God's Daily Words: Three Phases of Action | part 1
In My entire dispensational plan, the six-thousand-year dispensational plan, consists of three phases or three periods: the primordial period of the Law; the time of grace (which is also the time of redemption); and the kingdom period of the last days. My work in these three periods varies in content according to the nature of each period. But in each period this work is done according to the needs of man or to be more precise, according to the tactics used by Satan in my war against Satan. The purpose of my work is to subdue Satan, reveal my wisdom and omnipotence, expose all of Satan's tricks, and thereby save the entire human race living under Satan's dominion. It is to reveal My wisdom and omnipotence and to reveal Satan's unbearable hatred. Moreover, to allow created men to discern between good and evil, to know that I am the Lord of all things, to show clearly that Satan is the enemy of mankind, the corrupter of mankind, and evil, and to distinguish between good and evil, truth and falsehood, holiness and impurity, and what is great and what is vile. It is to allow them to tell the difference between them with certainty. Thus, I do not corrupt mankind, only I, the Creator, can save mankind, provide people with things they can enjoy, and the ignorant mankind can bear witness to me knowing that I am the Lord of all things, and that Satan is one of my creations, who later turned against me. My six-thousand-year management plan is divided into three periods. And I do this for the fruition of making the created beings bear witness to Me, to understand My Will and to know that I am the Truth. Thus, during the opening period of my six-thousand-year reign, I did the work of the Law. It was with this that Jehovah led the people. In the second phase I did the work of the time of grace in the villages of Judea. Jesus represents all the works of the dispensation of grace; He was incarnated in the flesh, crucified, and He also ushered in the age of grace. He was crucified to complete the work of redemption, to end the age of law, and to begin the age of grace. He was therefore called the Principal Ruler, the Sin Sacrifice, and the Redeemer. Consequently, the work of Jesus and the work of Jehovah are the same in principle but different in content. Yahweh ushered in the Age of Law. He established the basis for God's work on earth, i.e. the place of origin and gave the laws and ordinances. These are the two works he performed, and they refer to the dispensation of the Law. Jesus' work in the age of grace was not to give laws, but to fulfill them. This will usher in the Age of Grace and bring to a close the two thousand year Law Age. He was the guide who came to usher in the age of grace, yet the main part of his work was redemption. His work was therefore twofold: to usher in a new age, and to complete the work of redemption by his crucifixion. After that he left. Thus the age of law ended and the age of grace began.
The Word, Volume 1. God's Appearance and Work. From The Real Story Behind the Redemption Act.