The Dead Sea Scroll calendar, also called the Zadok calendar, maps out time from the Creation (in Genesis) to the Creation of a New Heavens and a New Earth (in Revelation). The scrolls teach that between these two events spans seven thousand years. Details are given below on how this calendar works. Above are fourteen buttons which will take you to a page where you can study the history of each of the five-hundred-year Onahs.
In the citation for the quote above you will find a link that started in Biblefacts.org and led to the DSScalendar.org site, where you can (in fact) study out some of the Zadok calendar. As ever, there is so much more to this, but getting an overview helps us adjust and align our thinking.
Highlights
The Zadok calendar will take you on a journey of four ages—3 of two thousand years and a final of one thousand years. We know this as the Millennial Reign of Christ—the final thousand years before the final test of humanity as literally all of hell is unleashed to test our loyalty to the King of the Kingdom of Heaven. From there—it is New Heaven and New Earth time forever.
The other detail
In Josh Peck's book, The Lost Prophecies of Qumran, a powerful theory is put forth—namely: For each Age-to-Age transition, the last 50 year Jubilee of the preceding Age is a prep-step for the next Age. Because of where we are in time, two of those prep-steps have already happened, and the third is about to start (i.e., AD 2025). For those of us who have ears to hear and eyes to see—this news is filled not only with hope for ourselves, but with terror for those who do not know the Lord. It is time for Christians to know about these things and to open our mouths to proclaim it as this next 50 year Jubilee cycle is going to be awful beyond our capacity to imagine!
- Age of Creation—The first four Onahs make up the first 2000-year Age, 1-2000 AM or 3925-1925 BC.
- Age of Torah—Onahs five through eight make up the second 2000-year Age, 2001-4000 AM or 1926 BC - AD 75.
- Age of Grace—Onahs nine through twelve make up the third 2000-year Age, 4001-6000 AM or AD 75-2075.
- Age of the Kingdom—Onahs thirteen and fourteen make up this fourth Age which only lasts 1000 years. It is commonly called the Millennium, 6001-7000 AM or AD 2076-3075.
The abbreviation “AM” stands for “anno mundi”, which is a Latin phrase that means “from the year of the world”. And the "year of the world" is year 1 of Creation.
Age of Creation
The first two thousand years of history from Creation to Abraham and Babel is powerful! The track of the timing of it and how it maps to the Age of Torah is equally amazing!
The First Four Hundred Years: The opening shot is the Nechash (deceiver or Gadreel according to 1 Enoch 69:7) coming after Eve and then Adam falling with her, both being driven from Eden, which is then sealed off by God. The next 400 years is a time of relative calm, with the only real "sin" being expressed through the rebellion of Cain as he murders his brother Abel. It is the closing of this first 400 year period that jolts history as the Watchers' show up on Mount Hermon and the reign of terror, abuse, violence, sexual depravity, demon pedagogy, and a host of other issues surge into humanity.
1 Enoch 69:7 And the third was named Gadreel: he is is who showed the children of men all the blows of death, and he led astray Eve, and showed the weapons of death to the sons of men the shield and the coat of mail, and the sword for battle, and all the weapons of death to children of men.
The Middle Twelve-hundred Years: For the next 1,200 years, the reign, rage, abuse, and violence of the Nephilim openly terrorizes humanity. Not only this, but the attempt to destroy the pure ("righteous") human DNA bloodline burns across humanity like an out of control wildfire. Only Noah, his wife, his sons, and their wives are ultimately in a position to be saved. The others will be swept away in the horror of a worldwide flood and deluge.
The Last Four Hundred Years: It is the last 400 years of the Age of Creation where there is brief calm before the next storm—the transit from Age-to-Age happens (Babel and Abraham tracks). During this time, Noah has landed. The family has partially dispersed, separating the righteous lines from the unrighteous: Shem to Abraham and Ham to Nimrod. One will lead to God's nation of righteousness by faith and the other will lead to the Tower of Babel, the disinheritance of the nations by God, and the establishment of the lesser elohim as guardians who ultimately fail and become the ancient gods and goddesses (so-called). The stage is set for the epic battle of God vs the gods (and their dead Nephilim demons).
