Bible Timeline

From Creation to now, mapped out — tap any point to read what happened.

This is the whole story of Scripture on one map: twelve turning points, from the first page of Genesis to the promise of a new creation in Revelation. Each stop shows when and where it happened, why it matters, and links straight to the passage itself.

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Creation

The Beginning Eden

God spoke, and the universe came into being — light, sky, sea, land, and every living thing, crowned by man and woman made in His image. Every page of the story that follows begins here: a good world, made by a good God.

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Why it matters

It shows the world — and you — were made on purpose, by a personal God.

Read the passage — Genesis 1 →

The Fall

Shortly after Creation Eden

Given the freedom to choose, the first man and woman turned away from God — and sin, death, and separation entered the world they were made to enjoy with Him. But even here, God promised a rescuer would come.

“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”

Why it matters

It explains the brokenness everyone feels, and why a rescuer would be needed.

Read the passage — Genesis 3 →

The Flood

c. 2350 BC Mount Ararat

As humanity's evil grew, God preserved one faithful family — Noah's — through a flood that judged the old world and gave it a fresh start, sealed with a rainbow promise never to do it again.

“And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.”

Why it matters

It shows God takes evil seriously — but always saves a faithful remnant.

Read the passage — Genesis 7 →

Abraham & the Promise

c. 2000 BC Ur → Canaan

God called one man, Abraham, and promised that through his family every nation on earth would be blessed — the first thread of a promise that leads all the way to Christ.

“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:”

Why it matters

It's the moment God chooses to bless the whole world through one family — the line that leads to Jesus.

Read the passage — Genesis 12 →

Exodus & the Law

c. 1446 BC Egypt → Mount Sinai

God rescued His people from slavery in Egypt, then gave them His Law at Sinai — not to earn His love, but to show a rescued people how to live as His own.

“And God spake all these words, saying,”

Why it matters

It's the pattern for the gospel itself: God rescues first, then teaches His people how to live.

Read the passage — Exodus 20 →

The Kingdom

c. 1000 BC Jerusalem

God raised up David as king and promised his throne would last forever — a promise fulfilled not by an earthly dynasty, but by one final King still to come.

“And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;”

Why it matters

David's promised, everlasting throne is what the angel points to at Jesus' birth (Luke 1:32-33).

Read the passage — 2 Samuel 7 →

Prophets & Exile

c. 740-586 BC Israel & Babylon

As Israel drifted from God, prophets called the nation back — and even as exile came, they kept pointing forward to a suffering servant who would carry the world's sin.

“Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?”

Why it matters

Isaiah's "suffering servant" describes the cross seven hundred years before it happened.

Read the passage — Isaiah 53 →

The Return & Waiting

c. 538-430 BC Jerusalem

God's people returned home and rebuilt, but four hundred quiet years followed with no new word from heaven — until a promised messenger would appear to prepare the way.

“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”

Why it matters

The prophesied "messenger" (Malachi 3:1) points ahead to John the Baptist, who introduces Jesus.

Read the passage — Malachi 3 →

The Birth of Christ

c. 5 BC Bethlehem

In a small town, in humble circumstances, the promise finally arrived: God Himself stepped into history as a baby, Immanuel — God with us.

“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.”

Why it matters

It's the hinge of history: God becomes human to reach humanity where it actually lives.

Read the passage — Luke 2 →

The Cross & Resurrection

c. AD 30-33 Jerusalem

Jesus lived a perfect life, then willingly died on a cross to pay for sin He never committed — and three days later, He rose from the dead, defeating death itself.

“Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.”

Why it matters

This is the reason the whole story exists — sin's penalty paid, and death defeated for good.

Read the passage — John 19 →

The Church is Born

c. AD 33 Jerusalem

Fifty days after the resurrection, God sent His Spirit to live in His people — and a small group of believers became the beginning of a Church that would reach every nation.

“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”

Why it matters

God's presence moves from a building to His people — the beginning of the Church you can be part of today.

Read the passage — Acts 2 →

Today & What's Next

Today Worldwide

That same gospel is still spreading today, to every language and culture — and one day, the story that began in a garden will end in a new creation, with God dwelling among His people forever.

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”

Why it matters

The story isn't finished — it includes you, right now, and points to a promised ending where everything is made new.

Read the passage — Revelation 21 →