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Time

Time is God's creation and remains under His sovereign control, marking the seasons of history and our lives according to His eternal purposes.

Overview

From the beginning, God established time as part of His creation, ordaining seasons and years for His purposes (Genesis 1:14). Scripture reveals that God works through history according to His predetermined plan, positioning nations and individuals in specific times for His glory (Acts 17:26). Every season has its purpose under God's sovereign rule (Ecclesiastes 3:1).

Key Scriptures

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1, ESV). "But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law" (Galatians 4:4, NASB). "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel" (Mark 1:15, ESV).

Application

Trust that God's timing is perfect for salvation and sanctification, responding to His call with obedience rather than anxiety about the future.

Scripture References 40

1 Kings 6:1 1 Kings 15:1 Isaiah 36:1 Jeremiah 1:2 Luke 3:1 Acts 17:26 Mark 1:15 Galatians 4:4 Nehemiah 2:6 Ecclesiastes 3:1 Ecclesiastes 3:17 Joshua 24:2 Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:14 1 Kings 9:10 2 Chronicles 8:1 Daniel 7:25 Daniel 12:7 Genesis 8:3 Job 1:4 Luke 11:3 Exodus 14:24 1 Samuel 11:11 Matthew 14:25 Mark 6:48 Job 26:10 Revelation 10:6 Galatians 4:4 Ephesians 1:10 Daniel 5:5 John 11:9 Daniel 12:7 Revelation 12:14 2 Kings 20:9 2 Kings 20:10 2 Kings 20:11 Isaiah 38:8 Exodus 33:5 Luke 4:5 1 Corinthians 15:52

Full Topical Reference List 93 total — Nave's Topical Bible

Accession of kings

1 Kings 6:1 1 Kings 15:1 Isaiah 36:1 Jeremiah 1:2 Luke 3:1

All events of, predetermined by God

Acts 17:26

All God's purposes fulfilled in due time

Galatians 4:4 Mark 1:15

An appointed season

Ecclesiastes 3:1 Ecclesiastes 3:17 Nehemiah 2:6

Before the flood

Joshua 24:2

Beginning of

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:14

Building of the temple

1 Kings 9:10 2 Chronicles 8:1

Daniel's reckoning of time, and times, and dividing of half times

Daniel 7:25 Daniel 12:7

Days

Genesis 8:3 Job 1:4 Luke 11:3

Division of, into watches

1 Samuel 11:11 Exodus 14:24 Mark 6:48 Matthew 14:25

End of

Job 26:10 Revelation 10:6

Fullness of

Ephesians 1:10 Galatians 4:4

Hours, after the captivity

Daniel 5:5 John 11:9

In prophetic language, means a prophetic year, or 360 natural days

Daniel 12:7 Revelation 12:14

Indicated by a sundial

2 Kings 20:9 2 Kings 20:10 2 Kings 20:11 Isaiah 38:8

Moments

1 Corinthians 15:52 Exodus 33:5 Luke 4:5

Months

1 Chronicles 27:1 Job 3:6 Numbers 10:10

Nativity of the patriarchs during the patriarchal age

Genesis 7:11 Genesis 8:13 Genesis 17:1

One day as a thousand years

2 Peter 3:8

Part of a period of, usually counted as the whole

1 Samuel 13:1 Esther 4:16 Esther 5:1

Shortness of man's portion of

Psalms 89:47

Should be redeemed

Colossians 4:5 Ephesians 5:16

Should be spent in fear of God

1 Peter 1:17

The accepted time

2 Corinthians 6:2 Isaiah 49:8

The ancient time

Isaiah 45:21

The captivity

Ezekiel 1:1 Ezekiel 33:21 Ezekiel 40:1

The duration of the world

Job 22:16 Revelation 10:6

The evil time

Ecclesiastes 9:12 Psalms 37:19

The exodus

1 Kings 6:1 Exodus 19:1 Exodus 40:17

The exodus from Egypt

1 Kings 6:1 Exodus 19:1 Exodus 40:17 Numbers 9:1 Numbers 33:38

The heavenly bodies, appointed as a means for computing

Genesis 1:14

The jubilee

Leviticus 25:15

The measure of the continuance of anything

Judges 18:31

The sun-dial early invented for pointing out

2 Kings 20:9 2 Kings 20:10 2 Kings 20:11

The time of healing

The time of need

Hebrews 4:16

The time of reformation

Hebrews 9:10

The time of refreshing

Acts 3:19

The time of restitution of all things

Acts 3:21

The time of temptation

Luke 8:13

The time of trouble

Jeremiah 14:8 Psalms 27:5

The time of visitation

Jeremiah 46:21 Jeremiah 50:27

Weeks

Daniel 10:2 Luke 18:12

Years

2 Samuel 21:1 Daniel 9:2 Genesis 15:13

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