God’s Plan and Purpose of the Ages
How Every Age Unfolds the Life of Christ Until All Things Are Restored in Him
Introduction
God’s plan and purpose of the ages is the single thread that ties the whole Bible together. Before the first light broke in Genesis, God had already conceived a purpose: that all creation would reveal His Son and share His life. Through the prophets He spoke that purpose in promise; through the apostles He unveiled it in mystery; and through the Revelation of Jesus Christ He brings it to completion.
The ages are not disconnected dispensations but living stages in one unfolding story—the life of God moving through time until time itself is swallowed by life. From creation’s beginning to the new heaven and new earth, every covenant, every kingdom, every redemption scene unveils the same design: Christ all, and in all.
CHAPTER 1 — The Eternal Blueprint: God’s Purpose Before the Ages
“According to His eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” — Ephesians 3:11
The Foundation of God’s Plan and Purpose of the Ages
God’s plan and purpose of the ages began before creation itself.
Before the first light appeared in Genesis, the Father had already conceived a perfect design: that every created thing would reveal His Son and share His life.
Creation was not random—it was the outward expression of an inward purpose.
Understanding the Blueprint
H3 — God’s Purpose Planned Before Time
The phrase “God’s plan and purpose of the ages” means that each age reveals another dimension of His love and wisdom.
From Adam to Abraham, from the prophets to the apostles, the story has always been one continuous revelation of the same purpose—Christ in you, the hope of glory.
The Son as the Center of the Plan
Jesus Christ is not a reaction to sin; He is the reason creation exists.
All the covenants, promises, and prophecies flow toward Him.
The entire history of the ages is the slow unveiling of God’s eternal intent—to make His Son visible through redeemed humanity.
The Mystery Before Time Began
Before time began, Christ stood as the Lamb slain.
The cross was not an afterthought but the axis of the ages—the point where eternity intersects with time.
The Ages as Living Stages of Revelation
Each age functions like a living parable through which the invisible God becomes visible.
What men call history, heaven calls revelation.
The Eternal is expressing Himself through temporal cycles until time itself is filled with eternity.
The Prophetic Voice
“I am not rewriting history,” says the Lord. “I am revealing the story that has always been written. The end was planted in the beginning, and the beginning is now rising in the end. My purpose cannot fail; My ages cannot be broken.”
The Call to Action
Confession: “Father, Your plan and purpose of the ages include me. I was chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world.”
Meditation: Read Ephesians 1:9–11 and 3:9–11. Underline every phrase that shows His purpose or plan.
Practice: Write one way you see His eternal plan shaping your present moment.
CHAPTER 2 — The Seed of the Plan in Genesis
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1
The Beginning of God’s Plan and Purpose of the Ages
The opening words of Scripture mark the visible launch of God’s plan and purpose of the ages.
What appeared to be the start of time was really the manifestation of an eternal purpose that already existed in the heart of God.
Creation itself was a revelation—every atom, every rhythm of light and dark, an echo of divine intention.
The Seed Planted in Creation: The Word Spoken Into the Void
When God said, “Let there be light,” the eternal Word entered the realm of time.
That light was more than illumination; it was the Life of Christ breaking into creation.
The first day of history carried within it the seed of redemption.
The Garden as a Picture of Purpose
Eden reveals the original pattern—God dwelling with man in harmony.
The Father’s plan was never temporary fellowship but permanent union, heaven and earth living as one reality.
The fall did not cancel the plan; it set the stage for its unveiling through the ages.
The Hidden Lamb in Genesis
The Lamb Slain Before the Foundation of the World
Before Adam fell, provision already existed.
The slain Lamb was present in the heart of the Father—the seed of reconciliation hidden within creation’s soil.
Every altar in Genesis—from Abel’s offering to Abraham’s son on Moriah—whispers of that eternal Lamb.
The Promise of the Seed to Come
When God declared, “The seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent’s head,” He revealed the entire plan in a single sentence.
That seed is Christ, and the bruising is the restoration of all creation.
The purpose planted in Genesis grows through every age until it fills the earth with glory.
The Prophetic Voice
“The seed you carry is the beginning of My ending,” says the Lord. “What I planted in Genesis I will harvest in Revelation. Every cycle of time is a turn of My hand bringing forth what was sown in the beginning.”
The Call to Action
Confession: “I was chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world; His seed is alive in me.”
Meditation: Read Genesis 1–3 and note where you see Christ’s image and promise.
Practice: Speak life into something that looks formless in your world today; declare ‘Let there be light.’
