We conclude this chapter with several patterns, and we begin with the Israelites, from Abram to the return of Israelite exiles from Babylonian captivity, as a pattern for Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection.  In this pattern, Abram/Abraham is the father of the nation of ancient Israel, Egypt is the “mother” that gave birth to the nation of Israelites, and the Israelites are a type for Jesus.

Both “mothers” received a visitor.  Egypt was visited by Abram.

Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.  Genesis 12:10  NASB

The angel Gabriel, sent from the Father, visited the Virgin Mary.

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.  Luke 1:26-27  NASB

Both “mothers” were involved in a welcome.  Egypt welcomed Jacob/Israel and family.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.  The Land of Egypt is at your disposal; settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land, let them live in the land of Goshen; and if you know any capable men among them, then put them in charge of my livestock.”  Genesis 47:5-6  NASB

Elizabeth welcomed Mary.

And it came about that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.  And she [Elizabeth] cried out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed among woman are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!”  Luke 1:41-42  NASB

Each “mother” received seed as the result of the visitation.  Egypt received Abram/Abraham’s seed through Isaac and Jacob/Israel.

All the persons belonging to Jacob, who came to Egypt, his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob’s sons, were sixty-six persons in all, and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt were two; all the persons of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy.  Genesis 46:26-27  NASB

But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them.  Exodus 1:7  NASB

Mary received seed from God Almighty.

And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy offspring shall be called the Son of God.”  …  “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”  Luke 1:35,45  NASB

After time, initial connections ended.  After Joseph’s time, he was forgotten by the Pharaohs.

Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.  Exodus 1:8  NASB

After a time of visiting, Mary departed from Elizabeth.

And Mary stayed with her [Elizabeth] about three months, and then returned to her home.  Luke 1:56  NASB

Both “mothers” experienced the trivial of birth.  Egypt, after suffering the plaques as the trivial of birth, delivered the new nation.

“Then I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt by what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought you out.”  Joshua 24:5  NASB

Mary gave birth to the baby Jesus.

And it came about that while they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.  Luke 2:6  NASB

The “newborns” were presented to God Almighty.  The nation of Israel, having just exited Egypt, was presented to God Almighty at the mountain of Sinai.

And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.  …  And the LORD came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.  Exodus 19:17,20    NASB

Jesus was presented to God Almighty in the Temple in Jerusalem.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,  Luke 2:27  NASB

There were deaths of certain age groups.  A generation of Israelites died in the wilderness.

“Say to them ‘As I live,’ says the LORD, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will surely do to you; your corpses shall fall in this wilderness, even all your numbered men, according to your complete number from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against Me.’ ”  Numbers 14:28-29  NASB

Males of Bethlehem of two years or younger were killed.

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its environs, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magi.  Matthew 2:16  NASB

Each of these “newborns” was absent from the promised land of Canaan.  After birth, the nation of Israel was absent from the Promised Land for forty years.

 “And your sons shall be shepherds for forty years in the wilderness, and they shall suffer for your unfaithfulness, until your corpses lie in the wilderness.”  Number 14:33  NASB

Jesus was absent from the Promised Land until it was safe for His return.

And he arose and took the Child and His mother by night, and departed for Egypt;  Matthew 2:14  NASB

The “newborns” entered the Promised Land.  The Israelites crossed the Jordan River and entered the Promised Land.

And the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.  Joshua 3:17  NASB

Jesus’ parents brought Jesus back to the Promised Land.

And he arose and took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.  Matthew 2:21  NASB

There is an anointing for each of these.  David was anointed king for the Israelites.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him [David] in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward.  And Samuel arose and went to Ramah. 1Samuel 16:13  NASB

Jesus was baptized.

Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.  Matthew 3:13  NASB

Many were amazed by wisdom.  Solomon, King of Israel, amazed the world with his wisdom.

Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.  And Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. …  And men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of this wisdom.  1Kings 4:29-30,34  NASB

Jesus amazed many of Israel with His teaching.

And they went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach.  And they were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.  Mark 1:21-22  NASB

These chosen ones were seized.  Jerusalem was besieged.

