"Babylon The Great Has Fallen!"
God's Kingdom Rules!
CHART OF DATES FROM CREATION TO CURRENT DATE (A.D. 1963) OF BABYLON THE GREAT
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| DATE | EVENT | REFERENCE |
| 4026 B.C. | Adam's creation (in the autumn) | Gen. 2:7 |
| a. 4026 B.C. | Edenic covenant made, first prophecy | Gen. 3:15 |
| b. 3898 B.C. | Cain slays Abel | Gen. 4:8 |
| 3896 B.C. | Birth of Seth | Gen. 5:3 |
| 3404 B.C. | Birth of righteous Enoch | Gen. 5:18 |
| 3339 B.C. | Birth of Methuselah | Gen. 5:21 |
| 3152 B.C. | Birth of Lamech | Gen. 5:25 |
| 3096 B.C. | Death of Adam | Gen. 5:5 |
| 3039 B.C. | Transference of Enoch; ends his period of prophesying | Gen. 5:23, 24; Jude 14 |
| 2970 B.C. | Birth of Noah | Gen. 5:28, 29 |
| 2490 B.C. | God's pronouncement as to mankind | Gen. 6:3 |
| 2470 B.C. | Birth of Japheth | Gen. 5:32; 9:24; 10:21 |
| 2468 B.C. | Birth of Shem | Gen. 7:11; 11:10 |
| 2370 B.C. | Death of Methuselah | Gen. 5:27 |
| Flood waters fall (in November) | Gen. 7:6, 11 | |
| 2369 B.C. | Making of the covenant after the Flood | Gen. 8:13; 9:16 |
| 2368 B.C. | Birth of Arpachshad | Gen. 11:10 |
| a. 2239 B.C. | Building of the Tower of Babel in land of Shinar; Nimrod king of Babel | Gen. 11:4 |
| 2020 B.C. | Death of Noah | Gen. 9:28, 29 |
| 2018 B.C. | Birth of Abraham | Gen. 11:26, 32; 12:4 |
| 1943 B.C. | Abraham crosses Euphrates River for Canaan; Abrahamic covenant made; beginning of the 430-year period till law covenant | Gen. 12:4, 7; Ex. 12:40; Gal. 3:17 |
| b. 1933 B.C. | Lot rescued from king of Shinar and allies; Abraham visits Melchizedek | Gen. 14:16, 18; 16:3 |
| 1932 B.C. | Ishmael born | Gen. 16:15, 16 |
| 1919 B.C. | Covenant of circumcision made | Gen. 17:1,10,24 |
| Judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah | Gen. 19:24 | |
| 1918 B.C. | Birth of Isaac the true heir; beginning of the "about 450 years" | Gen. 21:2, 5; Acts 13:17-20 |
| 1913 B.C. | Weaning of Isaac; Ishmael sent away; beginning of the 400-year affliction | Gen. 21:8; 15:13; Acts 7:6 |
| 1881 B.C. | Death of Sarah | Gen. 17:17; 23:1 |
| 1878 B.C. | Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah | Gen. 25:20 |
| 1868 B.C. | Death of Shem | Gen. 11:11 |
| 1858 B.C. | Birth of Esau and Jacob | Gen. 25:26 |
| 1843 B.C. | Death of Abraham | Gen. 25:7 |
| 1818 B.C. | Esau marries first two wives | Gen. 26:34 |
| 1795 B.C. | Death of Ishmael | Gen. 25:17 |
| 1781 B.C. | Jacob flees to Haran; his vision at Bethel | Gen. 28:2, 13, 19 |
| 1774 B.C. | Jacob marries Leah and Rachel | Gen. 29:23-30 |
| 1767 B.C. | Birth of Joseph | Gen. 30:23, 24 |
| 1761 B.C. | Jacob returns to Canaan from Haran | Gen. 31:18, 41 |
| c. 1761 B.C. | Jacob wrestles angel; is named Israel | Gen. 32:24-28 |
| 1750 B.C. | Joseph sold as a slave by his brothers | Gen. 37:2, 28 |
| 1738 B.C. | Death of Isaac | Gen. 35:28, 29 |
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| DATE | EVENT | REFERENCE |
| 1737 B.C. | Joseph made prime minister of Egypt | Gen. 41:40, 46 |
| 1728 B.C. | Jacob with his whole family enters Egypt | Gen. 45:6; 46:26; 47:9 |
| 1711 B.C. | Death of Jacob | Gen. 47:28 |
| 1657 B.C. | Death of Joseph | Gen. 50:26 |
| b. 1613 B.C. | Job's trial; Chaldeans raid his 3,000 camels | Job 1:8; 42:16 |
| a. 1600 B.C. | Egypt attains prominence as First World Power | Ex. 1:8 |
| 1593 B.C. | Birth of Moses | Ex. 2:2, 10 |
| 1553 B.C. | Moses offers himself as a deliverer; flees to Midian | Ex. 2:11, 14, 18; Acts 7:23 |
| c. 1514 B.C. | Moses at the burning thornbush | Ex. 3:2 |
