God’s Plan For Mankind
The Seven Orders of Heaven and Earth
- The 32 charts and accompanying commentary presented in this study represent my interpretation of God’s plan for mankind from eternity past to eternity future as presented in the Christian Bible.
- The first chart presents a layout of the way in which the 32 charts should be viewed. It is suggested that you get familiar with this chart after reading this introductory page and the commentary that accompanies the first chart. You might want to go back to this chart quite often to get your bearings as you study the 32 charts. The 32 charts should be viewed as a table of 4 rows and 8 columns. The columns present the key features of the various orders of heaven and earth from eternity past to eternity future. The rows present the following:
- Row 1: The order number and a defining feature of each of the seven orders.
- Row 2: Key features of heaven in each of the seven orders.
- Row 3: Key features of earth in each of the seven orders.
- Row 4: Key features of God’s spiritual prisons or holding places (Hades, the Abyss, etc.) in each of the seven orders.
- The charts go from the time that God hatched his plan to create the physical universe and mankind up until the time that God destroys the physical universe as we know it and creates a new unified order. You may note that there are seven orders of heaven and earth and seven transitional events that separate the seven orders (one event occurs in two phases).
- My understanding of scripture is that the basic reason for the creation of the physical universe was to provide a proper environment for God’s greatest creation: mankind. The reason for creating mankind was that it was to be a gift from God the Father to Jesus the Son. The gift involved a long-term project for the Son. The gift was something that the Son himself would have to create and ultimately pay a heavy price for. The Father was to be the architect and designer while the Son was to be the craftsman who would do the actual creating.
- The Christian Bible is the unique document provided by God himself that records the history of the implementation of the plan up to the end of the first century AD, as well as details of the remainder of the plan through the destruction of the physical universe (and creation of a new order) provided through prophecy.
- Again, this series of 32 charts presents my interpretation of God the Father’s plan for how the gift was to be ultimately presented to Jesus the Son. The plan called for there to be a total of seven orders of heaven and earth. There were to be seven major transitional events that would define the boundaries of each of the seven orders. These seven major events and more detailed dialogue on God’s plan can be found in the commentary accompanying charts 1 and 2 under the first order. Two events, the rapture and 2nd Coming are part of one transition.
- There are three major dynamics that flow throughout this series of charts: (1) the choice of the bride of Christ, (2) the role of Israel involving revelation, rejection, blinding, and restoration, and (3) the changing environment for man from order to order.
- An explanation of the symbols used on the charts can be found on chart 4 under the first order.
A complimentary study titled "The past, present and future of the church as presented by Jesus" is included at the end of this section. This study is included here because it ties in so closely to the theme of God's plan for man as revealed in the Bible.
Index for the Study of God’s Plan for Man As Revealed in the Bible
God’s Plan for the Ages;
The Seven Orders of Heaven and Earth
Click on any Underlined Chart Selection Below to Access its Charts and Analysis
1. Charts 1-4: Eternity past - the time before the creation of the universe
a. Introduction: God’s plan for choosing a bride for his son, Jesus
b. The changing environment for man in heaven and on earth as the plan plays out
c. The role of Israel in God’s plan to choose a bride for his son
d. Eternity past: the order before the creation
e. Angels: past, present, and future
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- i. General characteristics and truths as presented in the Bible
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- ii. Wicked angels in the past
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- iii. Categories of angels
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- iv. Scriptures describing Satan’s fall and the angels who joined him
- v. Analysis of Satan’s fall
f. General situation before the creation
2. Charts 5-8: Second order – from the creation of man to the fall of man
a. Reflects perfection in unified heaven and earth
b. Adam and Eve before the fall
c. God’s response to initial sin
d. The state of man after death in the second order
3. Charts 9-12: Third order – from the fall of man until the flood
a. Reflects divided heaven and earth; the earth is still a near paradise
b. Reflects major changes in heaven
c. Accelerated entropy, the curse begins on earth
d. The state of man after death in the third order
4. Charts 13-16: Fourth order – from the flood until the cross
a. Reflects earth being under the full curse of God
b. Reflects the age of spiritual warfare in heaven
c. The age of revelation, rejection, and blindness on earth
d. The period of the blinding of the Jews
e. Were the Jews replaced by Christians in God’s promises to Abraham?
f. The state of man after death in the fourth-order
5a. Charts 17-20: Fifth order – from the cross until the rapture
a. Reflects earth still being under the full curse of God
b. Reflects the age of grace in heaven
c. The age of the church and major Satanic influence on earth
d. The state of man after death in the fifth-order
5b. Charts 21-24: Last seven years of the fifth order, the 7-year tribulation – from the rapture until the Second Coming
a. Reflects a near paradise on earth
b. Reflects a time of peace and quiet in all of heaven
c. The millennial kingdom of Christ on earth
d. The state of man after death in the sixth order
6. Charts 25-28: Sixth order, millennium – from the Second Coming until the final judgments and the new order of creation
a. Reflects a near paradise on earth
b. Reflects a time of peace and quiet in all of heaven
c. The millennial kingdom of Christ on earth
d. The state of man after death in the sixth order
7. Charts 29-32: Seventh order – from the final judgments and the establishment of a new order extending through all of eternity
a. Reflects eternal perfection in unified heaven and earth
b. The new Jerusalem
c. The state of man after death in the fifth-order
d. Thoughts on the new Jerusalem, the new order, and being “one”
e. Analysis of clues that help us understand what it means to be one
f. Concluding thoughts concerning what it means to be one