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NASB | 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; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 1:7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know the times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority. |
Bible Question: Why did God allow the Israelites to languish 400 years in Egypt? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Tom... Welcome to the forum! "Why" questions are always the hardest ones to answer. Who, what, when, where, and how are the easy ones to answer. Why questions drill into purposes, intentions, and design. When God gives us explanations about His intentions, then we may assert those things with confidence; but when He does not do so, then we are left only with speculation (Deuteronomy 29:29). There is a phrase that I often think about. It is found in Galatians 4:4; "the fulness of time." In other words, right exactly at the proper time; not one moment sooner or one moment later. As God works out His eternal purpose, things occur precisely at the best time. Nothing is delayed, nothing is hastened, but all His plans work out in perfect faithfulness just as He intends. Indeed, there is not one molecule in this universe that is not under His control. I apologize that your question won't be able to be answered in a fully satisfactory way. It would be presumptuous of us to spell out God's intentions when He has not revealed them to us, for who can know the mind of God? (1 Corinthians 2:13) In Him, Doc |
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