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31. Times

4th July 2017 by Arthur Eedle

“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven . . . . For there is a time for every purpose and for every work.”  Ecclesiastes 3:1,17.

The Lord spoke to Abraham, promising his seed would return from Egypt. He said, “in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” Genesis 15:16. Time had to pass for the of growth of the nation of Israel, and also for the maturing of the sins of the Amorites, the wicked occupying people. Later we read, “I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan, and they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand, that you might possess their land, and I destroyed them from before you.” Joshua 24:8 The entry into the Land of Promise began the process, but much time was needed to complete the task.  “The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.”  Deut.7:22.  So we learn that there are “times of beginning”.

Likewise there are also “times of fulfillment”.  The birth of a child is a good example of this. No woman “knows the day or the hour” but the “signs” tell her it is near. So we read,  “Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.”  Luke 1:57. Perhaps the Lord had this in mind when He used these words about His return.

In the Parable of the Wheat and Tares, the “sons of the Kingdom” and “the sons of the wicked one” are allowed to  “grow together until the harvest,” Matthew 13:30. The Farmer knows his “seasons”. In Greek, time is KRONOS, but season is KAIROS, and these are appropriately found in the Greek NT. But our translators have not been very consistent in distinguishing them.

The first coming of the Lord is frequently referred to in the OT. He is “the coming seed” of Genesis 3, “Shiloh” of Genesis 49:10, “the star of Jacob” Numbers 24:17, the virgin’s “Son . . . Emmanuel”, Isaiah 7:14 just to mention a few. But Paul told the Galatians, “When the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son,”  4:4, and therefore God the Father had a specific time to bring His Son into the world.

In the later days of the Kingdom of Judah, the rulers “Mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, until there was no remedy.” 2 Chron.36:16. As a result they were deported to Babylon for a period of 70 years, “to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.”  2 Chron.36:21. Sure enough, this period of punishment came to an end at the appointed time.  “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up!”  2 Chron.36:22-23.  God is a reliable time-keeper.

Near the end of the Lord’s earthly ministry, He spoke these words,  “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate; for I say to you, you shall see Me no more until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ ”  Matthew 23:37-39.  We still await that time with expectation.

A further time of punishment awaited the nation. “They will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” Luke 21:24.  This was certainly fulfilled right up to AD1967, when Jerusalem became the new capital of Israel. And so the end is now in sight.

Paul had this to say in his letter to the Christians at Rome. “I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.” Romans 11:25.  Just as God waited for the sins of the Amorites to fully grow, so He has waited for the full tally of Gentile believers to come in before harvest time.

But near to the harvest time the enemy’s power will also have grown, and we read, “And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their fullness, a king shall arise, having fierce features, who understands sinister schemes. His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; he shall destroy fearfully, and shall prosper and thrive; he shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.” Daniel 8:23-24.  Modern day terrorism, as in the days of the Amorites.

But the fierceness of these end days, in which we now live, must be seen alongside an important heavenly message and vision that Daniel saw.  “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was made in favour of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.”

Peter referred to this when at Pentecost he said, “Jesus Christ, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets from of old.”

 Yes, God has His “times and seasons” for the outworking of His purposes, and Biblical history has many lessons for us to learn in respect of that. We are privileged to be living near the fulfillment of these days, with the return of Christ, and the beginning of His Kingdom.

 

 

 

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About Arthur Eedle

Arthur was born in 1931, and became a Christian in 1948. At London University he gained a 2nd honours degree in Physics. He went on to get a Teaching Diploma, and throughout his career life taught physics in England, Kenya, and Hong Kong. Coupled with his love of science, he was a keen student of Greek and Hebrew, and gave many lectures on Biblical subjects. Read more

The Wellspring 2017

1. Revival 1

9th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

2. Revival 2

10th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

3. Revival 3

11th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

4. Revival 4

12th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

5. Revival 5

13th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

6. Revival 6

14th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

7. Revival 7

15th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

8. Revival 8

16th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

9. Revival 9

17th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

10. Revival 10

18th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

11. Revival 11

19th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

12. Revival 12

20th January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

13. Revival 13

21st January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

14. Revival 14

22nd January 2017 By Arthur Eedle

15. The Cosmic Chessboard

2nd February 2017 By Arthur Eedle

16. Preaching the Gospel

29th April 2017 By Arthur Eedle

17. Pure Religion

30th April 2017 By Arthur Eedle

18. Michael and the Beast

6th May 2017 By Arthur Eedle

19. Number of the Beast

7th May 2017 By Arthur Eedle

20. 144000 Virgins

8th May 2017 By Arthur Eedle

21. Jots and Tittles

16th May 2017 By Arthur Eedle

22. Tomorrow’s News

29th May 2017 By Arthur Eedle

23. Divine Commands

5th June 2017 By Arthur Eedle

24. Antichrist

6th June 2017 By Arthur Eedle

25. Where Eagles Gather

7th June 2017 By Arthur Eedle

26. The Breach

10th June 2017 By Arthur Eedle

27. Elijah

11th June 2017 By Arthur Eedle

28. Inside and Invisible

14th June 2017 By Arthur Eedle

29. More on the Antichrist

16th June 2017 By Arthur Eedle

30. The Return

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31. Times

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32. Signs. Part 1

12th July 2017 By Arthur Eedle

33. Signs. Part 2

13th July 2017 By Arthur Eedle

34. Signs. Part 3

14th July 2017 By Arthur Eedle

35. Ambassadors

15th July 2017 By Arthur Eedle

36 Lions and Grass

17th July 2017 By Arthur Eedle

37. The Taming of Man

19th July 2017 By Arthur Eedle

38. Fred Lemon’s Anniversary

10th August 2017 By Arthur Eedle

39. Fred Lemon and Others

11th August 2017 By Arthur Eedle

40. Fred Lemon. The Lesson

12th August 2017 By Arthur Eedle

41. The Lesson

19th August 2017 By Arthur Eedle

42. Shared Minds

2nd September 2017 By Arthur Eedle

43. Divine Compassion

4th September 2017 By Arthur Eedle

44. Ribs

1st October 2017 By Arthur Eedle

45. The Blood of Christ

1st November 2017 By Arthur Eedle

46. Deep Sleep

16th January 2018 By Arthur Eedle

47. Israel’s Deep Sleep

17th January 2018 By Arthur Eedle

48. The Awakening

18th January 2018 By Arthur Eedle

49. Remnants

19th January 2018 By Arthur Eedle

50. Bride

29th January 2018 By Arthur Eedle

51. Conclusion

15th February 2018 By Arthur Eedle

52. Behemoth

11th April 2018 By Arthur Eedle

53. Dinosaur Blood

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54. Flash-Frozen Mammoths

13th April 2018 By Arthur Eedle

55. Moon Attack

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Article Series

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  • God's Spoken Word (37)
  • Mysteries of Science & Faith (8)
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  • Recognising the Hand of Judgment (33)
  • Resurrection and Change (16)
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  • The Millennial Octave (23)
  • The Restitution Times (22)
  • The Song of Solomon (6)
  • The Standard (19)
  • The Wayside Pulpit (107)
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