What was the rest of the world doing while the events in the bible where said to have been occurring?

The rest of the world, as you correctly suggest, was making up its own mythology.

Almost all human societies have their own creation and savior myths which in most cases became translated into religious belief. Even these original beliefs could become radically altered either by errors in translation from one language to another or by deliberate intervention and political expediency.

Christianity is a prime example of all of these processes taking place. The first documentation of the Gospel story apparently taking place many years after Jesus of Nazareth was dead. The question then is which of the half dozen or so known Gospel stories do people believe, because they are all different, some of them radically so. The answer basically, is none of them. People believe what Saul of Tarsus, born a Roman citizen in Roman occupied Tarsus, and a early persecutor of Christians, later "miraculously" converted and renamed St. Paul told them to believe. Then Roman Emperor Constantine supposedly adopted Christianity and made it the established religion of the Roman Empire.

All through the Medieval period the Christian Bible underwent a number of translations often under Royal, or at least political supervision until finally Christians are left with what we have today, much of which is acknowledged by most thinking Christians at least, to be historical nonsense and factually suspect in many other departments.

The Bible has lots to declare on the subject of the tip cases. almost each and every e book of the Bible contains prophecy relating to the tip cases. Taking all of those prophecies and organizing them could nicely be confusing. right it quite is an exceedingly short precis of what the Bible broadcasts will take place in the tip cases: Christ will do away with all born-back believers who're area of the Church (New testomony saints) from the earth by using an journey customary by using fact the Rapture (a million Thessalonians 4:13-18; a million Corinthians 15:51ff). those believers would be rewarded for solid works and repair during their time on earth on the Judgment Seat of Christ or will lose rewards, yet no longer everlasting life, for loss of provider and obedience (a million Corinthians 3:11-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10). The antichrist (beast) will come into skill and sign a peace %. (covenant) with Israel for seven years (Daniel 9:27). This seven 365 days volume of time is customary by using fact the Tribulation. during the Tribulation, there'll be undesirable wars, famines, plagues, and organic failures. God would be pouring out His wrath against sin, evil, and wickedness. The Tribulation will incorporate the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse, and the seven seal, trumpet, and bowl judgments. approximately halfway in the direction of the 7 years, the antichrist will smash the peace covenant with Israel and make conflict against them. The antichrist will carry out the abomination of desolation and set up a picture of himself to be worshipped in the temple (Daniel 9:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-10). the 2nd a million/2 of the Tribulation is customary by using fact the super Tribulation and the time of Jacob’s hassle. on the tip of the seven 365 days Tribulation, the antichrist will launch an exceedingly final attack on Jerusalem, culminating in the conflict of Armageddon. Jesus Christ will return, smash the antichrist and his armies and forged them into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:11-21). Christ will then bind devil in the Abyss for one thousand years and could rule His earthly kingdom for this one thousand years (Revelation 20:a million-6). on the tip of the single thousand years, devil is would be released, defeated back, and then forged into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:7-10). Christ then judges all unbelievers (Revelation 20:10-15) on the super White Throne Judgment, casting all of them into the lake of fire. Christ will then usher in a clean Heaven and New Earth and the hot Jerusalem - the everlasting residing place of believers. there'll be not greater sin, sorrow, or death (Revelation chapters 21-22).

Don't forget India . . .

I've been informed that the Hindu religion was going along for about a thousand years before the Earth was ever created (according to the time line in Genesis).

Thought it was interesting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a6vMAGTUhI&feature...

They were on pause