The diagram below is called the "Key to the Kingdoms" because it displays the symmetric structure of the three kingdoms prominent in Judeo-Christian history. Two were "earthly kingdoms" and one is the Kingdom of God:
1) The Kingdom of David (Hebrew Theocracy, bottom)
2) The Kingdom of Christ ("Holy" Roman Empire, external church theocracy, top)
3) The Kindgom of God inaugurated in the First Century when Christ came (Aleph Tav, center)
Note that both "earthly" kingdoms were divided adjacent to the central vertical line dividing the entire diagram.
Each Hebrew letter corresponds to one century, except the Aleph Tav which overlap in the first century because it was there that the consummation of the Jewish Age (Tav=Cross) overlapped with the beginning (Aleph) of the Church Age. (The end is always embedded in the beginning, and vice versa ... think of the very end of the Bible when God creates a New Heaven and New Earth. It is an interesting "coincidence" that Perry Stone taught on this topic just this evening.)
The most stunning alphabetic correlations are:
MALKI: These letters are highlighted top and bottom. They spell "my king" or "king of" and they span the actual periods of the two earthly kingdoms
Resh: This letter means "head." It marks the only two periods of Jewish independence (headship) in their land after the Babylonian exile.
Aleph Tav: This corresponds to Alpha Omega, the title of Christ. It marks the first century when the Alpha Omega came to earth and inaugurated the Kingdom of God.
The figure 8 is actually a spiral centered on the incarnation of Jesus Christ:
Note that we are currently in the "Shin" century immediately preceding the final Tav of the diagram that aligns with Christ's first advent.
This is all explained in much detail in the article on my site: http://www.biblewheel.com/History/KingdomKey.asp
Also check out What's New: http://www.biblewheel.com/WhatsNew.asp
God bless you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Richard
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Wow! Thanks, Richard. The figure 8 is beautiful!
John