God's 7,000-year master plan for mankind is depicted by the seven-day week. As shown in Genesis, God refashioned the earth and created life in six days, resting on the Sabbath. This pattern extends to a grander scale, where each day represents 1,000 years of human existence. The first six days symbolize 6,000 years during which man has been allowed to govern himself and pursue his own ideas. The seventh day represents 1,000 years of peace under the rule of Jesus Christ, a period known as the Millennium, which will follow Christ's intervention in world affairs. Biblical events and history indicate that nearly 6,000 years of human civilization have passed, with approximately 4,000 years before Christ's first coming and another 2,000 years since. Thus, man's allotted time is nearly complete, and God's great Millennial rest is soon to come.

Like any good builder, God has a plan, far grander and more involved than any construction job, and incredibly important. His main objective is to create a Family to share eternity with, making man in His own image and likeness, so humanity can understand His nature and conform to it through life's experiences and building godly character. God has set time limits to His plan, with a beginning and an end, during which His creative work of glorifying many sons and daughters will be accomplished. Time to God takes on different dimensions, as a thousand years equal one day in His prophetic revelation to man. Christ's rule, often referred to as God's rest, lasts a thousand years, and it is logical to conclude that the other six days of Creation typify 6,000 years of man's government on earth. Thus, God has a 7,000-year plan to bring humanity into His Family, and we find ourselves near the end of man's allotted 6,000 years.