Age of Creation → Age of Torah
What happened during the final 50 year Jubilee at the end of the Age of Creation?
Preparation for the Age of Torah has a twin track. First, there is the Tower of Babel. Second, there is the birth of both Abraham and Sarah, their relocation to Ur, and their ultimate marriage. Both of these tracks of events are necessary in order to set the stage for everything that will happen as God embarks on this mission of proving loyalty and setting the stage for righteousness by faith.
The Age of Torah has the same split feature of 400 + 1,200 + 400 years (approximately).
The First Four Hundred Years: What happens in the first 400 years—almost precisely? In a nutshell—we move from Abraham and the establishment of the Covenant to Judah. In the final six years before the end of the first 400 years of the Age of Torah, Jacob marries Leah and Levi is born, almost immediately. His birth predates the birth of Judah. The telegraphing alignment to John the Baptist and Jesus is unmistakable! The birth of Levi opens the womb to the Judah—the Lion of the Tribe of Israel (Jacob) and story of the twelve tribes is underway!
The Middle Twelve-hundred Years: For the next 1,200 years, the epic battle of God vs. the gods (and demons) will play out through the nation of Israel, with Judah at the lead. The nation will experience these battles and their call in covenant with God through Joseph, Moses, judges, prophets, and kings until the Assyrians take away the northern kingdom of Israel, and Judah in the south if finally swept into exile by the Babylonians.
The Last Four hundred Years: As the final 400 years begin, the exile ends and the Second Temple era begins in earnest. It is the prep-step leading to Jesus, but there is still a lot of work to do during this 400 year period. The Age of Torah ends with the final codification of scripture, the writing of the LXX Septuagint, and other Jewish polemic works. There is one major war, the Maccabean Revolt, which led to the Hasmonean Dynasty. Nevertheless, it is during this time that the accoutrements of the stage are fully set for end of the Age of Torah and the start of the prep-steps for the Age of Grace!
Age of Torah → Age of Grace
What happened during the final 50 year Jubilee cycle at the end of the Age of Torah?
The two Jubilees before the last prep-step Jubilee ought to make good sense to any reasonable Christian believer or disciple. The Temple has to be set and ready to go in full swing. This requires Herod and Herod requires some prep as well. So, the whole thing is leading up to the Temple. The renovations are completed before Jesus is even born—which is why we find Jesus at Temple teaching at the age of 12 (there is so much more to this story!).
If you are really astute, you will notice that Jesus does not start His ministry until the last Jubilee is underway. His ministry is also a part of a twin track just like the first transitional Jubilee between the Age of Creation and Torah. So, on the one hand, we have the ministry of Jesus and the launching of the church, the reclaiming of the Jews and nations of Gentiles under "the gods" and on the other hand, we have the complete destruction and shutting down of the Temple and Torah sacrifice by AD 75!
We know that the Romans laid siege to Jerusalem in AD 67 and finally entered Jerusalem in AD 70, destroying the Temple and burning, looting, and sacking the city at the same time. The destruction of Jerusalem was horrifying to the Jews of that time. But this wasn't the only destruction that went on.
The Qumran Community in the wilderness to the east of Jerusalem also had an Essene Temple. Why? Because the Esseni thought their Pharisee (Essene) brothers were corrupt and did not want to participate in their corruption. So, they created their own Temple with their own version of sacrifice. This Temple along with the Community and buildings were destroyed right along with Jerusalem. And this is the genesis of the Qumran Caves and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
BUT WAIT—that's not the end of the story.
While the Samaritans had an operating Temple of their own on Mount Gerizim, we know Jesus, Himself, predicted that the children of Lot (Samaritans) worshiping at this alternate Temple would cease to matter as well.
