Ecclesiastes 3:17

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Summary

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

Said

Ecclesiastes 1:16

Ecclesiastes 2:1

For

Bible References

Said

I thought to myself, "I have become much wiser than any of my predecessors who ruled over Jerusalem; I have acquired much wisdom and knowledge."

I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile.

For

For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:

"For the Lord says, 'Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule are over will I again take up consideration for you. Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you to your homeland.

"At the time of the end the king of the south will attack him. Then the king of the north will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. He will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river.

"But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, and knowledge will increase."

He told them, "You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

Now on the topic of times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

But do not measure the outer courtyard of the temple; leave it out, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months.

The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive ruling authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

He seized the dragon -- the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan -- and tied him up for a thousand years.