End of ages

Beloved ones, this is what we have heard:

“For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another—

He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:24-26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Since Christ has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, we can consider that time to be the end of the ages ! So we can consider that now, we are living in the beginning of another !

So what ages have ended, and what another has begun ?

Maria Billingsley said:

The Temple age ended, the Old Covenant ,and the age of Fulfillment through Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the New Covenant is now and forever.

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Beloved one,
it cannot be the temple age ended. For this is what we have heard:
“Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:19-22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Beloved one, yes, about the old covenant, we heard:
“In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭8:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Beloved one, you are right, that the beginning of another, is the age of fulfillment through Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and that we are now living under the New Covenant, that is now and forever.

Beloved one, can you tell us kindly how you perceive the age of fulfillment through Jesus Christ ? Is there any verse, refer to that? I believe that would be helpful for us.

May God’s peace be multiplied to you. Amen

To God the Father be thanksgiving through Christ. Amen

eleos1954 said:

Hebrews 7:27
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

We are living in the age where Jesus is our High Priest, He ministers from heaven .... and that age will continue until He completes judgement and returns to take His people home. To a certain degree the other ages do not matter.

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Beloved one, considering that you said that “To a certain degree the other ages do not matter.”

Beloved one, would you be kind to consider why our Lord have to sacrifice Himself ? For we heard :
“He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

pdudgeon said:

No, we are living on the cusp of a change, and a battle royale.
The gloves are coming off,
The swords are coming out,
And the freedoms that we are used to employing,( so that our religious beliefs can be recognized and respected) are fast disappearing!

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Beloved one, were you saying: No to the end of ages has ended and beginning of another ? Why you said what you said ?

Maria Billingsley said:

If I may, you are misinterpreting " temple" to mean the physical temple made by man. The Lord speaks of the Spiritual temple made by Him.
Blessings.

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Beloved one, I agree with you, that has been spoken of in Ephesians‬ ‭2:19-22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬, is the spiritual temple and not the physical temple made by man.

eleos1954 said:

Jesus finished His work of redemption on earth ... the debt was paid with His death .... the door to heaven is still open and will remain open until He returns. Until He returns He ministers from the heavenly sanctuary.

Until He returns we are to get the gospel out.

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Thank you for answering.

public hermit said:

I would say the age of sin, sorrow, and death has ended and the age of everlasting love, joy, and life has begun. Of course, things are not as they will be, but for us that isn't supposed to matter because what they will be has already begun. In short, we are to live now as things will be. Since we have a "new and living way opened for us through the curtain," we can go forward with confidence in spite of the appearances and shadows (Heb. 10:19-23).

It seems clear that the expectation and hope of the approaching Day (Heb. 10: 25) is intended to transform the given moment. If I live in expectation of that Day, but do not live in this moment as if that Day has already begun in Christ, I'm missing the point and betraying my own hope, i.e. acting as if it isn't so. I imagine we all do this to a greater or lesser extent, since what has begun is not fully consummated.

Nonetheless, if my eschatology is not matched in some significant sense by my way of life, all the speculation in the world will not rectify that tension.

Faith that the divine intention will obtain works wonders. If I truly believe that the divine intention will obtain, i.e. that the Day will come, the moment in which I exist is immediately transformed because I know I am free to risk living in love regardless of what happens. In contrast, the moment I doubt all will be well, and all manner of things will be well, I start to strive and function from a place of fear instead of freedom. (h/t Julian of Norwich).

At any rate, I think making a clear distinction in our own hearts regarding the age that has already come is really important and helpful.

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Thank you for your thoughtful and kind response.

Beloved ones, let us consider again what we have heard about the end of ages, that we may perceive, what ages have ended.

For we heard:
“He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. -Hebrews‬ ‭9:26 NKJV‬‬

AND as it is appointed FOR MEN to die once, but after this the judgment, -Hebrews‬ ‭9:27 ‭NKJV‬‬

so Christ was offered once to bear the sins OF MANY. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
‭-Hebrews‬ ‭9:28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Beloved ones, we consider the ages have ended because our Lord Jesus has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. For we heard in Hebrew 9:26 : “but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”

Later we heard,”AND” spoken of in Hebrew 9:27 and continuing until Hebrew 9:28. So what was written in Hebrew 9:27-28 is connected or hold relevancy to what is spoken in Hebrew 9:26.

