'Advance' in the Bible

He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,

On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.

But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance as a servant and witness to the things you have seen and to the things in which I will appear to you.

Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift and not as something you feel forced to do.

I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

For in fact when we were with you, we were telling you in advance that we would suffer affliction, and so it has happened, as you well know.