All Charts

All 113 interactive charts on Harbinger's Lamp, by kind. The library has the same charts with search and filters.

Timelines

• Acts and the Early Church
  A chronological walk through Acts, from the Ascension and Pentecost through Paul's journeys, arrest and Roman imprisonment to the deaths of Peter and Paul and the fall of Jerusalem, with the New Testament letters placed where they were written.
• The Kings of Israel
  A chronological walk through the Kings of Israel (United Kingdom -> Northern Kingdom).
• The Kings of Judah
  A chronological walk through the Kings of Judah, from Rehoboam to Zedekiah and the fall of Jerusalem, with each king colored by the verdict of Scripture and the prophets who spoke in his day.
• The Life of David
  A chronological walk through the life of David, from the shepherd anointed at Bethlehem to the king who handed the kingdom to Solomon.
• The Patriarchs
  A chronological walk through the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, from the call of Abram out of Ur to Joseph's death in Egypt (Genesis 11:27–50:26).
• The Prophets of the Old Testament
  Every Old Testament prophet placed in time, from Moses and Samuel through Elijah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah to Malachi: the kings they served under, who they spoke to, their message, and key verses.
• The Trial, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus
  A harmonized, chronological walk through the Trial, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ across the four Gospels.

Maps

• Abraham's Journeys
  Follow Abraham from Ur of the Chaldees to Haran and into Canaan, down to Egypt and back, to the rescue of Lot, Hagar's well, Gerar and Beer-sheba, the land of Moriah, and the cave of Machpelah at Hebron (Genesis 11:27–25:10).
• From Egypt to the Promised Land
  Follow Israel from Rameses through the sea to Sinai, on to Kadesh and the spies, through forty years in the wilderness and round Edom and Moab, then across the Jordan with Joshua to Jericho, Hazor and Shiloh (Exodus 12 – Joshua 21).
• Jesus's Time on Earth
  Follow Jesus from the annunciation at Nazareth to the ascension from the Mount of Olives: Bethlehem, the Jordan, Galilee and its lake, Tyre and Caesarea Philippi, and the last week in Jerusalem, in the order of A. T. Robertson's harmony of the Gospels. Disputed sites are named as disputed.
• Paul's First Missionary Journey & Jerusalem Council
  Follow Paul and Barnabas as they carry the gospel from Antioch to Cyprus and the cities of southern Galatia, opening the door of faith to the Gentiles — then up to Jerusalem, where the council settles what Gentile believers must keep (Acts 13–15).
• Paul's Journey to Rome
  Follow Paul from Jerusalem to Rome through imprisonment, trials, a violent Mediterranean storm, shipwreck on Malta, and his final arrival in the capital of the Roman Empire (Acts 21:17–28:31).
• Paul's Missionary Journeys
  Explore Paul's complete missionary ministry across the Roman world—from Antioch to Rome—through a unified, chronological map of all three journeys, the Jerusalem Council, and Paul's journey to Rome recorded in Acts.
• Paul's Second Missionary Journey
  Trace Paul's travels with Silas, Timothy, and Luke as the gospel crosses into Europe, reaching Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, and Corinth (Acts 15:36–18:22).
• Paul's Third Missionary Journey
  Journey with Paul through Galatia, Macedonia, Greece, and Ephesus as he strengthens existing churches, faces opposition, and prepares for his final trip to Jerusalem (Acts 18:23–21:17).
• The Seven Churches of Revelation
  Follow the seven letters of Revelation 2–3 from Patmos round the cities of Asia: how Christ presents himself to each church, what he praises and rebukes, and his promise to him that overcometh, with historical background on each city.
• The Twelve Tribes of Israel
  See where each tribe received its inheritance in Joshua 13–19, then click a territory to meet the patriarch, his blessing from Jacob and from Moses, the census counts, and the people Scripture ties to the tribe.

