For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!

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Three returns of Israel before the dispersion

Return	Captivity	1^st	Gap	2^nd	Gap	3^rd	Dispersion
Age		538 – 515 BC		458 – 457 BC		444 -432 BC	432 BC – AD 1948
Length	70 yrs	23 years	57 yrs	2 years	12 yrs	8 years
World power		Cyrus (Is 44:28 – 45:1)		Artaxerxes		Artaxerxes
Prophets		Haggai, Zechariah					Malachi
Israelite leader		Zerubbabel		Ezra		Nehemiah
Scripture		Ezra 1 – 6; Isaiah 44:28		Ezra 7 – 10		Nehemiah
Purpose		Rebuilding the temple		Reformation of the people		Rebuilding the City Wall

David L Simon (22 November 2015)
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