CHAPTER 3 — The Purpose Foretold by the Prophets
“Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets.” — Amos 3:7
The Prophetic Witness to God’s Plan and Purpose of the Ages
From Abraham to Malachi, the Spirit of God spoke through prophets who saw glimpses of God’s plan and purpose of the ages.
Each vision was a piece of the eternal blueprint revealing how the Lamb would restore creation.
Their messages kept the seed alive in Israel until the full revelation came through Christ.
The Prophets and the Promise of Restoration
Isaiah: The Vision of New Heavens and a New Earth
Isaiah saw the end from the beginning—he heard God say, “Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth.”
He proclaimed a future where death, sorrow, and tears are forgotten.
This was not merely a prediction of a place to come; it was a preview of the Lamb’s life filling the earth.
Ezekiel and the River of Life
Ezekiel saw a river flowing from the Temple, bringing life to everything it touched.
That river is Christ in us—the Spirit of reconciliation restoring the desert to fruitfulness.
Every prophet pointed to the same truth: the purpose of God is life flowing through man until creation is healed.
The Hidden Mystery in Their Words
Daniel: The Ages and the Everlasting Kingdom
Daniel interpreted history as a sequence of kingdoms rising and falling, yet he saw one Kingdom that would never end.
The stone cut without hands that fills the whole earth is the reconciliation of all things under Christ’s rule.
The prophetic timeline is not about dates but about dominion passing from man to the Man Christ Jesus.
Hosea and the Heart of Reconciliation
Hosea married a wayward bride to reveal God’s unbreakable love.
His life prophesied that the ages would end in restored relationship, not in abandonment.
The prophets carried in their pain the promise of union — love stronger than law, mercy greater than judgment.
The Prophetic Voice
“I spoke through My prophets,” says the Lord, “that My purpose might not be forgotten. They saw the shadow; you walk in the substance. What they proclaimed afar off you will manifest in your generation.”
The Call to Action
Confession: “Lord, Your purpose was foretold and fulfilled in Christ. Let my life carry that prophetic river today.”
Meditation: Read Isaiah 65–66 and Daniel 2:35, 44; note how the Lamb’s Kingdom absorbs every kingdom of man.
Practice: Speak restoration over one area of brokenness around you — prophesy life where others see ruin.
CHAPTER 4 — The Mystery of the Ages Revealed by the Apostles
“The mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints.” — Colossians 1:26
The Apostolic Unveiling of God’s Plan and Purpose of the Ages
The prophets foresaw it; the apostles proclaimed it.
Through them the Spirit unsealed the mystery of God’s plan and purpose of the ages—that Christ would dwell within His people as the hope of glory.
Their writings interpret every covenant, every sacrifice, and every age through the finished work of the Lamb.
The Gospel of the Ages
H3 — Paul: The Eternal Purpose Revealed
Paul declared that the grace now made known was “according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Eph 3:11).
He saw history not as religion evolving but as revelation unfolding—Christ reconciling Jew and Gentile, heaven and earth, into one new creation.
Peter: The Plan Foretold Fulfilled
Peter preached that the prophets spoke of “the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow.”
In his message at Pentecost, the ages converged; the Spirit was poured out to make the heavenly plan an earthly reality.
The Mystery in the Man Christ Jesus
The Cross: Where All Ages Meet
At the cross, time and eternity embraced.
Every promise found its Amen; every prophecy found its fulfillment.
The blood of the Lamb became the hinge of the ages, reconciling all dimensions of creation to God.
The Resurrection: The Firstborn of a New Creation
When Christ rose, a new age dawned—the age of the indwelling Christ.
The apostles witnessed the shift from law to life, from shadow to substance.
In Him the purpose of God began to manifest in mortal flesh destined for immortality.
The Prophetic Voice
“The mystery is no longer hidden,” says the Lord. “I have placed the revelation within you. You are living epistles of My purpose. Through you, the wisdom once concealed is now displayed to powers and principalities.”
The Call to Action
Confession: “Christ in me is the fulfillment of God’s plan and purpose of the ages.”
Meditation: Read Ephesians 3 and Colossians 1:25-29; note how often mystery, purpose, and ages appear together.
Practice: Share one truth from this mystery with someone hungry for hope—let revelation become reconciliation.
CHAPTER 5 — The Fulfillment of the Plan in the Book of Revelation
“The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him to show unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass.” — Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ as the Completion of God’s Plan and Purpose of the Ages
The final book of Scripture is not a code of destruction but the unveiling of completion.