The siege at Masada took place around AD 73, defeating the remaining Jewish resistance during this last 50 years of Jubilee transit from the Age of Torah to the Age of Grace. In fact, the Romans would leave Jerusalem in ruins for another 50 years, where they would capstone its destruction by razing the city even further, renaming it to Aelia Capitolina and literally building a temple to Jupiter (Azazel in Jewish minds) over the Holy of Holies.
Finally, like its Samaritan counterpart, there was an operating Jewish temple in Egypt (of all places). This temple operating in Egypt was known as the Elephantine Temple is believed to have been destroyed around 410-411 BC according to papyri discovered detailing the event. This temple did sacrifice, indicating this unique strain of Judaism was more 'native' to Egypt than its counterparts in Jerusalem, having known only the land of Egypt, and bore some differences in belief as well. After its destruction, there's no record of another Jewish temple in the same sense being built or operating in Egypt. Future Jewish worship and community centers in Egypt, such as the institutions in Alexandria, are usually referred to as synagogues.
The fascinating bit of knowledge for Christians is to realize that the Church was fully rooted by the end of the 50 year Jubilee cycle. All of the Apostles, except Philip and John, were martyred and with the Lord. For them—it was mission accomplished for what the Lord had commanded them to do. The baton was passed to a new generation and the church would continue is explosive push out into the nations of the gods, rescuing and reclaim human lives as it went.
As noted above, the Jews would suffer another theological setback as the Second Jewish–Roman War, known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt, occurring from 132 to 136 CE. The revolt was led by Simon bar Kokhba, who claimed to be the Messiah and established a short-lived independent Jewish state in Judea. The Romans, under Emperor Hadrian, crushed the revolt with brutal force, killing hundreds of thousands of Jews and destroying many towns and villages. Jerusalem was razed to the ground, and a new Roman city called Aelia Capitolina was built on its ruins. The Temple Mount was plowed over and a temple dedicated to Jupiter was erected on its site.
This last gasp for breath by the Jews was again twin tracked. On one side, the Jews were bleed converts to Christ and on the other, they were suffering humiliation after humiliation under the Roman gods. This is where the Jews first start to literally edit scripture to blunt and dull scripture at pointing at Jesus. On top of that, Kokhba is claiming to be the Messiah. The last-gasp is more of a dying choke as Jews sink into relative obscurity. As far as Rome is concerned, the Jewish nation and Temple are both dead.
What isn't dead is the Church of Jesus Christ! The plan, power, and Spirit of Christ in believers and disciples being rescued from both Jews and Gentile gods is pushing forward. Even strong persecutions are not blunting Jesus in His own from pushing out into enemy territory. The attempt to blunt the Church of Jesus by the pagan gods and demons will start to happen in about the 3rd and 4th century AD. However, the transition from the Age of Torah to the Age of Grace is done and the Age of Grace is well underway!
400 + 1200 + 400 rinse-and-repeat
Just like the Age of Creation and the Age of Torah was carved into a 400 year period followed by a coherent 1,200 year period, and bookended by a final 400 year period, so too is the Age of Grace!
The First Four Hundred Years: By this point, you ought to be seeing a pattern. The Age of Grace is starting with another 400 year period that is utterly distinctive from what came before and what follows after. In this case, it will be almost precisely 400 years to start of the Dark Ages. Allow me to give you that history in a timeline. Sink your mental teeth into this!
- 75 AD – The process of compiling books into the New Testament begins.
- 80-90 AD – The Gospel of John is written, completing the four canonical gospels.
- 95 AD – The persecution of Christians under Emperor Domitian.
- 100-165 AD – Life of Justin Martyr, an early Christian apologist.
- 105 AD – Ignatius of Antioch writes letters on his way to Rome for execution, emphasizing unity under a single bishop in each city.
- 150 AD – Marcion of Sinope proposes the first distinctive list of New Testament books.
- 156 AD – Polycarp, a disciple of John the Apostle, is martyred.
- 180 AD – The Montanist Movement emerges, emphasizing new prophecy and rigorous discipleship.
- 189 AD – Pope Victor I excommunicates Polycrates of Ephesus and his followers for their Quartodecimanism stance.
