God has a master plan to recreate Himself through human beings, limiting this process to a 7,000-year framework. His plan unfolds in a deliberate, planned order, with each of His holy days highlighting a specific step in His work to build children in His image. The weekly Sabbath and the festivals listed in Leviticus 23 serve as reminders of His purpose for mankind, ensuring that this plan is passed from generation to generation. These holy days reveal the comprehensive plan of God, beginning with repentance and forgiveness and culminating in the resurrection of the dead as members of His Family. God is not haphazard; He operates with order, dealing with distinct groups of people at different times in His plan for salvation. Jesus Christ is the very first in this plan, opening the way for salvation by living a perfect life and dying for humanity's sins. After accepting Christ's sacrifice, the first group He works with is His firstfruits, the early harvest of His children, represented by the founding of the New Testament church and the giving of His Holy Spirit. At Christ's return, signaled by the last trumpet, these firstfruits, both living and dead, will be changed to spirit, entering God's Kingdom to rule with Him for a thousand years. Following this, Christ will gather the second group, those left of all nations after the end-time disasters, ushering in a thousand years of peace and prosperity during which they and their descendants can be saved. The third group consists of all who died in ignorance of God's way, resurrected to physical life for a chance at salvation during a judgment period. Finally, Christ addresses the last group, those who have rejected salvation, who will face a final judgment and be consumed in fire, ensuring that only those who choose peace, harmony, and love remain in His Kingdom. Through His feast days, God reminds us of His plan and encourages us to qualify for a better resurrection.

Like any good builder, God has a plan. We would be making a terrible mistake if we thought that God had waded into His work without a plan. God's plan is far grander and more involved than any construction job and incredibly more important. Though God is Creator, the physical creation is just the environment for His most important work, creating a Family to share it with for all eternity. God has a great master plan that He is working out on the earth, and it will come to pass because He is Almighty God. He does nothing capriciously and has determined that His plan will produce the most good when it is completed. His main objective is to make man in His own image, creating humanity with a spiritual ability to understand His nature and learn to conform to it through the experiences of life and the process of building godly character. God's plan has a beginning and an end, with certain boundaries and limits during which His creative work of glorifying many sons and daughters will be done. Time to God takes on different dimensions, as He inhabits eternity and can function outside of time if He so desires. His plan spans a 7,000-year framework to bring humanity into His Family, with Christ's thousand-year reign, often called the Millennium, connected to God's rest on the Sabbath day during the creation week. Significant steps in God's master plan have already been completed: He made the earth fit for human habitation, created man and instructed him in His way, called Abraham and made a covenant with him, freed Israel from slavery in Egypt and established the Old Covenant to preserve His law until the coming of Christ, sent His Son Jesus Christ to live perfectly, die as man's Savior, and be resurrected as High Priest and firstborn among many brethren, sent His Spirit and founded His church to preach the gospel, and proposed a New Covenant to offer salvation to the Gentiles. Events yet to occur in God's plan include Christ's return as King of kings to defeat man's satan-inspired rebellion and set up His Kingdom, the saints being changed to spirit to reign with Christ for a thousand years, satan's binding throughout the Millennium, the resurrection of all who ever lived to physical life with a chance to accept God's way, the casting of those who reject salvation into the Lake of Fire, and God the Father ruling the whole universe from earth with His Family living and working with Him throughout eternity.

God's Plan for humanity is a profound pattern of truth revealed throughout His Word. At death, a human's physical body decomposes, returning to dust, while the spirit of understanding, a gift from God that elevates humanity above other creatures, returns to Him for safekeeping. Immortality is a divine gift, promised to believers and granted at specific times, each in their own order, as part of God's Plan. Jesus teaches that all who have died remain in their graves until they are resurrected—some to eternal life for the righteous, and others to condemnation for evildoers—pointing to two distinct resurrections. In a future time, the dead will arise to a period of judgment, free from the influence of evil, and God will joyfully grant salvation and eternal life to those who live His way. However, some will reject immortality, choosing their own selfish path despite knowing God's truth, and they will face a different resurrection and fate. Eternal life is not inherent in humans but is a gift from God through His Holy Spirit, the guarantee of inheritance until the resurrection. God has a glorious, joyful future planned for all who choose to live His way, as exemplified by His promise to David, who, though currently in the grave, is destined to be king over resurrected Israel in the time to come.

God's 7,000-year master plan for mankind is symbolized by the seven-day week. As shown in Genesis, God refashioned the earth and created all life forms in six days, then rested on the Sabbath. God also gave man six days to work, followed by a day of rest. The seventh day is a time for man to set aside daily activities and worship the true God. With the Lord, one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day, illustrating a grander scale of time. The seventh day of the week represents 1,000 years of peace under the rule of Jesus Christ, commonly called the Millennium, which will occur after Christ's intervention in world affairs. The first six days of the week symbolize 6,000 years during which man has been allowed to govern himself and work out his own ideas and plans. Human civilization has existed for nearly 6,000 years, indicating that man's week is nearly over, and God's great Millennial rest will soon be here.

Sacrifice is the foundational principle for salvation and spiritual growth as exemplified by Jesus Christ's preordained sacrifice before the world's creation (I Peter 1:18-20). Sacrifice underpins faith, hope, and obedience, which forms the basis of a covenant relationship with God. In the same way that Christ's sinless life and death paid the penalty for human sin, God's called-out saints are called to daily sacrifices reflecting devotion to God (burnt offerings) and service to others (grain offerings) as outlined in Leviticus and Numbers 29. These acts of sacrifice, consisting of obedience, prayer, praise, and selfless service transform our carnal nature, aligning us with God's perfect image. In Psalm 50, God rebukes hypocritical offerings contaminated by pride and slander. Sacrifice is costly, demanding the denial of self and overcoming the fear of loss, but is positively reframed as an investment yielding eternal dividends. The parables of the virgins, talents, and final judgment hinges on sacrifice to others, reflecting Christ's indwelling presence. God's chosen saints are urged to imitate Christ's example (Ephesians 5:1-2) offering their lives as living sacrifices (Roman 12:1-3) and building a relationship with God and His family, culminating in eternal life.