| 1513 B.C. | Passover; Israelites leave Egypt; Red Sea deliverance; Egypt's power shaken; end of 400-year period of affliction Law covenant made at Mt. Sinai (Horeb) End of the 430-year period from making Abrahamic covenant Moses compiles Genesis in wilderness; Bible writing begins | Ex. 12:12; 14:27, 29, 30; Gen. 15:13, 14 Ex. 24:6-8 Gal. 3:17; Ex. 12:40 John 5:46 |
| 1512 B.C. | Tabernacle construction completed Consecration of the Aaronic priesthood Moses completes Exodus and Leviticus | Ex. 40:17 Lev. 8:34-36 Lev. 27:34; Num. 1:1 |
| c. 1473 B.C. | Moses completes the book of Job | Job 42:16, 17 |
| 1473 B.C. | Moses completes Numbers on Moab plains Covenant of the Repeated Law in Moab Moses writes Deuteronomy Moses dies on Nebo in Moab Israel enters Canaan under Joshua | Num. 35:1; 36:13 Deut. 29:1 Deut. 1:1,3 Deut. 34:5, 7 Josh. 4:19 |
| 1467 B.C. | End of Joshua's war operations in Canaan; end of the "about 450 years" of Acts 13:17-20 | Josh. 11:23; 14:7,10-15 |
| c. 1433 B.C. | Book of Joshua completed Death of Joshua | Josh. 1:1; 24:26 Josh. 24:29 |
| 1117 B.C. | Samuel anoints Saul as king of Israel | 1 Sam. 10:24; Acts 13:21 |
| 1107 B.C. | Birth of David at Bethlehem | 1 Sam. 16:1; 2 Sam. 5:4 |
| c. l100 B.C. | Samuel completes the book of Judges | Judg. 21:25 |
| c. 1090 B.C. | Samuel completes the book of Ruth | Ruth 4:18-22 |
| c. 1077 B.C. | Book of 1 Samuel completed | 1 Sam. 31:6 |
| 1077 B.C. | David becomes king of Judah at Hebron | 2 Sam. 2:4 |
| 1070 B.C. | David becomes king over all Israel; takes Zion (Jerusalem); makes it capital | 2 Sam. 5:3-7 |
| a. 1070 B.C. | The Ark brought into Jerusalem; Kingdom covenant made with David | 2 Sam. 6:15; 7:12-16 |
| c. 1040 B.C. | Gad and Nathan complete 2 Samuel | 2 Sam. 24:18 |
| 1037 B.C. | Solomon succeeds David as king of Israel | 1 Ki. 1:39; 2:12 |
| 1034 B.C. | Construction of Solomon's temple begun | 1 Ki. 6:1 |
| 1027 B.C. | Solomon's temple in Jerusalem completed | 1 Ki. 6:38 |
| c. 1020 B.C. | Solomon completes the Song of Solomon | Song of Sol. 1:1 |
| c. 1000 B.C. | Solomon completes the book of Ecclesiastes | Eccl. 1:1 |
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| DATE | EVENT | REFERENCE |
| 997 B.C. | Rehoboam succeeds Solomon, kingdom split; Jeroboam begins reign as king of Israel | 1 Ki. 11:43; 12:19,20 |
| 993 B.C. | Shishak assaults Jerusalem and takes treasures from temple | 1 Ki. 14:25, 26 |
| 980 B.C. | Abijam succeeds Rehoboam as king of Judah | 1 Ki. 15:1,2 |
| 978 B.C. | Asa succeeds Abijam as king of Judah | 1 Ki. 15:9. 10 |
| 977 B.C. | Nadab succeeds Jeroboam as king of Israel | 1 Ki. 14:20 |
| 976 B.C. | Baasha succeeds Nadab as king of Israel | 1 Ki. 15:33 |
| 953 B.C. | Elah succeeds Baasha as king of Israel | 1 Ki. 16:8 |
| 952 B.C. | Zimri succeeds Elah as king of Israel Tibni and Omri succeed Zimri as kings of Israel | 1 Ki. 16:15 1 Ki. 16:21 |
| 948 B.C. | Omri rules as king of Israel alone | 1 Ki. 16:22, 23 |
| 941 B.C. | Ahab succeeds Omri as king of Israel | 1 Ki. 16:29 |
| 938 B.C. | Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa as king of Judah | 1 Ki. 22:41, 42 |
| 922 B.C. | Ahaziah succeeds Ahab as king of Israel | 1 Ki. 22:51, 52 |
| 921 B.C. | Jehoram of Israel succeeds Ahaziah as king | 2 Ki. 3:1 |
| 917 B.C. | Jehoram of Judah succeeds Jehoshaphat as king | 2 Ki. 8:16, 17 |
| 910 B.C. | Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 8:25, 26 |
| 909 B.C. | Queen Athaliah usurps throne of Judah Jehu succeeds Jehoram as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 11:1-3 2 Ki. 9:24, 27; 10:36 |
| 903 B.C. | Jehoash succeeds Ahaziah as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 12:1 |
| 881 B.C. | Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 13:1 |
| 867 B.C. | Jehoash succeeds Jehoahaz as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 13:10 |