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.  2Kings 24:10  NASB

Jesus was seized and taken captive.   isH

And those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.  Matthew 26:57  NASB

These chosen ones were destroyed.  The nation of Israel was conquered and destroyed.

Now on the seventh day of the fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.  And he burned the house of the LORD, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house burned with fire.  2Kings 25:8-9  NASB

Jesus was crucified.

And it was the third hour when they crucified Him.  Mark 15:25  NASB

Both chosen ones were removed.  The Israelites who survived were taken captive.

Then he led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths.  None remained except the poorest people of the land.  2Kings 24:14  NASB

Then the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile.  2Kings 25:11  NASB

Jesus was taken away and put in a tomb.

And he took it [Jesus’ body] down and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever lain.  Luke 23:53  NASB

Both chosen ones returned.  Exiles of the Israelites return to the Promised Land from Babylon.

Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city.  Ezra 2:1  NASB

Jesus was resurrected and returned to visit the disciples.

And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified.  He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.  But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, just as He said to you.’ ”  Mark 16:6-7  NASB

Thus the ancient Israelites provide a pattern for Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection.

Previously, we illustrated the parallel paths of the first and last Adams (Section 4.8).  We can also represent Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection with the illustration of seven, ascending steps.  In the following illustration, the six risers representing important events are divided into two sets of three.  The first three risers indicate events occurring in the natural, physical realm, and the next three risers indicate events of the supernatural realm.

The illustration begins with Jesus as the Word in heaven with God Almighty.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  John 1:1  NASB

God Almighty sent Jesus the Word to participate in humanity and become its Savior.

“For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through Him.”  John 3:17  NASB

Jesus entered humanity as a new Seed, Who was distinct from any in the kingdom of darkness and Who could produce children of God Almighty.

Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and abiding word of God.  1Peter 1:22-23  NASB

By birth, Jesus was made like his Jewish brethren.

Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.  Hebrews 2:17  NASB

During this time, Jesus fulfilled the Law as the perfect Jew.

By baptism with water, baptism with the Holy Spirit, and adoption as a son, Jesus became the Christ.

And Simon Peter answered and said, “Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God.”  Matthew 16:16  NASB

By His crucifixion, Jesus became the Lamb of God Almighty, the Savior of the world.

The next day he [John] saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”  John 1:29  NASB

By resurrection, Jesus became the risen Christ.

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel,  2Timothy 2:8  NASB

On the morning of the day of resurrection, Jesus ascended to God Almighty to present the blood of the sacrificial Lamb (His own blood) as atonement for all the sins of all humanity.  In this way Jesus became the glorified Christ with a name above every other name.

And Jesus answered saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”  John 12:23  NASB

Therefore also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  Philippians 2:9-11  NASB

After forty days as the risen and glorified Christ, Jesus had his final ascension to heaven.

And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received him out of their sight.  Acts 1:9  NASB

But we do see Him who has been made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God He might taste death for every one.  Hebrews 2:9  NASB

After His ascension, Jesus was seated at God Almighty’s right hand.

“He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.”  Acts 5:31  NASB

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.  When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high; having become as much better than angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they.  Hebrews 1:3-4  NASB

After having sat down at the right hand of God Almighty, Jesus became the Lord of lords and King of kings.

“These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because His is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.”  Revelations 17:14  NASB

Thus, Jesus the Christ ascended through seven steps from Seed on earth to Lord and Christ in heaven.

The destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD dispersed Jews and Christians throughout western Asia and Europe.  Christians became dominate in European society while Jews became a tolerated or persecuted minority.  Divinely, Jews (God Almighty’s first born son) will return from the spiritual wilderness to God Almighty just as the prodigal son returned to his father (Luke 15:11-32).

“… and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”  Luke 21:24  NASB

Therefore, we will include Jews in our discussion of the church era in the next chapter.

Moses is a pattern for the Israelites/Jews.  In the following chart, the first third of Moses’ life is a pattern for the Israelites/Jews from Abram to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD.  In Chapter 6, we will use the second third of Moses’ life as a pattern for Jews during the church era.