Stories

• Creation
  Walk through the seven days of creation as a flip-through story deck — page by page, or auto-played — from the first light to the seventh-day rest (Genesis 1 – 2:3).
• Daniel in the Den of Lions
  Daniel 6 as a flip-through story deck: the king's decree, Daniel praying as he did aforetime, the den sealed with the king's signet, and the lions' mouths shut (Daniel 6).
• Elijah on Mount Carmel
  Elijah and the prophets of Baal as a flip-through story deck: no voice from morning until noon, the altar repaired with twelve stones and the trench filled with water, and the fire of Jehovah (1 Kings 18).
• Noah and the Flood
  Noah as a flip-through story deck: the ark built as God commanded, the waters prevailing upon the earth, the raven and the dove, and the bow in the cloud (Genesis 6:5–9:17).
• Peter Walks on the Water
  Peter on the sea as a flip-through story deck: the boat distressed by the waves, Jesus walking on the sea in the fourth watch, and Peter going to him until he sees the wind (Matthew 14:22–33).
• Push the Boulder
  A lesson on Christian responsibility: the boulder rolls back, the work never seems to finish — but look down the hill at who it would crush. Faithfulness, not success (1 Corinthians 15:58).
• The Battle Is Jehovah's
  David and Goliath as a flip-through story deck: the champion of Gath, the shepherd with his sling, and "the battle is Jehovah's" (1 Samuel 17).
• The Fall of Jericho
  Jericho as a flip-through story deck: Rahab and the scarlet line, the prince of the host of Jehovah, seven days compassing the city, and the wall falling down flat (Joshua 2; 5:13–6:27).
• The Lost Son
  The father and his two sons as a flip-through story deck: the younger son in the far country, the father running to meet him, and the elder brother outside (Luke 15).
• The Man Let Down Through the Roof
  A man sick of the palsy as a flip-through story deck: borne of four, let down through the roof, and told "thy sins are forgiven" before he rises and takes up his bed (Mark 2:1–12).
• The Parable of the Sower
  The parable of the sower as a flip-through story deck: seed by the way side, on the rocky places, among the thorns and on the good ground, then Jesus' own explanation of each (Matthew 13:1–23).
• The Parable of the Tares
  The wheat and the tares as a flip-through story deck: an enemy sows tares while men sleep, both grow together until the harvest, and Jesus explains the field (Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43).
• The Passover and the Firstborn
  The Passover as a flip-through story deck: the lamb without blemish, the blood on the side-posts and lintel, the firstborn smitten at midnight, and Israel sent out of Egypt (Exodus 11–12).
• The Plagues of Egypt: Blood to Flies
  The first plagues as a flip-through story deck: Aaron's rod and the magicians' rods, the river turned to blood, then the frogs, the lice and the flies (Exodus 7–8).
• The Plagues of Egypt: Murrain to Darkness
  The middle plagues as a flip-through story deck: the murrain, the boils, the hail, the locusts and the thick darkness, with the land of Goshen set apart (Exodus 9–10).

