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= Dispensational Timeline: God's Plan Through the Ages =

This table summarizes how God has dealt with humanity across different historical periods, from Eden to eternity. Each dispensation reveals a new phase in God's unfolding plan — highlighting human failure, divine mercy, and the ultimate establishment of God's Kingdom.

== Dispensational Table ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Dispensation !! Period !! God's Focus !! Human Condition !! Outcome
|-
| '''Innocence''' || Adam & Eve in Eden || Obedience to one command || Innocent but untested || Fall into sin; expelled from Eden
|-
| '''Conscience''' || Adam to Noah || Governed by moral conscience || Increasing violence and corruption || Judgment by flood
|-
| '''Human Government''' || Noah to Babel || Authority to govern righteously || Rebellion at Babel || Nations scattered and confused
|-
| '''Promise''' || Abraham to Moses || Trust in God's covenant promises || Faith mixed with disobedience || Israel grows; enters slavery in Egypt
|-
| '''Law''' || Moses to Christ || Obedience to the Torah || Externally obedient, but inwardly sinful || Repeated failure; exile and longing for Messiah
|-
| '''Grace (Church Age)''' || Pentecost to Second Coming || Salvation by grace through faith in Christ || Sinful, yet offered new life || Some saved; world continues in rebellion
|-
| '''Kingdom (Millennial Reign)''' || Christ’s return to final judgment || Visible reign of Jesus on earth || Redeemed saints reigning with Him || Satan bound; final rebellion crushed
|-
| '''Eternity''' || New Heaven & Earth (Revelation 21–22) || Eternal fellowship with God || Perfected humanity, glorified || No more sin, sorrow, or death
|}

== See Also ==
* [[Why the Messiah Had to Suffer Before He Reigns]]
* [[Sin: Humanity’s Problem]]
* [[Law and Human Nature]]
* [[The Kingdom of God]]
* [[End of the Age: Biblical Prophecies]]