- 200 AD – Latin begins to replace Greek as the language of Christian worship in Rome.
- 250 AD – The Decian persecution targeting Christians led by Roman Emperor Decius.
- 254-257 AD – The Valerian persecution of Christians.
- 312 AD – Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity following the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
- 313 AD – Edict of Milan legalizes Christianity in the Roman Empire.
- 325 AD – First Council of Nicaic convenes to resolve various church disagreements, including the nature of Jesus' divinity (Arian controversy).
- 330 AD – Emperor Constantine moves the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium, renaming it Constantinople.
- 380 AD – Christianity becomes the state religion of the Roman Empire under Emperor Theodosius I.
- 381 AD – First Council of Constantinople finalizes the Nicene Creed and condemns Arianism.
- 393 AD – Council of Hippo approves the New Testament canon.
- 395 AD – The Roman Empire splits into Eastern and Western halves, with Milan (and later Ravenna) and Constantinople serving as their capitals, respectively.
- 410 AD – The Visigoths under Alaric I sack Rome.
- 431 AD – The Council of Ephesus proclaims Mary as Theotokos or "God-bearer", countering Nestorian teachings.
- 451 AD – Council of Chalcedon upholds two-nature Christology (that Jesus Christ was fully man and fully God), labeling Monophysitism as heresy.
- 455 AD – Vandals sack Rome.
- 476 AD – Fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Church enters the era known as the Dark Ages in Western Europe, while it thrives in the Byzantine Empire.
The Middle Twelve-hundred Years: The Dark Ages last for another 400 years before we finally enter the Renaissance period starting in the 1300s and culminating in the 1600s! The Renaissance period (1300-1600s) saw major developments in various disciplines like science, art, philosophy, and humanities. It was marked by the rebirth of knowledge from Greek and Roman classical culture, with a great emphasis on realism and human centrality.
NEXT 400: Here is an overview of the next 400 years:
- 480 AD - Birth of Benedict of Nursia, founder of Western Christian monasticism.
- 507 AD - Franks under Clovis I defeat the Visigoths of Alaric II, promoting Catholicism over Arian Christianity in Western Europe.
- 525 AD - Conversion of the Burgundians from Arianism to Catholic Christianity.
- 529 AD - Council of Orange condemns Semi-Pelagianism; Benedict of Nursia establishes his first monastery at Monte Cassino.
- 532-537 AD - Construction of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
- 589 AD - The Visigothic kingdom in Spain converts from Arianism to Catholic Christianity. Synod of Toledo adds "Filioque" clause to the Nicene Creed.
- 596 AD - Pope Gregory the Great sends Augustine on a mission to convert the Anglo-Saxons in England.
- 597 AD - Augustine of Canterbury meets King Æthelberht of Kent, beginning the conversion of England to Christianity.
- 610 AD - Heraclius becomes Byzantine Emperor, adopting Greek as the official language.
- 664 AD - Synod of Whitby aligns the English Church with Rome rather than Celtic Christianity.
- 680-681 AD - Third Council of Constantinople condemns Monothelitism, declaring Christ has both a divine and a human will.
- 711-718 AD - Muslim conquest of Spain, marking the beginning of Islamic rule in large parts of the Iberia Peninsula.
- 732 AD - Charles Martel, the Frankish ruler, defeats the Moors at the Battle of Tours, stopping the advance of Islam in Western Europe.
- 741 AD - Saint Boniface is appointed missionary bishop to Germany, reforming the Church and establishing new dioceses.
- 754 AD - Iconoclasm controversy is declared as heresy in the Synod of Hiereia
- 787 AD - Second Council of Nicaea, the seventh ecumenical council, restores the veneration of icons.
- 800 AD - Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans", marking the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 843 AD - Triumph of Orthodoxy in the Byzantine Empire ends the iconoclast controversy.
- 863-867 AD - Saints Cyril and Methodius mission to the Slavs; development of the Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets.
- 870-879 AD - Fourth Council of Constantinople ends the Photian Schism between East and West.
