The Yuga Cycle in Vedic and Biblical Literature
“All the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.” Genesis 7:11
“Our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived there many years.” [Numbers 20:15]
“The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle ” [Exodus 13:18]
The Great Flood, Joseph's descent into Egypt, the Exodus - these dramatic biblical events are descriptions on a deeper level of events in the cyclic patterns of the cosmos, marking the transition from one age to another, which are known in Vedic Literature as the Yuga Cycle. In this cycle, there are four descending Yugas, followed by four ascending Yugas.
The end of the descending Yugas are typically characterized by Water, or Floods, or great battles. The end of the ascending Yugas are characterized by Fire. At each crossing, an Avatar appears to help a remnant of humanity cross over from one age to the next to lay the foundations of the next Age.
At the end of the Satya Yuga, Manu creates a boat to save the 7 sages from the great deluge. In this drama, Lord Vishnu appears as a fish …
to instruct Manu, and help to pull the boat through the flood waters. Manu then took the Vedas, representing all the Knowledge of the previous age, along with the Sapta-rishis (Seven Sages) in a boat while the world was engulfed in waters.
The descent from the Dvapara Yuga into the Kali Yuga is described in the Mahabharata as the great battle of Kurukshetra.
Set at the Yuga-Sandhi, or descent from the Dvapara Yuga into the Kali Yuga, this epic has Lord Krishna, as an Avatar of Vishnu, counseling Arjuna on the necessity to fulfill his Karma. After the battle, Arjuna retires to the Himalayas, and his sons become rulers in the new age.
The Crossing of the Red Sea represents the transition from the descending cycle to the ascending cycle. Historically, this is known as the Great Bronze Age collapse, when the many ancient civilizations came to a sudden end, ushering in a period of chaos, before civilization is re-established.
Moses, as the great psychopomp of this drama, leads the chosen people into the promised land, but just as Krishna and Arjuna do not enter the new kingdom, Moses does not enter the "Promised Land". Instead, a new Avatar must appear to prepare mankind for the next great crossing. As Krishna led the Armies at the descent into the Kali Yuga, so Christ will return at the end of this age, to lead the Armies of Light through the coming firestorm.