Positive Events in World History by Joe Harper

Preface: 

Recently, Reformed Truther Ministries published a timeline covering the progression of the New World Order conspiracy. Although the timeline included some positive historical events for the sake of context, the timeline concentrated primarily on evil events demonstrating the work of the secret societies in working toward a New World Order. This timeline in contrast focuses primarily on the positive events in World History. Some of the events on this timeline are also listed on the New World Order timeline. The two timelines are intended to be read side by side. 

This timeline focuses on religious, political, legal and social events that are generally agreed by Christians to have been good events in history. The timeline is written from a Protestant Christian perspective. The timeline includes key moments in Church history, events that halted the spread of false religions, important milestones in exploration, and political events that led to greater freedom and morality. The timeline shows God’s hand of providence in the Last Days in building his Church before the return of Jesus Christ on the last day of history. The author is a Postmillennialist although the timeline is not intended to be polemic for Eschatology. It is hoped that the timeline will prove to be both informative and encouraging for Christians. 

Timeline:

33: Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

48: Council of Jerusalem deals with Judaizers heresy  

70:  Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. God’s judgement on Pharisaical Judaism  

313: Emperor Constantine proclaims the Edict of Milan. Lifts persecutions of Christians  

325: Council of Nicaea. Defends the Divinity of Jesus Christ 

382: Jerome translates Latin Vulgate 

389: Emperor Theodosius proclaims Theodosian Decrees. Bans Paganism in the Roman Empire 

432: Patrick begins his missionary work in Ireland 

451: Council of Chalcedon. Defends Orthodox Christology

732: Battle of Tours. Halts the Muslim advance into Europe

893: King Alfred the Great compiles Doom Book. This law code incorporates the Mosaic law as well as existing Saxon laws 

1275: Statue of Jewry forbade money lending in England  

1290: Expulsion of Jews from England 

1307: Suppression of Knights Templars. Templars are accused of worshiping Baphomet, Spitting on the cross, and sodomy

1382: John Wickliffe translates Latin Vulgate into Middle English. Lollard movement grows  

1394: Final expulsion of Jews in France 

1396: Ministry of John Huss begins. Reformation begins in Prague 

1440: Gutenberg Printing Press invented 

1453: Greek Bible Manuscripts travel to western Europe after the fall of Constantinople 

1492: Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas. European discovery of the Americas 

1516: Erasmus publishes Greek New Testament 

1517: Martin Luther nails 95 Theses to the Church door in Wittenberg. Start of Protestant Reformation 

1526: William Tyndale completes New Testament translation into English

1534: Martin Luther completes German Bible translation 

1611: Authorized Version of the Bible published. Commonly called the King James Version

1618: Synod of Dort begins in the Netherlands 

1644: First London Baptist Confession of Faith written

1646: Westminster Assembly writes Westminster Confession of Faith. Part of the Westminster Standards 

1648: Thirty Years War ends. Protestantism secured in Europe 

1651: Parliamentarians win the English Civil War 

1677: Second London Baptist Confession written. Republished in 1689 

1683: Battle of Vienna. Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth stops Muslim Ottoman advance into Europe 

1689: Glorious Revolution in Britain. Stops Roman Catholic takeover of the British monarchy

1735: First Great Awakening begins. Revival in Great Britain and the American Colonies  

1759: Jesuits expelled from Portuguese Empire 

1764: Jesuits expelled from France 

1765: William Blackstone’s Commentaries On The Laws of England published 

1767: Jesuits expelled from Spanish Empire  

1770: Voyages of Captain James Cook maps New Zealand and Australia. Explores the Pacific Ocean

1775: American Revolution begins

1776: Declaration of Independence written

1777: Articles of Confederation adopted 

1788: U.S. Constitution Ratified 

1791: Bill of Rights Ratified 

1793: William Carey begins Missionary work in India 

1795: Second Great Awakening begins 

1813: Adoniram Judson arrives in Burma. Begins missionary work in Burma

1828: Anti Masonic Party founded in the United States 

1833: Slavery Abolition Act passed in the British Empire 

1836: 2nd National Bank closed in the United States. Central Bank

1848: Serfs freed in Austrian Empire

1855: David Livingstone reaches Victoria Falls. Part of Livingstone’s exploration of Africa 

1859: Ulster Revival begins in Northern Ireland. Part of the Third Great Awakening

1861: Serfs freed in Russian Empire 

1862: Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act passed. Polygamy made illegal in Utah Territory 

1865: Abolishment of slavery in the United States

1865: Hudson Taylor founds the China Inland Mission. Mission work in China 

1870: Papal States conquered by Kingdom of Italy. Reduces Papal power

1906: Percy Fawcett explores the Amazon 

1938: The ministry of Martyn Lloyd Jones begins at Westminster Chapel in London  

1945: End of World War Two. Nazism defeated. 

1947: Dead Seas Scrolls discovery 

1991: Dissolution of Soviet Union. More religious freedom in Russia  

2020: Brexit takes the United Kingdom out of the European Union

2022: Dobbs v Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization. Supreme overturns Roe v. Wade 

Future: Latter Day Glory of the Church. Postmillennial Hope