Character Studies

• Andrew — Character Study
  Simon Peter's brother, who followed Jesus after John spoke, brought his brother to him, and told him of the Greeks.
• Apollos — Character Study
  An eloquent Alexandrian Jew, mighty in the scriptures, who was taught more accurately at Ephesus, helped the believers in Achaia, and is named in Paul's letter to the Corinthians.
• Barnabas — Character Study
  The Levite of Cyprus who gave his field, brought Saul to the apostles, was sent to Antioch, and went out with Paul until they parted over Mark.
• Caiaphas — Character Study
  The high priest that year, who told the council it was expedient that one man should die for the people, and before whom Jesus was led.
• Cornelius — Character Study
  A devout centurion at Cæsarea who sent for Peter at an angel's word, and on whose household the Holy Spirit fell as Peter spoke.
• Herod the King — Character Study
  The king in whose days Jesus was born: troubled by the Wise-men's question, he sought the child and slew the male children of Bethlehem.
• Herod the Tetrarch — Character Study
  The tetrarch of Galilee who shut up John the Baptist, beheaded him because of his oaths, and later mocked Jesus.
• James, Son of Zebedee — Character Study
  The fisherman called with his brother John, one of the three taken apart with Jesus, killed with the sword by Herod in Acts 12.
• James, the Lord's Brother — Character Study
  James among the brethren of Jesus, named by Paul in Galatians, speaking at the gathering in Jerusalem, and receiving Paul at the end of Acts.
• Jesus — Character Study
  Jesus from his birth at Bethlehem through Galilee, Jerusalem, the cross and the empty tomb, to his being taken up into heaven, with every claim tied to the ASV.
• John Mark — Character Study
  John whose surname was Mark: his mother's house in Jerusalem, his departure at Perga, the sharp contention, and the Mark later useful for ministering.
• John the Baptist — Character Study
  John from the angel's promise to his death in Herod's prison: his preaching of repentance, his witness to Jesus, and his question from prison.
• John, Son of Zebedee — Character Study
  The fisherman called with his brother James, one of the Sons of thunder and Peter's companion in Acts; the study also notes the unnamed disciple whom Jesus loved.
• Joseph of Arimathea — Character Study
  A councillor who went boldly to Pilate for the body of Jesus and laid it in his own new tomb.
• Joseph — Character Study
  A one-screen study of Joseph, son of Jacob & Ruler over Egypt: the scenes of his life, his relationships, and where he appears in Scripture.
• Joseph, Husband of Mary — Character Study
  Joseph, a righteous man of David's house, who did as the angel of the Lord commanded in dreams: Bethlehem, Egypt and Nazareth.
• Judas Iscariot — Character Study
  One of the twelve who agreed to deliver Jesus to the chief priests, with the two accounts of his death in Matthew and Acts set down as written.
• Lazarus — Character Study
  The brother of Martha and Mary, whom Jesus loved, who lay four days in the tomb at Bethany and was called out by Jesus.
• Luke — Character Study
  The beloved physician named in three of Paul's letters, with what the text does and does not say about the first-person passages of Acts.
• Lydia — Character Study
  A study of Lydia of Thyatira, the seller of purple at Philippi whose heart the Lord opened: her baptism, her household, and her open house for Paul and the brethren.
• Martha — Character Study
  The sister who received Jesus into her house and served, and who told him at Bethany that she had believed he was the Christ, the Son of God.
• Mary Magdalene — Character Study
  A woman healed of seven demons who followed Jesus, stood by the cross, came to the tomb, and told the disciples she had seen the Lord.
• Mary of Bethany — Character Study
  The sister who sat at the Lord's feet and heard his word, fell at his feet in grief, and anointed his feet with ointment of pure nard.
• Mary, the Mother of Jesus — Character Study
  Mary from the angel's word at Nazareth to the upper room in Jerusalem: what the Gospels and Acts say of her, in the ASV's own words.
• Matthew — Character Study
  The publican called Matthew at the place of toll, told of Levi in Mark and Luke, who forsook all to follow Jesus and made a feast in his house.
• Moses — Character Study
  A one-screen study of Moses: his life arc from the Nile to Nebo, his strengths and weaknesses, key events, relationships, themes, and where he appears in Scripture.
• Nathanael (Bartholomew) — Character Study
  Of Cana in Galilee and one of the twelve, called Bartholomew in the lists: brought to Jesus by Philip, called an Israelite indeed, he answered, Thou art the Son of God.
• Nicodemus — Character Study
  A Pharisee and ruler of the Jews who came to Jesus by night, asked for him a fair hearing, and brought spices for his burial.
• Paul — Character Study
  From the young man at Stephen's death to the prisoner in Rome: Paul's calling, journeys with Barnabas and Silas, and witness before rulers, as told in Acts and his letters.
• Peter — Character Study
  The fisherman Jesus named Peter: his confession, his three denials, the words Feed my sheep, and his part in Acts.
• Philip the Apostle — Character Study
  One of the twelve, from Bethsaida: the man who said Come and see, was asked about bread for the multitude, and asked to be shown the Father.
• Philip the Evangelist — Character Study
  One of the seven, who preached in Samaria, met the Ethiopian eunuch on the road to Gaza, and was later found at Cæsarea with his four daughters.
• Pontius Pilate — Character Study
  The governor of Judæa who found no fault in Jesus and sought to release him, yet scourged him and delivered him to be crucified.
• Priscilla & Aquila — Character Study
  A husband and wife, tentmakers like Paul, who worked with him at Corinth, went with him to Ephesus, expounded the way of God to Apollos, and had a church in their house.
• Ruth — Character Study
  A one-screen study of Ruth, the Moabitess & Great-Grandmother of David: the scenes of her life, her relationships, and where she appears in Scripture.
• Silas — Character Study
  A chief man and prophet sent from Jerusalem to Antioch, chosen by Paul, imprisoned with him at Philippi, and named Silvanus in the letters.
• Stephen — Character Study
  One of the seven chosen at Jerusalem, full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, who answered the council and was stoned praying for those who killed him.
• Thomas — Character Study
  One of the twelve, called Didymus: his words about going to Lazarus, asking the way, and the answer he gave when he saw the risen Jesus.
• Timothy — Character Study
  Paul's beloved and faithful child in the Lord: joined at Lystra, sent to the churches, named in Paul's letters and addressed in two of them.
• Titus — Character Study
  A Greek who went up to Jerusalem with Paul, comforted him in Macedonia, was earnest toward the Corinthians, and was left by Paul in Crete.
• Zacchaeus — Character Study
  A rich chief publican of Jericho who climbed a sycomore tree to see Jesus and received him at his house (Luke 19:1-10).
• Zechariah & Elizabeth — Character Study
  A priest and his wife, righteous before God and childless in old age, to whom the angel Gabriel promised a son named John.

