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Verses in the Bible – about Time:
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Introduction to Time

Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Isaiah 49:8 “In a favorable time I have answered You,

1 Peter 1:5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Matthew 5:45 He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Psalm 32:6 a time when You may be found
Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found

Psalm 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people

Genesis 4:3 the course of time.

Genesis 6:9 blameless in his time.

God Plans

Isaiah 37:26 “Have you not heard? Long ago I did it, From ancient times I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass

Psalm 75:2 “When I select an appointed time, It is I who judge with equity.

Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;

Titus 1:3 but at the proper time manifested, even His word

Exodus 9:5 The Lord set a definite time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”

Deuteronomy 32:35 In due time
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’

Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—

Genesis 18:14 At the appointed time. Genesis 21:2; Job 22:16; Exodus 9:14; Psalm 102:13;

Special Periods of Time of God’s Blessing

Genesis 39:5 “It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house on account of Joseph; thus the Lord’s blessing was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field.”

Judges 16:28 Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God

Psalm 121:8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever.

Jeremiah 16:21 God Reveals His Power
“Therefore behold, I am going to make them know— This time I will make them know My power and My might; And they shall know that My name is the Lord.”

God Changes The Course of History

Daniel 2:21 “It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding.

Daniel 4:32 the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’

Luke 18:31 Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

1 Peter 1:20 For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you

Romans 5:6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law

Hebrews 9:10 since they relate only to food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation.

Our Time is Appointed

Psalm 31:15 My times are in Your hand

Genesis 47:29 the time for Israel to die drew near. Deuteronomy 31:14; 1 Kings 2:1

Ecclesiastes 7:17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Ecclesiastes 8:12 Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.

Frustrating Time

Job 24:1 Frustrations with God’s timing. Psalm 10:1; 2 Corinthians 1:17

[ Job Says God Seems to Ignore Wrongs ] “Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days? – Job 24:1

1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

Galatians 6:9 Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

1 Peter 5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time

Ecclesiastes 9:11 time and chance overtake them all.

“I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.” – Ecclesiastes 9:11

“Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.” – Ecclesiastes 9:12

End Times

Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

2 Timothy 3:1 [ “Difficult Times Will Come” ]
But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

Revelation 12:12 For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Now as to the times and the epochs…

Matthew 16:3 And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

Luke 12:56 You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?

Matthew 24:15 [ Perilous Times ] “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Habakkuk 2:3 “For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay.

Luke 1:20 my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

Mark 13:33 “Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

1 Timothy 6:14-15 He will bring about at the proper time
the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at the proper time

Matthew 5:18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

Daniel 8:19 He said, “Behold, I am going to let you know what will occur at the final period of the indignation, for it pertains to the appointed time of the end.

Daniel 12:1 [ The Time of the End ] “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.

2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire

⁵This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. ⁶For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, ⁷and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, ⁸dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ⁹These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, ¹⁰when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day – 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10

Luke 21:26 men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Daniel 12:11 From the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.

Luke 21:8 And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them.

Matthew 24:36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Also: Mark 13:32

1 Timothy 4:1

[ Apostasy ] But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons

Jude 1:18 “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.”

Luke 21:36 But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Revelation 20:3 and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.

Revelation 22:10 [ The Final Message ] And he *said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

Matthew 24:29 [ The Glorious Return ] “But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Time Related to Creation, Heaven, and Eternity

Acts 1:7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;

1 Peter 1:17 If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth;

John 3:12 If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

John 3:31 “He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

Proverbs 8:23 “From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

Jude 1:25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

John 3:13 No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

Acts 17:26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation

Ecclesiastes 3:11 [ God Set Eternity in the Heart of Man ] He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 66:18 “For I know their works and their thoughts; the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and see My glory.

Matthew 8:11 I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

Revelation 21:4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be death; there will no longer be sorrow and anguish, or crying, or pain; for the ^[a]former order of things has passed away.”

Heaven Is God’s Throne

Acts 7:49 ‘Heaven is My throne, And earth is the footstool of My feet; What kind of house will you build for Me?’ says the Lord, ‘Or what place is there for My repose?

Acts 17:24 The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;

Hebrews 1:10 And, “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Your hands;

Ephesians 1:20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places

1 Corinthians 8:4-6 …there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one. ⁵For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, ⁶yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

The Age to Come, Eternal Life

Luke 18:30 who will not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”

Romans 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

Our State in Heaven

1 Corinthians 15:49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.

2 Corinthians 5:1 [ The Temporal and Eternal ] For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Hebrews 11:12 Therefore there was born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

Powers in the Heavens

Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.

1 Peter 3:22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.

Creation Time

2 Peter 3:5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water

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