"Bible Chronology" (published in April, 1974). Part I - Chronology of the Divine Plan of Ages     THE DOMINION PARALLELS   When God gave the Law to the descendants of Israel, he promised them blessings if they would obey, and the cursings if they did not. They constantly disregarded the Law, and therefore every adversity threatened has come upon them. Two of the severest of these were the "seven times" of punishment, and the "desolation of the land," pronounced together by Moses in the book of Leviticus (26:14-43). The Scriptural connections show that these punishments both began at the same date, namely, 606 B.C. This period of desolation was 70 years and began when Zedekiah was dethroned by Babilonian king, Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 9:2, 11). In dethroning Zedekiah, Israel's last king, and laying waste Jerusalem and the land of Judea, the king of Babylon began the lease of power to the Gentiles. Although the Jews were allowed to return to their land after the 70 years desolation was accomplished, they were still subject to Gentile powers, because the long period of their "seven times" of punishment (2520 years) had to run its course. The Jews will not regain full national freedom until, as Jesus said, the ...more