Networks

• Barnabas, Son of Exhortation
  The Levite of Cyprus who vouched for Saul, brought him to Antioch, traveled with him, and parted from him over John Mark. Click anyone to put them at the center.
• From Persecutor to Apostle
  The people who stood at each turn of Saul's road, from Stephen's death to the church at Antioch. Step through the story one person at a time.
• Jesus and the Twelve
  The men Jesus called and sent, his family, and those who followed him, every link cited from the gospels. Click anyone to see how they are connected.
• Paul's Circle
  The people around the apostle Paul — who taught him, traveled with him, stood by him, and opposed him. Click anyone to put them at the center; every connection cites Scripture.
• Peter: from the Boat to Cornelius
  Follow Peter from his brother Andrew and Jesus' call at the lake to the house of Cornelius and the council at Jerusalem. Step through his road one person at a time.
• The Calling of the Disciples
  How the first disciples came to Jesus, from Andrew at the Jordan to the Twelve on the mountain. Step through the calls one person at a time.
• The Church in Rome
  Open Romans on the ring to see everyone Paul greets in chapter 16, from Prisca and Aquila and the church in their house to Mary who bestowed much labor. Click anyone to put them at the center.
• The Last Days in Jerusalem
  From Jesus' coming into Jerusalem to his being taken up, through the temple, the table, the garden, the hearings, the cross and the tomb. Step through the events one at a time.
• The Trial of Jesus
  Jesus arrested and brought before Annas, Caiaphas, Pilate and Herod, with the denials of Peter between. Step through each hearing one person at a time.

Word Studies

• Covenant
  A word study of covenant: the dictionary sense, the biblical definition, how Scripture uses the word, and passages to read.
• Faith
  A word study of faith — the dictionary sense, the biblical definition, how Scripture uses the word, and passages to read.
• Grace
  A word study of grace — the dictionary sense, the biblical definition, how Scripture uses the word, and passages to read.
• Hope
  A word study of hope: the dictionary sense, the biblical definition, how Scripture uses the word, and passages to read.
• Love
  A word study of love: the dictionary sense, the biblical definition, how Scripture uses the word, and passages to read.
• Mercy
  A word study of mercy — the dictionary sense, the biblical definition, how Scripture uses the word, and passages to read.
• Peace
  A word study of peace: the dictionary sense, the biblical definition, how Scripture uses the word, and passages to read.
• Repentance
  A word study of repentance: the dictionary sense, the biblical definition, how Scripture uses the word, and passages to read.