In the Revelation of Jesus Christ, we see God’s plan and purpose of the ages reach their fulfillment: the Lamb enthroned, the nations healed, and heaven and earth reunited.
All the threads begun in Genesis and spoken by the prophets and apostles are tied together in the light of the Lamb.
Seeing the Lamb in the Final Age
The Throne and the Lamb
John’s vision opens with the throne of God and the Lamb standing in the midst.
This is the center of every age—the life that rules from love.
The plan was never to evacuate the earth but to fill it with the presence of the Lamb.
The New Heaven and New Earth
Revelation 21–22 reveals the destination of the ages: a renewed creation where God dwells with humanity.
The river of life flows through the city; the tree of life bears fruit for healing.
This is the visible outcome of the invisible purpose—reconciliation made complete.
Time Yielding to Eternity
The Age of the Ages
When the angel declares, “There shall be time no longer,” it signals that the process has met its perfection.
Time, the servant of purpose, hands its work back to eternity.
The ages have accomplished their mission—to make God known in and through creation.
The Bride and the Spirit in Union
The closing cry, “The Spirit and the Bride say, Come,” is the corporate voice of reconciliation.
It is creation answering its Creator.
The sons, now unveiled as the Bride, echo the eternal invitation: life for all, light without shadow, God all in all.
The Prophetic Voice
“Behold, the ages are complete,” says the Lord. “What began in My heart now fills My house. The book is open, the Lamb is revealed, and every realm bows to the love that created it.”
The Call to Action
Confession: “The Lamb who reigns within me is the fulfillment of God’s plan and purpose of the ages.”
Meditation: Read Revelation 21–22; note how every image of beginning is restored—light, river, tree, and fellowship.
Practice: Carry that atmosphere of the New Jerusalem into one ordinary place today; let reconciliation become visible.
FINAL CALL — The Ages Complete and God All in All
“That God may be all in all.” — 1 Corinthians 15:28
The Completion of God’s Plan and Purpose of the Ages
The story that began before time now returns to its source.
Every covenant fulfilled, every promise realized, every shadow consumed in light—this is the consummation of God’s plan and purpose of the ages.
What was hidden in Genesis and foretold by the prophets has now been revealed in Christ and completed in the Revelation.
The purpose of creation was never escape, but union.
The Ages Find Their Rest
From Beginning to Fulfillment
The same Word who said, “Let there be light,” now declares, “Behold, I make all things new.”
The Alpha speaks as Omega, proving that nothing in creation lies outside His design.
Each age was a day in the life of God—He has labored, and now He rests in the finished work of His Son.
The Glory Filling the Earth
Habakkuk’s prophecy comes true: “The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.”
The plan of the ages was not to abandon the world, but to inhabit it with divine nature.
The sons of God stand as living witnesses that the reconciliation is complete.
God All in All
The End of All Separation
Every boundary—heaven and earth, spirit and body, God and man—has been reconciled through the life of the Lamb.
There is no outside anymore; everything lives within the fullness of Christ.
The last enemy, death, is destroyed, and the mortal is clothed with immortality.
The Eternal Continuum of Life
When Scripture says, “of His Kingdom there shall be no end,” it means the revelation continues forever.
The ages are not closed by a curtain but opened into an endless unfolding of love.
The purpose of the ages was not finality but eternal expansion—the increase of His government and peace without end.
The Prophetic Voice
“The ages have returned to their Source,” says the Lord. “I have filled the circle with My fullness. The last veil is lifted, the last tear dried, the last distance crossed. Creation breathes with My breath again. I am all in all.”
The Call to Action
Confession: “Your plan is complete in me, Lord. The ages have done their work; Your fullness lives through me.”
Meditation: Read 1 Corinthians 15:24–28 and Revelation 21:5. See how the end is not destruction, but restoration.
Practice: Live as one who is reconciled; speak peace into divisions, light into confusion, and life into death.
The Benediction of the Ages
“Now unto Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us—unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” — Ephesians 3:20–21
The Reconciliation of All Things — The Fruit of Deliverance — shows the goal of the plan fulfilled in Christ.
In The Fullness Of The Dispensation of Times: The Reconciliation of All Things In Christ.
Carl Timothy Wray is the prophetic author and founder of The Finished Work of Christ – Zion University, where revelation and restoration meet. For over four decades, he has unveiled scrolls on the revelation of Jesus Christ, the immortality of His sons, and the restoration of all things.