- 962 AD - Otto I is crowned "Emperor of the Romans", restoring the Holy Roman Empire.
- 988 AD - Christianization of Kievan Rus', widely seen as the birth of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- 1054 AD - East-West Schism: the split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, largely over issues of authority and the Filioque clause.
AND THE NEXT 400:
- 1073-1085 - Pope Gregory VII issues the Dictatus Papae, which asserts papal authority and initiates reforms that lead to the Investiture Controversy.
- 1095-1099 - First Crusade: Pope Urban II calls for a military expedition to aid the Byzantine Empire and recover the Holy Land. Jerusalem is captured.
- 1122 - Concordat of Worms ends the Investiture Controversy in the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1123 - First Lateran Council confirms the Concordat of Worms and forbids clerical marriage.
- 1147-1149 - Second Crusade ends in failure.
- 1179 - Third Lateran Council limits papal elections to the Cardinals.
- 1189-1192 - Third Crusade, led by Richard the Lionheart, fails to recapture Jerusalem but gains some concessions.
- 1202-1204 - Fourth Crusade deviates from its original course and sacks Constantinople, causing deepening rift between the Eastern and Western Churches.
- 1215 - Fourth Lateran Council issues numerous reforms and regulations, including establishing the doctrine of transubstantiation.
- 1220 – Francis of Assisi is canonized, The Franciscan Order grows.
- 1231 - The Inquisition begins to combat heresy.
- 1252 - Pope Innocent IV authorizes the use of torture in the Inquisition.
- 1274 - Thomas Aquinas dies, marking the height of Scholastic theology.
- 1291 - The fall of Acre marks the end of the Crusades in the Holy Land.
- 1309-1376 - The Papacy moves to Avignon, beginning the period known as the Avignon Papacy.
- 1324-1325 - Marsilius of Padua writes "Defensor Pacis," advocating for a separation of church and state.
- 1337-1453 - The Hundred Years' War between England and France.
- 1378-1417 - The Western Schism sees multiple claimants to the Papacy.
- 1415 - Jan Hus, a critic of Church abuses and advocate for reform, is burned at the stake for heresy.
- 1418 - Council of Constance ends the Western Schism, electing Pope Martin V.
- 1429 - Joan of Arc, claiming divine guidance, leads France to victory in the Hundred Years' War.
- 1438 - Council of Florence attempts to reunite the Eastern and Western Churches.
- 1453 - The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire effectively ends the Byzantine Empire.
- 1456 - Johann Gutenberg prints the Bible using movable type, marking the start of the Printing Revolution.
- 1492 - Christopher Columbus' voyage opens the New World for Catholic missionaries.
- 1497-1498 - Fra Girolamo Savonarola leads a religious revival in Florence, calling for reform and the destruction of secular art and culture.
- 1517 - Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
The Last Four hundred Years: While the Renaissance focused more on artistic and cultural transformations and reintroduction of classical knowledge, the Age of Enlightenment was characterized by a surge in intellectual pursuits, empirical science, political and social advancements. One could say Renaissance set the stage for the Enlightenment by rekindling interest and capabilities in intellectual inquiry, which was then evolved and expanded upon in the Enlightenment.
The Reformation was a religious movement in the 16th century that resulted in the creation of Protestant Christianity. It started in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses, a direct challenge to the authority of the Pope and the Catholic Church. The Reformation happened during the tail end of the Renaissance (1300 -1600s) and was contemporaneous with the early parts of the Age of Enlightenment.
It ought to be now glaringly obvious—the historical tracking of each of the 400-1200-400 (or 400 x 5) year brackets and alignments in each Age. In each of the final 400 year periods, the knowledge and temperament of the previous age reaches a zenith lull which is punctuated by a Jubilee transition period.
THE LAST 400:
- 1520 AD: Martin Luther, a key figure in the Protestant Reformation, publishes his three most famous treatises.
- 1525 AD: The Anabaptists, a Christian sect that advocates for adult baptism, is founded.
- 1534 AD: The Act of Supremacy declares King Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England, leading to a split from the Catholic Church.
