Three Religious Ages

1st Row Patriarchal Age Name Patriarch means “father” – God dealt with the head of the family, the father

Mosaical Age Named for Moses, the law giver

Christian Age Named for Christ

2nd Row Patriarchal Age Covered in Genesis 1:1 to Exodus 20

Mosaical Age Covered in Exodus 20 to Acts 2 [Some say Exodus 20 to cross of Christ – Actually the first Gospel sermon to be preached in the name of the risen Christ was in Acts 2]

Christian Age Covered in Acts 2 through Revelation

3rd Row Patriarchal Age Lasted about 2500 years

Mosaical Age Lasted about 1500 years

Christian Age Will last from Pentecost of Acts 2 until the return of Christ

4th Row Patriarchal Age God spoke to the head of the family – the patriarchs Heb. 1:1 Heb. 11:4

Mosaical Age God spoke through Moses and the prophets Heb. 1:1-2 Jn. 1:17

Christian Age God has spoken through His Son Heb. 1:1-2 Mt. 17:5

5th Row Patriarchal Age Time of family religion Gen. 8:20 Gen. 12:7

Mosaical Age Time of national religion – religion for the nation of Israel Deut. 5:3

Christian Age World-wide in scope –congregational religion (religion of the spiritual family of God) 2 Tim. 2:10 Acts 2:47

6th Row Patriarchal Age No written law during this age – God revealed His will to the heads of the families who taught their children Gen. 18:19

Mosaical Age Now a written law – Law of Moses (613 commandments) Jn. 1:17

Christian Age A change in the law, now the Law of Christ --- the gospel Heb. 9:15-17 Rom. 8:2; 1:16-17 Jn. 12:48

7th Row Patriarchal Age Animal sacrifices were offered upon altars Gen. 31:54; Gen. 46:1

Mosaical Age Animal sacrifices Heb. 10:1-4 Heb. 9:13-14, 22

Christian Age Christ’s blood offered for sins Mt. 26:28 Acts 20:28 Eph. 1:7 Rev. 1:5

8th Row Patriarchal Age Father was priest

Mosaical Age Priests came from the tribe of Levi Heb. 7:11 Nu. 1:50-53 Deut. 18:1

Christian Age All Christians are priests I Pet. 2:5, 9

9th Row Patriarchal Age No set day of worship

Mosaical Age A set day of worship - Sabbath, the 7th day, Saturday Ex. 31:13 Neh. 9:12-14

Christian Age New day of worship – The 1st day of the week, Sunday Acts 20:7 1 Cor. 16:1-2 Rev. 1:10

10th Row Patriarchal Age No set place of worship –anywhere they built altars they could worship God Gen. 8:20; 12:7

Mosaical Age A set place of worship – first in the tabernacle, than at Jerusalem when the temple was built Jn. 4:20-24

Christian Age We now worship in the church --- wherever assembled (the church is not the building – the church is the saved people-those called out of sin by the Gospel (2 Thess. 2:14)

11th Row Patriarchal Age Became members by birth into family

Mosaical Age Became members by physical birth (some were proselyted into the Jewish religion)

Christian Age Become members by spiritual birth Jn. 3:1-5

Questions on the 3 religious ages Lasted 1500 years Mosaical No set day of worship Patriarchal Time of family religion Became member by physical birth Patriarchal and Mosaical

God has spoken through His Son Christian Worship on Saturday Mosaical Father was priest Patriarchal All are priests

A national religion Mosaical World-wide in scope Christian Enter by the new birth No written law Patriarchal

Time of family religion Patriarchal Covered in Exodus 20 to Acts 2 Mosaical What is the meaning of the word “Patriarch”? Father

Which age was a father-rule system of worship? Patriarchal Used the tabernacle as place of worship Mosaical Lasted some 1500 years

Will last until the return of Christ Christian Covered in Genesis 1:1 to Exodus 20 Patriarchal Christ blood offered for sins Worship on the 1st day of the week

In which dispensation/age did they live? Timothy Christian King Saul Mosaical Jeremiah the prophet Noah Patriarchal

Sarah Patriarchal Goliath Mosaical Priscilla Christian

Samson Mosaical Christ John Baptist Adam and Eve Patriarchal

Jonah Mosaical Simon the Sorcerer Christian

In what dispensation/age did it happen? Tower of Babel Patriarchal Flood Stoning of Stephen Christian 10 Plagues

Death of Ananias and Sapphira Christian Birth of Jesus Mosaical Destruction of Jerusalem Fall of Jericho

Death of the first born Patriarchal First gospel sermon Christian Spread of the church Death of Christ Mosaical

Paul’s journey to Rome Christian Thief of the cross promised paradise Mosaical Reign of David Crossing the Red Sea Patriarchal