So the sacrifice of our Lord Himself is FOR MEN, for He is appointed to die once, and that He was offered once to bear the sins OF MANY.

Therefore, we can ascertain that the end of ages is for men.

For this is also we heard:

“And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

‭‭However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.

The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.

As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly.

And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.”
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭15:45-49‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

So we can ascertain the ages that have ended is the ages of Adam, with our Lord Jesus as the last Adam who became life giving spirit.

Beloved ones,let us remember the Lord’s first appearing and second appearing, that we heard:

“He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has APPEARED to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will APPEAR a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Beloved ones, our Lord’s first appearing, to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, that marks, the end of the ages.

While His second appearing, apart from sin, for salvation,that marks the beginning of another, that is not limited to ages or a period of time.

So this beginning of another, that is not limited to ages, that we should live, apart from sin, for salvation.

To God the Father be thanksgiving through Christ. Amen

keras said:

These are the End Times

It is amazing to think that we are now, at the very edge of the end of this age. Soon we will experience the fulfilment of many prophesies. The ancient prophets spoke of how all the Lord’s people; Israelites of God, faithful Christians from every race, nation and language, will go to live in their heritage. Ezekiel 37:21 ...I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they now live. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own Land.

This Second Exodus began in 1948, with the return of part of the Southern Kingdom of Judah into part of the Land. Now we are seeing the world turning against the State of Israel and the emergence of an Islamic confederation, that is busily preparing for an attack to: “erase all remembrance of them”. Then the Lord will act once again in His creation, to fulfil the rest of Psalms 83, Habakkuk 3:12-14, Revelation 6:12-17 and many other Bible passages. This clearance of the “evil neighbours” as described in Jeremiah 12:14-17, will allow every faithful Christian Israelite of God, Galatians 3:26-29 to join the remnant of their brethren in all of the holy Land. Jeremiah 50:4-5


When will this happen? Just this question causes some Christians to quickly say; But of that Day and hour no man knows.” Those who seek clues from the Word are often criticized and told to focus on evangelism, and not to be concerned when the Lord will Return. This shows their lack of Bible knowledge, as the actual Return will be known to the day, when certain events take place preceding it. It is the Great Day of the Lord’s vengeance and wrath, that will take the world unawares. The doubters may mention the verses that say this event will come “as a thief” . Again, those people do not read scripture carefully, as Paul says; “But you, my friends, are not in the dark, that this Day should surprise you”.

Jesus exhorted; Revelation 3:3b If you do not wake up, I will come upon you like a thief... The Return will not be unexpected. This verse and all the ones about the Lord coming; refer to the Lord’s Day of fiery wrath, are some time before the Return in glory.

Jesus rebuked: Matthew 16:3 You hypocrites, you can interpret the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of your times.

Jesus will judge: Luke 3:16-17....He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork in His hand, to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat, but the chaff, He will burn up.

Jesus promised: Luke 21:28 When all these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. John 15:15-17 I no longer call you servants, now I call you My friends, I have made known all that I have learned from My Father. You did not choose Me, but I chose you, that you would bear fruit. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in My Name. This is My command; love one another.


There are many precedents for God revealing specific times in advance.

1/ He gave Noah the exact amount of time to build and load the ark, before the Flood.

2/ He told Abraham that the Israelites would be in Egypt for 400 years.

3/ He revealed the exact day of Elijah’s rapture.

4/ Jeremiah prophesied the 70 year time for the Babylonian exile.

5/ Daniel told exactly when the Messiah would come the first time.

6/ Now, Ezekiel 4:4-6, with the multipliers as given in Leviticus 26, gives us the dates for the events of our time.

To leave us without clues now would be contrary to God’s established pattern. Obviously we are not “in the dark “, there are many signs. Let us be watchful, doing our Masters work and ready to heed His call and to receive our inheritance.

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Beloved one, now we are not the end of at the very edge of the end of this age. For we heard:

“He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has APPEARED to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will APPEAR a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:26-28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Beloved one, when our Lord first APPEARED to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, that then was considered the end of the ages.
So now we eagerly wait for Him He will APPEAR a second time, apart from sin, for salvation— now is the beginning of another, that is not limited to ages or period of time.

For we heard:
“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:45-49‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Beloved ones, we who believe in Christ, the last Adam, and having born from above, born of water and the Spirit — we no longer live in the ages of Adam but we are living in Christ.