| 866 B.C. | Amaziah succeeds Jehoash as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 14:1,2 |
| 852 B.C. | Jeroboam II succeeds Jehoash as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 14:23 |
| c. 852 B.C. | Jonah completes the book of Jonah | Jonah 1:1,2 |
| 826 B.C. | Uzziah (Azariah) succeeds Amaziah as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 15:1, 2 |
| c. 820 B.C. | Joel completes the book of Joel | Joel 1:1 |
| c. 811 B.C. | Amos completes the book of Amos | Amos 1:1 |
| 789 B.C. | Zechariah succeeds Jeroboam II as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 15:8 |
| 788 B.C. | Shallum succeeds Zechariah as king of Israel Menahem succeeds Shallum as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 15:13 2 Ki. 15:17 |
| 777 B.C. | Pekahiah succeeds Menahem as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 15:23 |
| 775 B.C. | Pekah succeeds Pekahiah as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 15:27 |
| c. 775 B.C. | Isaiah begins to prophesy | Isa. 1:1; 6:1 |
| 774 B.C. | Jotham succeeds Uzziah (Azariah) as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 15:32, 33 |
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| DATE | EVENT | REFERENCE |
| 759 B.C. | Ahaz succeeds Jotham as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 16:1,2 |
| 753 B.C. | Rome founded in Italy, according to tradition | |
| 748 B.C. | Hoshea succeeds Pekah as king of Israel | 2 Ki. 17:1 |
| 745 B.C. | Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 18:1, 2 |
| a. 745 B.C. | Hosea completes the book of Hosea | Hos. 1:1 |
| 740 B.C. | Assyria, Second World Power, subjugates Israel, takes Samaria | 2 Ki. 17:6, 13, 18 |
| 732 B.C. | Sennacherib invades Judah | 2 Ki. 18:13 |
| c. 732 B.C. | Isaiah completes the book of Isaiah | Isa. 1:1 |
| b. 716 B.C. | Micah completes the book of Micah | Mic. 1:1 |
| c. 716 B.C. | Compiling of Proverbs completed | Prov. 25:1 |
| 716 B.C. | Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 21:1 |
| 710 B.C. | King Numa Pompilius sets up office of Pontifex Maximus at Rome | |
| 661 B.C. | Amon succeeds Manasseh as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 21:19 |
| 659 B.C. | Josiah succeeds Amon as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 22:1 |
| b. 648 B.C. | Zephaniah completes the book of Zephaniah | Zeph. 1:1 |
| 647 B.C. | Jeremiah begins preaching | Jer. 1:1, 2 |
| b. 633 B.C. | Nahum completes the book of Nahum | Nah. 1:1 |
| c. 633 B.C. | Nineveh falls to Medes and Chaldeans Babylon now in line to become Third World Power | Nah. 3:7 |
| 628 B.C. | Jehoahaz, successor of Josiah, rules as king of Judah for three months Jehoiakim succeeds Jehoahaz as king of Judah | 2 Ki. 23:31 2 Ki. 23:36 |
| c. 628 B.C. | Habakkuk completes the book of Habakkuk | Hab. 1:1 |
| 625 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar rules as king of Babylon | Jer. 25:1 |
| 620 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar makes Jehoiakim tributary king | 2 Ki. 24:1 |
| 618 B.C. | Jehoiachin becomes king after Jehoiakim in Judah | 2 Ki. 24:6, 8 |
| 617 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar takes first Jewish captives to Babylon; Zedekiah is made king of Judah, vassal to Babylon | Dan. 1:1-4; 2 Ki. 24:12-18 |
| 614 B.C. | Seraiah pitches book of prophecy against Babylon into Euphrates River | Jer. 51:59-64 |
| 613 B.C. | Ezekiel begins prophesying | Ezek. 1:1-3 |
| 609 B.C. | Nebuchadnezzar attacks Judah third time; begins siege of Jerusalem | 2 Ki. 25:1, 2 |
| 607 B.C. | Fifth month (Ab 7-10), temple razed and Jerusalem destroyed Seventh month, Jews abandon Judah; Seven Gentile Times begin to count Jeremiah writes Lamentations Judah's 70-year desolation begins | 2 Ki. 25:8-10; Jer. 52:12-14 2 Ki. 25:25, 26 Lam., preamble LXX |
