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 references
✦ Topical Scripture Breakdown 93 verses
Accession of kings
All events of, predetermined by God
All God's purposes fulfilled in due time
An appointed season
Before the flood
Beginning of
Building of the temple
Daniel's reckoning of time, and times, and dividing of half times
Days
Division of, into watches
End of
Fullness of
Hours, after the captivity
In prophetic language, means a prophetic year, or 360 natural days
Indicated by a sundial
Moments
Months
Nativity of the patriarchs during the patriarchal age
One day as a thousand years
Part of a period of, usually counted as the whole
Shortness of man's portion of
Should be redeemed
Should be spent in fear of God
The accepted time
The ancient time
The captivity
The duration of the world
The evil time
The exodus
The exodus from Egypt
The heavenly bodies, appointed as a means for computing
The jubilee
The measure of the continuance of anything
The sun-dial early invented for pointing out
The time of healing
The time of need
The time of reformation
The time of refreshing
The time of restitution of all things
The time of temptation
The time of trouble
The time of visitation
Weeks
Years