I believed that 6000 years were given by God to man to have dominion on earth.
I also believed that God gave the number of years so that we may know the approximate year of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ before the Tribulation period.
Let us count beginning from the creation of Adam:
Adam ( Genesis 5:3) 130
Seth (Genesis 5:6) 105
Enos (Genesis 5:9) 90
Cainan (Genesis 5:12) 70
Mahalaleel (Genesis 5:15) 65
Jared (Genesis 5:18) 162
Enoch (Genesis 5:21) 65
Methuselah (Genesis 5:25) 187
Lamech (Genesis 5:28) 182
Total 1056 years
Noah (Genesis 5:32)Noah was 500 years old when he begat Japheth -eldest.(Genesis 10:21)
(Presumption when he begat Shem) 503
Shem (Genesis 11:10) 102
Arphaxad (Genesis 11:12) 35
Salah (Genesis 11:14) 30
Eber (Genesis 11:16) 34
Peleg (Genesis 11:18) 30
Reu (Genesis 11:20) 32
Serug (Genesis 11:22) 30
Nahor (Genesis 11:24) 29
Terah (Genesis 11:26) 70
Total 895 years
Matthew 1:17
Abraham to David = 14 generations
Let's presume that one generation
is equal to 65 years based from the
lowest number of years from Adam to
Lamech. (14 x 65) 910
David up to the Babylonian captivity
Let's use the minimum number of a
generation of 40 years.
(14 x 40) 560
Babylonian captivity to the
birth of Christ
(14 x 40) 560
Total 2030 years
From Adam to Christ: (1056 + 895 + 2030 = 3981)
From Birth of Christ to present = 2012
Tribulation period = 7
(3981 + 2012 + 7)
Total 6000 years
Provided that the computation of generations from Abraham to the birth of Christ is correct.