| c. 607 B.C. | Obadiah completes the book of Obadiah | Obad. 1 |
| 591 B.C. | Ezekiel completes the book of Ezekiel | Ezek. 40:1; 29:17 |
| c. 580 B.C. | Books of 1 and 2 Kings and Jeremiah completed | Jer. 52:31; 2 Ki. 25:27 |
| 543 B.C. | Buddhist Era begins in India | |
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| DATE | EVENT | REFERENCE |
| 539 B.C. | Babylon falls to the Medes and Persians; Medo-Persia becomes the Fourth World Power | Dan. 5:30, 31 |
| 537 B.C. | Decree of Cyrus the Persian in his first year, permitting Jews to leave Babylon for Jerusalem, takes effect; Jerusalem's 70-year desolation ends | 2 Chron. 36:22, 23; Jer. 25:12; 29:10 |
| 536 B.C. | Daniel completes the book of Daniel | Dan. 10:1 |
| Foundation of temple laid by Zerubbabel | Ezra 3:8-10 | |
| 522 B.C. | Ban put on temple-building work | Ezra 4:23, 24 |
| 521 B.C. | Haggai completes the book of Haggai | Hag. 1:1 |
| 519 B.C. | Zechariah completes the book of Zechariah | Zech. 1:1 |
| 516 B.C. | Zerubbabel completes second temple | Ezra 6:14, 15 |
| c. 474 B.C. | Mordecai completes the book of Esther | Esther 3:7; 9:32 |
| 468 B.C. | Ezra returns to Jerusalem, 7th year of Artaxerxes | Ezra 7:7 |
| c. 460 B.C. | Ezra completes the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles and Ezra; final compilation of Psalms | Ezra 1:1; 2 Chron. 36:22; Ps. 137 |
| 455 B.C. | Jerusalem's walls rebuilt by Nehemiah in 20th year of Artaxerxes; prophecy of 70 weeks begins fulfillment | Neh. 1:1; 2:1, 11; 6:15; Dan. 9:24 |
| a. 443 B.C. | Nehemiah completes the book of Nehemiah Malachi completes the book of Malachi | Neh. 5:14 Mal. 1:1 |
| 406 B.C. | Jerusalem fully rebuilt to ancient glory | Dan. 9:25 |
| 332 B.C. | Greece, Fifth World Power, rules Judea | Dan. 8:21 |
| 331 B.C. | Babylon falls before Alexander the Great | Dan. 8:20, 21; 11:2, 3 |
| 323 B.C. | "Partition of Babylon" for dividing up dead Alexander's empire | Dan. 8:8, 22; 11:4 |
| c. 280 B.C. | The Greek Septuagint translation begun in Egypt (Alexandria) | |
| 165 B.C. | Renewal of temple after desecration by Greek idolatry Feast of Dedication | John 10:22 |
| 133 B.C. | Attalus III of Pergamum wills kingdom to Rome | |
| 63 B.C. | Rome, Sixth World Power, rules Jerusalem | John 19:15;Rev. 17:10 |
| 37 B.C. | Herod (appointed king by Rome) takes Jerusalem by storm | |
| 17 B.C. | Herod begins rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem | John 2:20 |
| 2 B.C. | John the Baptist born about April; Jesus born about October 1 | Luke 1:60; 2:7 |
| A.D. 29 | John begins preaching After his baptism Jesus begins ministry | Luke 3:1,2 Luke 3:23 |
| A.D. 33 | Nisan 14, Jesus becomes sacrifice for the new covenant; is impaled Nisan 16, the resurrection of Jesus Sivan 6, Pentecost; outpouring of spirit; Peter opens the way for Jews to Christian congregation; uses first key | Luke 22:20; 23:33 Matt. 28:1-10 Acts 2:1-17; Matt. 16:19; Acts 2:38 |
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| DATE | EVENT | REFERENCE |
| A.D. 36 | End of the 70 weeks of years; Peter uses second key, uncircumcised people of the nations enter the Christian congregation in autumn | Dan. 9:24-27; Acts 10:1, 45 |
| c. A.D. 41 | Matthew writes the Gospel entitled "Matthew" | |
| c. A.D. 47-48 | Paul's first missionary tour | Acts 13:1-14:28 |
| c. A.D. 49 | Christian governing body rules against circumcision for uncircumcised believers from the nations | Acts 15:28, 29 |
| c. A.D. 49-52 | Paul's second missionary tour | Acts 15:36-18:22 |
| c. A.D. 50 | Paul writes 1 Thessalonians from Corinth | 1 Thess. 1:1 |
