Timeline: 8. Kings And Prophets or The Downfall of Juda

Timeline: 8. Kings And Prophets or The Downfall of Juda

Worldwide Church of God

Church of God

On January 5, 1968, the Radio Church of God (founded October 21, 1933) was renamed the Worldwide Church of God. Soon after, the church began to broadcast a television version of The World Tomorrow. The program would eventually expand to 382 U.S. television stations, and 36 television outlets internationally.

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   The seige of Samaria in 721 B.C. began the 390 year punishment prophesied in Ezekiel 4:5 till 331 B.C. when Alexander the Great liberated the "Scythians" (Israelites) from the Persians to begin their Northwest migration.
   The first captivity of Judah in 604 begins its 2520 year ("7 Times" (Lev. 26) punishment until 1917 A.D. when the Balfour declaration began the restoration of Jews to Palestine.
   The fall of Babylon in 539 B.C. begins the "Times of the Gentiles" (Like 21:24) lasting 2520 years also, till 1982.
   The "70 Weeks" prophecy of Dan. 9 begins in 457 with Artaxerxes' decree, lasting 483 years (69 weeks of years) till the Ministry of Christ in 27 A.D., Ezra Canonized the Old Testament.

725 to 400 B.C. - Captivity of Israel - Sennacherib attacked and Hezekiah sick (II Kings 18-20) - Josiah seeks God (II Cor. 34:3) - Josiah purges Judah (II Cor. 34:3) - Jeremiah called - Josiah finds law, keeps Passover (II Cor. 34) - 612 B.C. Nineveh overthrown (Neh. 1-3) - 3 years Daniel "Nourished (Nah. 1:5) - First captives to Babylon - 602 B.C. Fast in Jerusalem (Jer. 36:9) - 2 Years seige and captivity of Judah - Nebuchadnezzar's 7 year insanity (Dan. 4) - Jehoiachin released (II Kings 25:27) after 23 years imprisonment - Babylon overthrown (Dan. 5) - Cyrus' proclamation to rebuild temple (Ezra 1) Work on Temple resumed (Ezra 4:24) - Temple completed (Ezra 6) ending captivity - Decree of Artaxerxes to rebuild Jerusalem (Dan. 9:25, Ezra 7) - 12 years Nehemiah governs Judea and builds Jerusalem's wall (Neh. 5:14).