For we heard:
“And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest WHO HAS COME,not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭7:15-16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Our Lord Jesus Christ, as our High Priest who HAS COME according to the power of an endless life.

Beloved ones, let us heed what the Holy Spirit have said:
“the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the FIRST tabernacle was still standing. It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience— concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:8-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

what was this first tabernacle? Didn’t our Lord said this:
“Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” But He was speaking of the temple of His body. Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.”
‭‭John‬ ‭2:19-22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Are we not the Lord’s disciples? Therefore, when Christ had risen from the dead, let us remember what Christ had said to us ;and we believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

So how we should perceive what was symbolic, that the first tabernacle no longer still standing, and perceive what our Lord said to us,”Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

This is what we have heard:
“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭6:4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

So the first tabernacle, that is of Adam, has been destroyed when we were crucified with Christ, died with Christ, and buried with Christ through baptism.

So the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All is made manifest while the FIRST tabernacle no longer still standing so that for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered through Christ which make Him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience. For our Lord concerned about this time of reformation, through the washing of the regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit whom He poured abundantly on us through Christ,that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life, that we have heard in Titus 3:5-7.

For we also heard:
“Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10:19-20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

What we can understand about His flesh, that we have heard. This is what we have heard:

“Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen A SPIRIT. And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have FLESH AND BONES as you see I have.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭24:36-39‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

As we also heard:
“For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, THE REDEMPTION OF OUR BODY. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:19-25‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Beloved ones, let us
have boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh. For we are the revealing of the sons of God, that creation eagerly waits for, that they may also be delivered into the glorious liberty of the sons of God. We who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, that is, Christ. Let us eagerly wait for the redemption of our body, that is, the body of Christ, that is, His flesh.

For in this hope, we are saved. Yes, apart from sin, for salvation. For we heard:
“so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

To God the Father be thanksgiving through Christ. Amen.

Trusting in Him said:

We are are told that the last days will be days of deception and this is certainly true of the days which we live in. Jesus said "See that no man deceives you". He even warns us about deceiving signs and wonders in so much that if it were possible to deceive even the very elect. Paul warns us about periless times as well. This is not a time to be slack is reading, studying and understanding our bibles.

Even many well respected so called preachers are even teaching un-biblical things and people are believing these things. We are being sifted, the covid lockdown has resulted in many not returning to their churches after periods of lockdown. We are warned not to forske our gathering together and this is very important as collectively we are better able to resist deception.

It is said that you can't fool all of the people all of the time, this is not a biblican expression, but there does seem to be an element of truth to this, as if we continue to gather together collectively at least somone in our group is likely to spot when their friends are at risk of falling into deception and to warn them about this.

I have always been very particular about the accuracy of the versions of the bible which I use and sadly there are some fashionable versions which are not helpful, when seeking to check when things are actually true, or not. I often may remember particular verses in the bible, but when I am seeking guidance from the bible, I will check what I remember against the actual words in the bible.

My memory may not be infallible, but God's word in a reliable translation will be. Having a number of bible versions which I consider to be faithful versions, I can even compare different versions against one another, if I wish to. His word is a lamp to my feet and as such is for me not to stumble in my walk with him. We are told to walk in the light and to do this, we must have a reliable light!

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Beloved one, for this is what we have heard:
“These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭17:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Beloved one, search the Scriptures to find out whether things I have shared with you and all, were so.

This way, you will not be deceived.

Unlike so many, I do not peddle the word of God for profit.

On the contrary, in Christ I speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.

To God the Father be thanksgiving through Christ. Amen.

3 Resurrections said:

I think you have hit on the best way to characterize the culmination of the ages that ended in that first century. This is a good way to put a line of demarcation between the "ends of the ages" as the end of the ages of Adam, and the beginning of "the ages to come" based upon Christ's finished work that Paul spoke of in Ephesians 2:7 and 3:21.

"That He might show, in the ages that are coming, the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus." (YLT).

"Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."(KJV).

Christ Jesus as the "Last Adam", and the "quickening spirit" replaced the "first man" Adam. By doing so, Christ became the theme and the focus of all the rest of the ages that were coming, following the end of those first ages under the first Adam.

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Beloved ones, I would like you to watch this
video, that we may perceive through baptism,
the first tabernacle of Adam was destroyed, . And that we may return to the Lord our God and live in the second tabernacle, that we heard:

“But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭9:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