| c. A.D. 50-52 | Paul writes his letter to the Galatians from Corinth or Syrian Antioch | Gal. 1:1 |
| c. A.D. 51 | Paul writes 2 Thessalonians from Corinth | 2 Thess. 1:1 |
| c. A.D. 52-56 | Paul's third missionary tour | Acts 18:23-21:17 |
| c. A.D. 55 | Paul writes 1 Corinthians from Ephesus and 2 Corinthians from Macedonia | 1 Cor. 15:32; 2 Cor. 2:12, 13 |
| c. A.D. 56 | Paul writes the letter to the Romans from Corinth | Rom. 16:1 |
| c. A.D. 56-58 | Luke writes the Gospel entitled "Luke" | Luke 1:1, 2 |
| c. A.D. 60-61 | From Rome Paul writes: Ephesians Philippians Colossians Philemon | Eph. 3:1 Phil. 4:22 Col. 4:18 Philem. 1 |
| c. A.D. 60-65 | Mark writes the Gospel entitled "Mark" | |
| c. A.D. 61 | Paul writes the letter to the Hebrews from Rome Luke completes the book of Acts in Rome | Heb. 13:24; 10:34 |
| c. A.D. 61-64 | Paul writes 1 Timothy from Macedonia Paul writes Titus from Macedonia (?) | 1 Tim. 1:3 Titus 1:5 |
| b. A.D. 62 | James, Jesus' brother, writes the letter of "James" from Jerusalem | Jas. 1:1 |
| c. A.D. 62-64 | Peter writes 1 Peter from Babylon on Euphrates River | 1 Pet. 1:1; 5:13 |
| c. A.D. 64 | Peter writes 2 Peter from Babylon (?) | 2 Pet. 1:1 |
| c. A.D. 65 | Paul writes 2 Timothy from Rome Jude, Jesus' brother, writes "Jude" | 2 Tim. 4:16-18 Jude 1, 17, 18 |
| A.D. 70 | Jerusalem and its temple destroyed by the Romans | Dan. 9:27; Matt. 23:37, 38; Luke 19:42-44 |
| c. A.D. 96 | John, on Patmos, writes Revelation; predicts fall of Babylon the Great | Rev. 1:9; 14:8 |
| c. A.D. 98 | John writes the Gospel entitled "John" and his letters 1, 2 and 3 John; Bible writing completed | John 21:22, 23 |
| c. A.D. 100 | John, the last of the apostles, dies | 2 Thess. 2:7 |
| A.D. 116 | Roman Empire expanded to greatest extent under Emperor Trajan; after defeating Parthians he sails down Tigris River from Ctesiphon and enters Persian Gulf | |
| A.D. 325 | Roman Emperor Constantine, Pontifex Maximus, convokes first general council of religious bishops at Nicaea, Asia Minor | |
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| A.D. 330 | Constantine dedicates the former Byzantium as Constantinople, to be the new seat of the Roman Empire, the Roma Nova or New Rome | |
| A.D. 364 | Pontifex Maximus Valentinian names his brother Valens (Arian) to be colleague, to be Emperor of the East, Valentinian to be Emperor of the West, including old Rome | |
| A.D. 375 | Gratian succeeds Valentinian as Emperor of the West and Pontifex Maximus | |
| A.D. 378 | General Theodosius is made Emperor of the East, to succeed Arian Valens Damasus, bishop of Rome, takes over title of Pontifex Maximus relinquished by Emperor Gratian | |
| A.D. 381 | Second General Council of Constantinople nominates Bishop Nectarius to be Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| A.D. 395 | Roman Empire is divided between sons of Theodosius, the western part including Rome to Honorius, the eastern part including Constantinople to Arcadius | |
| A.D. 476 | So-called "Fall of Rome." German Odoacer assumes title of King of Italy. Emperor Zeno becomes ruler of whole Roman Empire, at Constantinople. | |
| A.D. 622 | Mohammed flees from his enemies to Medina | |
| A.D. 800 | Pope Leo III crowns Frankish King Charles (Charlemagne) Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Irene is empress in Constantinople. | |
| A.D. 1054 | Final break between Greek and Latin churches, when the pope's legates excommunicate Patriarch Michael Cerularius of Constantinople | |
| A.D. 1453 | Constantinople is captured by Mohamet (Mohammed) II; Greek Patriarch of Constantinople is allowed to continue in office | |
| A.D. 1517 | Roman Catholic priest, Martin Luther, publishes his 95 Theses at Wittenberg, Germany | |