There was a beginning.  Moses was born.

Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.  And the woman conceived and bore a son;  …  Exodus 2:1-2  NASB

God Almighty called Abram. 

Now the LORD said to Abram,  /  Go forth from your country,  …  Genesis 12:1  NASB

There was a separation from family.  The family was forced to abandon Moses in the water because of Pharaoh’s directive.

But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tar and pitch.  Then she put the child into it, and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.  Exodus 2:3  NASB

Abram was separated from family.

…  And from your relatives  /  And from your father’s house,  /  To the land which I will show you;  Genesis 12:1  NASB

There is refuge in the land of Pharaoh.  Moses was brought into Pharaoh’s household.

And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son.  And she named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”  Exodus 2:10  NASB

Jacob/Israel and his entire clan were brought to Egypt.

Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.  And they took their livestock and their property, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him: his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.  Genesis 46:5-7  NASB

There is a new habitation for both.  Moses grew up in Pharaoh’s household.

“After he had been exposed, Pharaoh’s daughter took him away, and nurtured him as her own son.”  Act 7:21  NASB

The Israelites conquered the Promised Land.

“And having received it [Mosaic tabernacle] in their turn, our fathers brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations whom God drove out before our fathers, until the time of David.”  Acts 7:45  NASB

Both became mighty in word and deed.

“And Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds.”  Acts 7:22  NASB

King Solomon was mighty in word and deed.

And men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.  1Kings 4:34  NASB

There is a time of captivity.  Israelites were captive slaves in Egypt.

And the Egyptians compelled the sons of Israel to labor rigorously; and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they rigorously imposed on them.  Exodus 1:13-14  NASB

Judeans were taken captive into Babylon.

Then the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile.  2Kings 25:11  NASB

There is a return to the brethren.  Moses returned to his brethren.

…  that he [Moses] went out to his brethren and looked on their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren.  Exodus 2:11  NASB

The exiles in Babylon return to the Promised Land.

Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city.  Ezra 2:1  NASB

There is a killing.  Moses killed an Egyptian.

So he looked this way and that, and when he saw there was no one around, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.  Exodus 2:12  NASB

The Jews had Jesus killed.

Now Caiaphas [the high priest] was the one who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man [Jesus] to die on behalf of the people.  John 18:14  NASB

They took Jesus therefore; and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha; where they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between.  John 19:17-18  NASB

There is retribution for the killings.  Pharaoh’s sought to kill Moses.

When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses.  …  Exodus 2:15  NASB

God brought retribution upon the Jews.

“For the days shall come upon you when your enemies will throw up a bank before you, and surround you, and hem you in on every side, and will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”  Luke 19:43-44  NASB

In 70 AD, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem, including the Temple.  Thereafter, without the Temple sacrificial system, the Law could not offer them a means of forgiveness.

And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.  Romans 9:22  NASB

Thus, Moses is a pattern for the Israelites of the Old Testament.

The final pattern in this chapter is a continuation of sequential events in the Old and New Testaments as a pattern for the spiritual history of humanity.  In the last chapter, we used events in the lives of Abram/Abraham and Sarai/Sarah as a pattern for spiritual day/ages 2 and 3.  Specifically, we used Abram/Abraham and Sarai/Sarah from their first mention until Sarah was taken by King Abimelech (Gen 20:2) as a pattern for human spiritual progression from the first couple in the garden through the captivity of the Judeans in Babylon.  Now for spiritual day/age 4, we have Isaac, the promised son to Abraham and Sarah, as the pattern for Jesus’ first appearance.  We have covered these events in detail previously, so there will be only a refresher here.

Those who had been taken were returned.  Sarah was returned to Abraham.

Abimelech then took sheep and oxen and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored his wife Sarah to him.  Genesis 20:14  NASB

The captives in Babylon were allowed to return to rebuild Jerusalem.

Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city.  Ezra 2:1  NASB

Both mothers of a promised son had a miraculous conception.  Sarah was passed childbearing age.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.  Genesis 18:11  NASB

Mary became pregnant, even though she was a virgin.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows.  When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.  …  and kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.  Matthew 1:18, 25  NASB

Both women gave birth to the promised son.  As the pattern, Sarah bore Isaac.

And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.  Genesis 21:3  NASB

Jesus was born to Mary.

And it came about that while they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.  And she gave birth to her first-born son;  …  Luke 2:6-7  NASB

Each promised son interacted with an older relative.  As the pattern, Isaac was treated with meanness by Ishmael, the elder brother by an Egyptian slave.

And the child [Isaac] grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.  Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.  Genesis 21:8-9  NASB

The apostle Paul characterizes Ishmael’s treatment of Isaac as persecution.

But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also.  Galatians 4:29  NASB

Ishmael’s actions toward Isaac were consistent with Ishmael’s Egyptian heritage.

John the Baptist, Jesus’ older relative, was filled with the Holy Spirit in the womb (Luke 1:15), and his treatment of Jesus was consistent with his nature.

Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.  But John tired to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”  But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.”  Then he permitted Him.  Matthew 3:13-15  NASB

Each of these elder relatives was removed from the narrative.  Ishmael was sent away by Abraham.

So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy [Ishmael], and sent her away.  And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.  Genesis 21:14  NASB

John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded.

And he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.  Matthew 14:10  NASB

There was a covenant implemented.  Abraham implemented a new covenant with Abimelech.

So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.  Genesis 21:32  NASB

Jesus implemented the new covenant of grace with the apostles.

And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is to be shed on behalf of many.”  Mark 14:24  NASB

Each of the promised sons was offered as a sacrifice.  As the pattern, Isaac was to be offered as a burnt sacrifice to God Almighty.

Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”  And he said, “Here I am.”  And He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”  Genesis 22:1-2  NASB

Jesus was taken for sacrifice.

And those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.  Matthew 26:57  NASB

Each of the promised sons carried the wood for the sacrifice.  As a pattern, Isaac carried the wood for his sacrifice.

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife.  So the two of them walked on together.  Genesis 22:6  NASB

Though three of the gospels cite Simon, a Cyrenian, as carrying the cross to Calvary, John states that Jesus started out carrying the wooden cross to be used for His sacrifice.

They took Jesus therefore; and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgoth;  John 19:17  NASB

Each of these sacrifices was completed with a lamb.  As the pattern, a lamb, rather than Isaac, was offered.

Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the place of the son.  Genesis 22:13  NASB

There was no substitution for Jesus because He is the Lamb of God.

The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”  John 1:29  NASB

And so he then delivered Him up to them to be crucified.  John 19:16  NASB

Those that were designated for sacrifice escaped from death.  As the pattern, Isaac escaped from death because a substitute is found.

But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”  And he said, “Here I am.”  And he said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld you son, your only son, from Me.”  Genesis 22:11-12  NASB

Although He died, Jesus escaped from death because of his sinlessness and righteousness.

“Men of Israel, listen to these words:  Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—this Man, delivered up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.  And God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.”  Acts 2:22-24  NASB

There is weeping for the end of an era.  Abraham wept over Sarah’s death.

And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.  Genesis 23:2  NASB

Jesus, before His crucifixion, wept over the impending destruction of Jerusalem, which brought an end to the second temple period.

And when He approached, He saw the city [Jerusalem] and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace!  But now they have been hidden from your eyes.  For the days shall come upon you when your enemies will throw up a bank before you, and surround you, and hem you in on every side, and will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”  Luke 19:41-44  NASB

The destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD is the culminating event of spiritual day/age 4.  On the other hand, the New Testament era began around 1 AD with the birth of Jesus.  There is an overlap of spiritual day/ages 4 and 5 because Jesus both fulfilled the Law of day/age 4 and initiated the covenant of grace of day/age 5.  This overlap includes much of the apostolic church period, which started with the gift of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost around 33 AD and ended around 100 AD after the deaths of the apostles.

And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.  Genesis 1:19  NASB