“DEATH REIGNED FROM ADAM

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TO MOSES”

The Apostle Paul made a statement

in Romans, chapter 5 which has caused

us all to ask: “What in the world does

this mean?” At first glance, it seems to

be a confusing paradox. Paul said, “...

death reigned from Adam to

Moses...”

Let’s look at it in context.

12 Wherefore, as by one man sin

entered into the world, and death

by sin; and so death passed upon

all men, for that all have sinned:

13 until the law sin was in the

world: but sin is not imputed when

there is no law.

14 Nevertheless death reigned

from Adam to Moses, even over

them that had not sinned after

the similitude of Adam’s

transgression, who is the Figure

of him that was to come.

(Romans 5:12-14)

When I began to study the

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Scriptures concerning the Earth lease, in

which God gave mankind dominion

over the Earth, the pieces of this puzzle

began to come together. The Scriptural

implications of Genesis 6:3 seem to

reveal that man will have dominion on

Earth for 120 Jubilees (6,000 years).

Moses was born with a death

sentence on his head (Exodus 1:22-2:3).

Every male child born at the time Moses

was born was supposed to be drowned

in the river. But they made a little ark

and hid Moses on the river Nile. Moses

lived exactly 120 years and when he

died, his eyes were not dim neither were

his natural forces abated. That would

indicate that Moses was in good health

when he died. Why did he die? There

are several reasons, but I believe the

ultimate reason is that time ran out for

him. Moses’ lifespan was a living

prophetic revelation of Genesis 6:3

which states, “... My spirit shall not

always strive with man, for that he

also is flesh: yet his days shall be an

hundred and twenty years.” In this

verse, a day represents a year. There

seems to be two prophetic profiles in

this verse.

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First, it seems that Noah warned the

wicked of the Earth for 120 years before

the flood of judgent came and destroyed

the wicked. Second, this verse also has

prophetic implications by double

reference to 120 Jubilee years. It seems

that Moses was God’s exact composite

(Scriptural pictorial) of the righteous

who will live and die during the Earth

lease period of 120 Jubilees, whose

bodies will not be left in the Earth but

will be resurrected.

First Thessalonians 4:15 & 16

reveal, at the time of the Rapture, the

dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we,

who remain alive until His appearing,

shall be caught up together with them to

meet the Lord in the air. It appears that

the 120 years of Moses’ life was God’s

way of revealing a Scriptural pictorial

of all the righteous who will live on

Earth during the 120 Jubilees and die

before they enter into the Promised

Land. The Promised Land serves as a

parallel to Heaven and is also a type of

foreshadowing of the Millennial reign

of Christ.

Now, with this Scriptural

foundation, we can understand more

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clearly what the Apostle Paul meant by

his statement in Romans 5:14,

“Nevertheless death reigned from

Adam to Moses, even over them that

had not sinned after the similitude of

Adam’s transgression who is the

figure of him that was to come.” The

phrase “death reigned from Adam to

Moses” can be very confusing, if you

don’t understand the prophetic

implications. It seems like death still

reigns. Someone asked the question:

“Have you ever heard of anyone who

didn’t die because there wasn’t enough

death to go around?”

The Scripture specifically states that

“death reigned from Adam to

Moses.” Here’s the key that gives us

insight into the understanding of this

matter. When Moses died, Joshua took

over. Joshua is the Hebrew name for

“Jesus.” Joshua was a type of Jesus who

was to destroy him who had the power

of death. “Forasmuch then as the

children are partakers of flesh and

blood, he also himself likewise took

part of the same; that through death

he might destroy him that had the

power of death, that is, the devil.”

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“Death Reigned from Adam to Moses”

(Hebrews 2:14)

We find in Joshua 1:11 that Joshua

said to the people, “... within three

days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to

go in to possess the land, which the

LORD your God giveth you to possess

it.” The Jordan River seems to be a type

of both spiritual and physical death.

Joshua, being a type of Jesus, said, “...

within three days we will cross the

Jordan to possess the land.”

(paraphrased) Applying the concept of

“one day as a thousand years,” this

indicates that 3,000 years from the time

that Jesus was born there will be no

more spiritual or physical death. Three

thousand years from the birth of Jesus

would put us at the end of the seventh

millennium. In I Corinthians 15:26, Paul

reveals death to be the last enemy that

shall be destroyed.

This mystery is unveiled in Joshua

3:3-4:

And they commanded the

people, saying. When ye see

the ark of the covenant of the

LORD your God, and the

priests the Levites bearing it,

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then ye shall remove from

your place, and go after it.

Yet there shall be a space

between you and it, about two

thousand cubits by measure:

come not near unto it, that ye

may know the way by which

ye must go: for ye have not

passed this way heretofore.