Sayings

• A thorn in the flesh
  A biblical saying — Paul's "thorn in the flesh" (2 Corinthians 12), what it meant for him, and how the everyday idiom compares.
• By the skin of my teeth
  A biblical saying: where "By the skin of my teeth" comes from (Job 19:20), what it meant there, and how the everyday phrase compares.
• Go the extra mile
  A biblical saying: where "Go the extra mile" comes from (Matthew 5:41), what it meant there, and how the everyday phrase compares.
• Here I raise my Ebenezer
  A biblical saying — where "Here I raise my Ebenezer" comes from (1 Samuel 7), what Samuel's stone of help meant, and how the phrase is used today.
• Nothing new under the sun
  A biblical saying: where "Nothing new under the sun" comes from (Ecclesiastes 1:9), what it meant there, and how the everyday phrase compares.
• The apple of his eye
  A biblical saying: where "The apple of his eye" comes from (Deuteronomy 32:10), what it meant there, and how the everyday phrase compares.
• The salt of the earth
  A biblical saying: where "The salt of the earth" comes from (Matthew 5:13), what it meant there, and how the everyday phrase compares.
• The writing on the wall
  A biblical saying: where "The writing on the wall" comes from (Daniel 5), what it meant there, and how the everyday phrase compares.

Church History

• The Line and the Branches
  The church from the New Testament pattern to the present. A reference line runs along the bottom; every body sits above it by how far it stands from that pattern, and each dated mark on a line is an addition that put it there — from a single bishop in c. 107 to the Assumption in 1950. Nothing reaches the line.

Doctrine

• The Nature of God
  Five historic views on the Godhead — Trinitarian, Arian, Modalist, Tritheist, and Unitarian — each tested against sixteen passages. Pick a view and watch the board light up where it holds, strains, contradicts, or is simply not addressed.

Cases

• The Lord's Supper
  A step-by-step biblical case examining the authority, purpose, elements, timing, and ongoing observance of the Lord's Supper.

Dialogues

• Should There Be a Pope?
  Catholic and Protestant challenge each other on the papacy, each side answering in its own terms, with the common ground and the dividing line set out at the end.

Constellations

• The Messiah
  Twenty-seven prophecies of a coming deliverer, joined into chains of promise and measured against Jesus of Nazareth.

Quests

• King Saul: Obedience & the Throne
  An interactive decision game through the reign of Israel's first king. Set the scene, then choose what Saul actually did at each turn—from the anointing to Gilboa—and earn your rank (1 Samuel 9–31).

Search the Scriptures

• Once Saved, Always Saved
  Can a true believer fall away and be lost? Search the passages on both sides and read what each one says.
• The Sinner's Prayer
  Is the sinner's prayer found in Scripture? Search the conversions in Acts and the letters, and see what those who were saved were told to do.

Hard Questions

• Does the Bible Approve of Slavery?
  What the law of Moses allowed and forbade, what the apostles told servants and masters, the texts American preachers used wrongly, and the voices that answered them.

Games

• Guess that Verse
  Read a verse from the ASV and name the book it comes from — then, if you dare, the chapter and verse. Close guesses still score. Play ten, twenty-five, or keep going.
• Guess that Verse: Psalms & Proverbs
  Songs and sayings: read the verse and name the book, and if you dare, the chapter and verse. Close guesses still score.
• Guess that Verse: Words of Jesus
  Read what Jesus said and name which Gospel records it, and if you dare, the chapter and verse. Close guesses still score.

Quizzes

• SAMPLE: Bible Basics: Quiz Board
  A quiz-board game: pick a category and a point value, read the clue, and reveal the answer—or tap a multiple-choice option for instant feedback. Five categories of Bible basics for game night or class.
• The Parables of Jesus
  A quiz board on the parables of Jesus: pick a category and a difficulty. Every answer is in the text (ASV).