| A.D. 1520 | Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther, and Luther publicly burns papal bull of excommunication | |
| A.D. 1529 | Protestant movement is established by Luther's supporters, and the following year Protestant League of Schmalkald is entered into | |
| A.D. 1531 | King Henry VIII imposes royal supremacy on English clergy | |
| A.D. 1534 | English Parliament passes acts declaring Henry VIII to be Supreme Head of the Church of England, with authority to redress errors, heresies, abuses in Church | |
| A.D. 1587 | Independent Russian Orthodox Church is established, with the Patriarch of Moscow as head | |
| A.D. 1763 | Great Britain emerges as Seventh World Power | |
| A.D. 1775 | American colonies of Britain revolt, leading to establishment of United States of America | |
| A.D. 1833 | Regency of Greece declares orthodox Church of Greece independent | |
| A.D. 1869 | First Vatican Council is convened by pope of Rome | |
| A.D. 1879 | (July) First number of Zion's Watch Tower is published | |
| A.D. 1884 | Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society (now Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania) is legally chartered | |
| A.D. 1909 | Headquarters of Watch Tower Society is transferred from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Brooklyn, N.Y. | |
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| A.D. 1916 | United States of America becomes ally of Great Britain in World War I | |
| A.D. 1917 | Russian clergy hold General Council of Moscow (Sept.-Oct.) and restore Russian patriarchate abolished by Tzar Peter the Great. Bolsheviki disestablish Russian Church as State Church. (July) Watch Tower Society publishes The Finished Mystery, an explanation of Revelation and Ezekiel | |
| A.D. 1918 | (February 24) First delivery of "Millions Now Living Will Never Die," at Los Angeles, California (June) Watch Tower Society's officers and headquarters associates are imprisoned in U.S. Federal penitentiary | |
| A.D. 1919 | (March) The 8 Watch Tower representatives are released from penitentiary, and exonerated following year First assembly of Bible Students under Watch Tower Society supervision held at Cedar Point, Ohio, Sept. 1-8 The Golden Age (now Awake!) begins publication in October | |
| A.D. 1920 | League of Nations begins its sessions, as Eighth World Power | |
| A.D. 1922 | Second international assembly is held at Cedar Point, Ohio, Sept. 5-12. Resolution adopted as the first in a series of 7 resolutions in successive years. | |
| A.D. 1923 | General assembly is held in Los Angeles, Calif., in August; resolution adopted | |
| A.D. 1924 | International assembly is held in Columbus, Ohio, July 20-27; resolution adopted | |
| A.D. 1925 | General assembly held in Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 24-31; resolution adopted | |
| A.D. 1926 | International assembly in London, Eng., May 25-31; resolution adopted | |
| A.D. 1927 | International assembly in Toronto, Ont., Can., July 20-26; resolution adopted | |
| A.D. 1928 | International assembly held in Detroit, Mich., July 30-Aug. 6; resolution adopted, the final one of the series of 7 resolutions | |
| A.D. 1930 | August 11, the book Light, in 2 volumes, released at Watch Tower headquarters, explaining Revelation | |
| A.D. 1931 | July 26, the name "Jehovah's witnesses" is embraced by adopting resolution at international assembly in Columbus, Ohio | |
| A.D. 1935 | General assembly held in Washington, D.C., May 30-June 3; the speech "The Great Multitude," given May 31, applies Revelation 7:9-17 to the Jonadab or "other sheep" class | |
| A.D. 1941 | (December) United States of America becomes ally of Great Britain in World War II | |
