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222 JESUS IS COMING.
4 and they are all made
Jesus is the King of the aions,
by Him 6 according to a Divine Plan, see Greek, "purpose
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(or plan) of the aions."
The diagram is intended to illustrate a minute section of
this infinite plan, showing seven of the aions. The diverg-
ing lines represent the increase of population suddenly
cut down to eight at the flood and to be again greatly re-
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duced at the close of the present dispensation.
1. Eden the aion of Innocence terminating in the ex-
pulsion.
2. Antediluvian, the aion of freedom (conscience the
only restraint) terminating in the flood !and reduction of
the race to the eight persons of Noah and his family.
During this aion Enoch is caught up, a type of the coming
rapture of the Church.
3. Post-diluvian, the aion of government, man put
under civil authority, 8 terminating in the destruction of
Sodom.
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4. Patriarchal, the pilgrim aion, terminating in the
overthrow of Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea.
5. Mosaic, the Israelitish aion, terminating in the cruci-
fixion and destruction of Jerusalem. In this Elijah be-
comes another type of the rapture.
6. Christian, the aion of mystery, terminating in the
(4) I Tim. 1:17. Now unto Also Zech. 13:8, 14:12-13;
the King eternal (of the aions), Rev. 14:18-20, 19:19-21.
immortal, invisible, the only (8) Gen. 9 :5. And surely your
wise God, te honor and glory blood of your lives will I re-
for ever and ever. Amen. quire ; at the hand of every
*east w it, and
require
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(5) Heb. 1:2. Hath in these tne hand j * man at
last days spoken unto us by his : at the nand of
Son, whom he hath appointed every man's brother will I re-
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heir of all things, by whom also qu re e 1Ife of man -
he made the worlds (aions). L , 6 - whoso sheddeth man's
Also Heb 11 :3 blood, by man shall his blood be
shed: for in the image of God
(6) Eph. 3:11. According to made he man
the eternal purpose which he (9) Heb n :13 These a ,,
purposed in Christ Jesus our died In falthj not havlng received
k r<* : the promises, but having seen
(7) Rev. 9 :18. By these three them afar off, and were persuad-
was the third part of men ed of them, and embraced them,
killed, by the fire, and by the and confessed that they were
jmoke, and by the brimstone, strangers and pilgrims on the
which issued out of their mouths. earth.