Overview
The following is a complete overview of the overall geological, natural, and cultural history of the Earth as understood through the biblical record, that is God's Word, from Genesis to Revelation. The timescale is presented from the oldest to the youngest ages. For a more in-depth look at the biblical geological model, read more here!
Antediluvian Period (6,000 - 4,356 years ago)
The Antediluvian (meaning "before the Flood") period is the first, oldest, and most foundational time in Earth history, beginning with the Creation Event and ending with the Global Flood cataclysm. Read more!
Creation Week
The Creation Week was the seven day period during which God created the Earth and the universe, beginning with the pre-Adamitic epoch spanning 5 days, and ending with the last two days at the beginning of the Adamitic epoch.
Pre-Adamitic Epoch
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Adamitic Epoch
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Sethean Epoch
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Enosian Epoch
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Cainan Epoch
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Mahalalel Epoch
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Jaredian Epoch
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Enochian Epoch
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Methuselan Epoch
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Lamechian Epoch
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Noachian Epoch
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Shemian Epoch
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Genesis Flood (4,356 years ago)
The Genesis Flood (alternatively the Global Flood, the Worldwide Flood, or the Noachian Deluge) was the currently most destructive natural disaster the Earth has ever experienced. This year-long cataclysm destroyed nearly all life on the planet and completely reshaped the surface of the Earth. Read more!
Inundatory Stage (150 days)
This was the initial stage of the Genesis Flood during which the water-masses began and continued to rise over all available land area. Read more!
Recessive Stage (220 days)
This was the second and last stage of the Flood during which the waters of the event started to run off the newly formed continents. Read more!
Postdiluvian Period (4,356 years ago through the modern day)
The Postdiluvian (meaning "after the Flood") period began just as the Global Flood ended, and this period in Earth history still continues today. Read more!
Ice Age (4,356-3,000 years ago)
The Ice Age was a time that began right after the Flood as the Earth was under a constant change and life was rapidly adapting itself to new environments. The land areas around the North and South Poles started to become covered in masses of ice, glaciers, which arose and persisted for many centuries. Read more!
Ancient Age (3,000-1,000 years ago)
The Ancient Age was a time that followed the Ice Age with the arrival of new and and dominant civilizations and empires. Read more!
Middle Age (1,000-500 years ago)
The Middle Ages was a time of great despair and darkness, it was the age of kings, knights, and kingdoms, full of legends. Read more!
Modern Age (500 years ago through the modern day)
The Modern Age began about 500 years ago and remains ongoing, full of innovative and revolutionary changes to worldwide cultures. Read more!
Eternamentian Period (future)
The Eternamentian (meaning "eternal") period is the coming age in the future after Jesus Christ has returned to Earth, judged the world, and created a new universe and the New Earth (the place in which all saved people will live for eternity), which is the old Earth re-created to resemble its former state of being a paradise. This major cosmic and geological change will be marked by a global natural disaster involving an exceeding degree of fire and heat. Read more!