This seems to be a prophetic profile

revealing that Jesus (the Word) would

pass through the river of death into the

Promised Land (Heaven) 2,000 years

ahead of God’s people. Our High Priest,

Jesus, crossed that river of death and

entered into Heaven 2,000 years before

the righteous dead will be resurrected

and the Body of Christ (Church) will be

caught up to heaven. It fits the profile

exactly.

The muddy Jordan (a type of death)

flooded its banks from the point where

Joshua crossed all the way back to the

city of Adam. “Death reigned from

Adam to Moses”—Joshua dried up the

river from the point of crossing to the

Dead Sea. Death indeed reigned from

Adam to Moses. Joshua was a Scriptural

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composite of Jesus who destroyed him

who had the power of death (Hebrews

2:14). This seems to solve the mystery

concerning the Apostle Paul’s statement

that “... death reigned from Adam to

Moses.” The flood of death started with

the first man (Adam) and continued to

the death of Moses. He was symbolic of

all the righteous who will die physically

during the 120 Jubilees (6,000 years) of

the Earth lease.

MOSES’ LIFE PROFILES THE EARTH

LEASE

When we take an overall view of

the Word of God concerning man’s

dominion on the Earth, we see very

strong indications that after 120 Jubilees

(6,000 years), the first stage of God’s

plan for man is finished. The seventh

day is a day of rest which refers to the

millennial reign of Christ (Revelation

20:1-4).

The Earth lease seems to have been

divided into three segments of time:

2,000 years from Adam to the time God

called Abraham; 2,000 years from

Abraham to Christ; and 2,000 years

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from Christ to the end of the Earth

lease, making a total of 6,000 years.

It’s interesting that Moses, in Psalm

90:9, made this statement, “... we spend

our years as a tale that is told.”

Remember, he lived exactly 120 years,

and it seems to tell the tale of the Earth

lease period of 120 Jubilees. Moses’ life

was divided into exactly three segments

of time: 40 years in Egypt; 40 years on

the backside of the desert tending his

father-in-law’s sheep; and 40 years

leading the Children of Israel from

Egypt to the Promised Land. Moses

represents all the righteous of the Earth

lease period who will die before they

enter into the Promised Land (Heaven).

Then, in Exodus 24, we have an

interesting incident that happened on

Mt. Sinai which gives us an accurate

profile of the resurrection of the

righteous dead and its general time

frame. Verse 16 reveals that the glory of

the Lord abode on Mt. Sinai and a cloud

covered it six days. After six days, God

called Moses up into the cloud. Using

the concept—a day is (with the Lord) as

a thousand years and a thousand years

as a day—we have a perfect profile. The

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six days represent 6,000 years of the

Earth lease. And Moses being called up

in the cloud profiles the resurrection of

all the righteous dead after the 6,000

years of the Earth lease has expired.

Then, in Matthew 16:28, Jesus said,

“... There be some standing here,

which shall not taste of death, till they

see the Son of man coming in his

kingdom.” Notice, He didn’t say, “He

would come in His Kingdom,” but He

said “some would see it.” He was

referring to the vision of the

transfiguration. Beginning with the first

verse of chapter 17, we see a New

Testament profile of the resurrection of

the righteous dead and the Rapture of

the Church.

And after six days Jesus

taketh Peter, James, and John his

brother, and bringeth them up

into an high mountain apart, and

was transfigured before them:

and his face did shine as the sun,

and his raiment was white as the

light. And, behold, there

appeared unto them Moses and

Elias talking with him. (Matthew

17:1-3)

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Exodus 24 profiles the resurrection of

the righteous dead after six 1,000-year

days of human history. The resurrection

of the righteous dead and the Rapture of

the Church seems to be confirmed in the

first three verses of Matthew 17.

Moses had been dead over 1,500

years when he showed up on what we

call the Mount of Transfiguration with

Elijah and talked with Jesus. You can’t

get a more accurate profile of the

resurrection of the righteous dead and

the Rapture of the Church after six days

(6,000 years) of human history. This

seems to be a prophetic revelation for

this generation. If this is an accurate

profile, then it reveals that the Rapture

can’t take place until after the Earth

lease has expired. Will it be exactly at

the end of 6,000 years? There are

Scriptural indications which seem to

reveal that there will possibly be a space

of six months to a year between the time

the Earth lease expires and the Rapture

of the Church.

Are you ready for what’s about to

transpire in the 21st Century? If not, it is

time for you to prepare for one of the

greatest events in 2,000 years of Church

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history. This event is much closer than

most have imagined.

Six days shall work be done,

but on the seventh day there shall

be to you an holy day, a sabbath

of rest to the LORD... (Exodus

35:2a)

For the Son of man is Lord

even of the sabbath day.

(Matthew 12:8)

MARANATHA!

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Document Outline

- Death Reigned from Adam to Moses

- 1 “Death Reigned from Adam to Moses”

- Moses’ Life Profiles the Earth Lease

Table of Contents

Death Reigned from Adam to Moses

1 “Death Reigned from Adam to Moses”

Moses’ Life Profiles the Earth Lease