What other scriptures emphasize God's perfect timing in fulfilling His plans? Setting the Scene: Jeremiah 51:33 “For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; soon her harvest time will come.’” God fixes a “harvest time” for Babylon’s judgment. Scripture consistently shows Him doing the same for every part of His plan. Appointed Moments of Redemption • Galatians 4:4-5 — “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, to redeem those under the Law, that we might receive adoption as sons.” • Romans 5:6 — “For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.” • Luke 2:6-7 — “While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son.” • 2 Corinthians 6:2 — “‘In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.’ Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation.” Prophetic Timetables for Judgment • Genesis 15:16 — “In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” • Habakkuk 2:3 — “For the vision awaits an appointed time… Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.” • Acts 17:31 — “For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed.” • 2 Peter 3:7 — “The present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.” Personal Seasons in God’s Hands • Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “For everything there is an appointed time, and a time for every matter under heaven.” • Psalm 31:15 — “My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.” • Daniel 2:21 — “He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them.” • Isaiah 40:31 — “Those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength…” Jesus’ Conscious Awareness of Divine Timing • John 7:6 — “Therefore Jesus told them, ‘Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.’” • John 13:1 — “Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and go to the Father.” • Acts 1:7 — “‘It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.’” God’s Sovereign Declaration of the End from the Beginning • Isaiah 46:10 — “I declare the end from the beginning… I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’” • Psalm 102:13 — “You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.” Takeaway From Babylon’s “harvest” to the cross, from global judgment to personal rescue, Scripture repeatedly affirms that every promise, warning, and blessing arrives exactly when God has determined. Trusting His timetable is simply trusting Him. |
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