Definition
The Two Ages refers to the distinction between the biblical age governed by covenantal law and the present age characterized by reconciliation and direct access to God.
Context
In apostolic language, references to “this age” and “the age to come” reflect covenantal transition rather than planetary destruction. The first age culminated in judgment upon Jerusalem and the end of temple-centered religion. The second age begins with the completion of that transition.
Within the Yeshuan Model, this distinction is foundational. Without recognizing the transition between ages, law, condemnation, and institutional authority remain incorrectly applied to the present.
Implications
Understanding the Two Ages clarifies why religious systems cannot claim the same authority structures described in biblical narrative. It also explains why fear-based theology persists when age distinctions are ignored.
The present age is not law-based but relational.
Common Misunderstanding
The language of ages is sometimes mistaken for dispensational frameworks that divide history into rigid periods. The Yeshuan Model uses the concept to describe a single covenantal transition rather than multiple theological eras.