- 1545-1563 AD: The Council of Trent, held over 18 years, becomes a crucial part of the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
- 1611 AD: The King James Version of the Bible is published.
- 1740-1745 AD: The First Great Awakening takes place in the American colonies, leading to a surge in Protestant religious revivals.
- 1789 AD: The Episcopal Church is established in the United States as a separate entity from the Church of England due to the American Revolution.
- 1844 AD: The Methodist Episcopal Church splits over the issue of slavery, reflecting the larger societal tensions in the United States.
- 1865 AD: The Salvation Army, a Protestant Christian church and international charitable organization, is established in the United Kingdom.
- 1906 AD: The Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles fuels the rise of the Pentecostal movement.
- 1962-1965 AD: The Second Vatican Council modernizes Catholic Church practices and promotes ecumenical relations.
- 1978 AD: Karol Wojtyła is elected as Pope John Paul II, becoming the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years.
- 2001 AD: The Christian Church suffers the most significant number of martyrs in history due to global religious persecution.
- 2013 AD: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is chosen as Pope Francis, marking the first South American and Jesuit Pope.
- 2020 AD-2023 AD: Christian Churches globally navigate new ways of worship and community due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as online services and virtual gatherings, highlighting the resilience and adaptability of the Church.
- 2022 AD: The United Methodist Church, America's second-largest Protestant denomination, announces a plan to split over differing beliefs on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ clergy.
- 2023 AD: Christian Churches continue to grapple with societal and internal issues, such as clerical abuse, the role of women, human rights, and inclusivity.
Take special note that just like the Jews from the exile to Jesus had assembled what we know as the Old Testament, plus the LXX Septuagint—we have had the KJV (AV1611) for just over 400 years! Coincidence? I think not!
In summary—for the Age of Creation, this is transition of Noah to Babel—where God sets the stage for the Watcher gods and they take action among the nations; the battle is on! In the Age of Torah, the transition is the direct assault of Jesus and the Church He creates on the fallen Watcher gods and their demons. In our time, the Age of Grace (the "Church Age") has also reached a zenith as the protestant reformation is waning and the Watcher gods and their demons are about to rise once more to confront Jesus, gathering their unrighteous army of humanity with them.
Age of Grace → Age of the Kingdom!
We are now about to enter (AD 2025) the Age of the Kingdom of God in Jesus Christ! The Millennial Reign of Christ for 1,000 years!
You will notice that the last Jubilee shown above is literally blank. Why? Because it is the future. The history has not been experienced, therefore it has not been written—or has it? This is where eschatology and books like Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation come into play.
It is the last 100 years (two Jubilee calendrical cycles) that are laying the groundwork for what is to come in the next fifty years, which are the prep-step years for the Return of Jesus Christ and His reign as the King of kings over this earth—and—all of us!
It is within this future space that we need to form a picture of what is coming. We need to be level-headed, sober, realistic, and truthful. This is not a space for being wrong. This is not a space for hyperbolic emotionalism. Therefore, our best tack and approach to this time is going to be to search the scriptures.
The telegraph of the King: Jesus
But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
The scriptures above are not talking about some kind of Rapture Doctrine. The woman and man swept away are the two being judged just like those in the days of Noah. The ones left behind are the righteous, just like Noah and his family in the Ark.
The period of time that Jesus is talking about is this 50 year prep-step period for His return. We may not know the day and the hour, but we do know the times and seasons. It's been telegraphed for the last 6,000 years and the fifty we're about to enter into is no different. God laid it out. Astute Jews of the first century could see it. The disciples saw it coming. Jesus gave them the sight, eyes, and understanding that saw the Church as Jerusalem flee just as the Lord commanded them to do when the Romans showed up to lay siege to the city.
In like manner, we have the capacity in the Spirit of Christ in us for eyes to see, ears to hear, and have an understanding of what is coming. The real question is: What was happening in the days of Noah that will rinse-and-repeat in the next fifty ahead of us? That's million-dollar question, right? Stay tuned!