Cycles
of Salvation History

Jesus says: "I am the alpha and omega, who is and who was and who is to come" (Rev 1:8). Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. This is why Christ is the beginning and end of all, which implies that salvation history spans all the time of humanity.

The Bible is a historical book from the start to the end written by generations of authors covering centuries of history. This is why all questions of Christian faith are related to salvation history and topics of faith must be scrutinized within the context of salvation history.

On these pages, the whole history of salvation is recapitulated. It begins with the creation of the world and early humanity according to the book of Genesis interpreted in the light of both modern science and faith. Then, salvation history is restricted to the history of Israel, the first Christians and the Church. At a later time, it includes the history of Christianity in Europe joining modern history as well as a near and distant future described by the prophetic biblical accounts.

The main purpose of this recapitulation of salvation history is to show that it is repeating itself through cycles composed of four typical phases based respectively on peace, sin, judgment and return to peace. These phases are quite natural because creation first implies peace, which is then followed by transgression (sin) leading to suffering (judgment) and therefore needing salvation (return to peace). The whole salvation history is subdivided into the era of the patriarchs, the Israelite people and the spiritual kinship introduced by Christ. Each era contains four cycles.

The present theory of a recurring salvation history is the key for the solution of important mysteries related for instance to the Genesis vs. science issue, the flood account, the Daniel and Revelation eschatology, the apparitions of Saint Mary and a lot of other topics.

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