He split Time!

Chinese civilization develops under Shang Dynasty (1500-1000 BC)
Solomon succeeds King David, builds Jerusalem temple (1000–900 BC)
Confucius was known to be born sometime 551 BC

Goths invade Asia Minor sometime A.D. 220
Constantine the Great rules (A.D. 312–337)
Vikings and Danes attack Britain (A.D. 988–1000)

In the above historical events, what do you notice? Yes, these are just some of the recorded ancient history. But have you also noticed how historians and archaeologists dated the occurrences of these events? They used BC (meaning "Before Christ") and the abbreviated Latin phrase AD (which means Anno Domini or in plain english means "in the year of our Lord"). Although some would prefer to use the terms "Before Common Era" (BCE) and "Common Era" (CE), they actually have the same meaning.

What is the importance of this? It means Christ's existence on earth is not just as important as those ancient history, rather His existence have become the point reference of the history itself! His "story" was written in every major events in the history, imagine that. Let's take for example the events I listed above. Dating that these historic events occurred sometime between 1500 BC and AD 1000 gives us the idea concerning how old these significant stories really were. If I am to calculate the exact number of gregorian years or julian days from these given timings to this date, of course I would be needing a point of reference. It is like calculating the number of hours needed to travel going from point A to point B. We first identify what variables are involved. So in this case, BC and AD signifies our point of reference.

We can say that the space is divided when God created the heaven and earth in the beginning.
And when God created light, He separated light from the darkness.
In Exodus, we can find a very significant story when Moses, through God's power, divided the red sea.
And in Matthew, we can see two accounts where Jesus divided the loaves and fishes to feed thousands of people.
The bible too was divided in two, where the life story of Jesus began in the new testament.

These leads me into thinking about how our time was divided. A split second may be fast, but you'll discover that a lot might have taken place in that brief moment of time in different corners of this world. In history, the event that split time marked the period when our savior came, which makes us even more conscious regarding Jesus' impact to our world.

What is the impact of His presence in your life? I guess one can narrate his/her own story when he/she first came to know our Savior. We can actually use the same dating method, like how is your life "Before Christ?" and how has Jesus changed your life after you accepted Him into your heart (your own Anno Domini timing or simply your triumphant days/years with the Lord in your heart)?

Jesus' birth was very significant and powerful that we even date our time from it. He split the time!

Thanks for reading. God bless you all!


Some Suggested Reading:
*Why is a minute divided into 60 seconds, an hour into 60 minutes, yet there are only 24 hours in a day?
*Jesus - Our Salvation

Suggested Music:
*BC+AD Who Split Time?
(I own a copy of this CD. The songs are really inspiring, and this album inspired me to write this blog.)