| A.D. 1942 | New World Theocratic Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses is held in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 18-20; the public address "Peace—Can It Last?" points to ascent of the "wild beast" (a league of nations) out of the "abyss" after World War II. Edition of King James Version Bible, printed on Watch Tower Society presses, is released. | |
| A.D. 1944 | At the United Announcers' Theocratic Assembly in Buffalo, New York, the Watch Tower edition of the American Standard Version Bible, from the Society's own presses, is released on August 10 | |
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| A.D. 1945 | (October) The United Nations organization is ratified and goes into effect; symbolic scarlet wild beast is out of abyss | |
| A.D. 1948 | World Council of Churches is formally organized at Amsterdam, Netherlands, in first World Assembly, Aug. 22-Sept. 5 | |
| A.D. 1950 | At Theocracy's Increase International Assembly in Yankee Stadium, New York city, the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures is released to 82,075 assembled on August 2 | |
| A.D. 1953 | At New World Society International Assembly in Yankee Stadium the first of a series of 5 volumes of the New World Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures is released to 132,811 assembled on July 22. (Series completed in 1960.) | |
| A.D. 1958 | Divine Will International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yankee Stadium and New York Polo Grounds simultaneously, July 27-Aug. 3. On August 1 an audience of 194,418 adopts resolution, which from paragraph 5 onward calls attention to wicked world built up "since the founding of the city of Babylon." On August 3 a public audience of 253,922 hears Watch Tower Society president speak on "God's Kingdom Rules—Is the World's End Near?" On July 30 occurred baptism of 7,136; also the president released Volume 4 of the New World Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures to a crowd of 150,282. | |
| A.D. 1961 | At the "United Worshipers" District Assembly in Yankee Stadium the president of the Watch Tower Society releases the revised edition of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, in one volume, on June 23 Third assembly of World Council of Churches is held in New Delhi, India, Nov. 18-Dec. 6; the Russian Orthodox Church applies and is made a member of the World Council. The Council membership now includes 198 church bodies. | |
| A.D. 1962 | In Vatican City the second ecumenical Vatican Council is opened by Pope John XXIII, with many non-Roman Catholic delegate observers present, on October 11 But on December 8 Pope John XXIII adjourned the Council until September 8, 1963. | |
| A.D. 1963 | Under date of April 11, at Vatican City, Pope John XXIII published his encyclical entitled "Pacem in Terris" and in it he praised the United Nations organization. He died on June 3, after receiving human blood transfusions in May. Compare pages 544, ¶5 - 545, ¶1, of this book. (June) Preparations on the part of Watch Tower Society continue for holding the "Everlasting Good News" Around-the-World Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses, June 30-Sept. 8, at which this book and other Bible publications are to be released, God willing | |
NOTE: In the case of some events approximate dates are given, based on the available evidence. The purpose of the chart is not to fix unalterable dates for each event, but to help Bible students to locate events in the stream of time and see their relationship to one another.
Symbols: "a" for "after"; "b" for "before"; "c" for "circa or about."
Symbols: "a" for "after"; "b" for "before"; "c" for "circa or about."
