserves all the credit, and that’s why we all need Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ wants to give us all eternal life and real purpose for living today, but it’s up to you to receive, believe and turn to Him as Lord and Savior. It’s your choice! Just remember if you choose not to follow Him, you can’t say when you lift up your eyes in Hell, “No one told me!” Jesus is coming back. Perhaps, He may come today. Are you ready? If not, you can be. Without another second's delay, pray this prayer: "Lord Jesus, I admit that I'm a sinner. I believe the Bible and what it says about You. Realizing that You gave Your life for me, that you died for my sins and arose from the dead, I am trusting in You and You alone for my salvation. Come into my heart. I pray this in your precious Name Jesus, Amen." That is the first and most important step in getting ready for His return and getting into Heaven! If you prayed the prayer above, and believe it in your heart, you have been Saved!!! Now start living your life for Christ, read the Holy Bible, and learn from the Lord how to live a life of service for Him. God Bless You!
References: The Bartel Theory,
Mr. & Mrs. Gibson
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