# time #

## Facts: ##

In the Bible the term "time" is often used figuratively to refer to a specific season or period of time when certain events take place. It has a meaning similar to "age" or "epoch" or "season."

* Both Daniel and Revelation speak of a "time" of great trouble or tribulation that will come upon the earth.
* In the phrase "time, times, and half a time" the term "time" means "year." This phrase refers to a three and a half year period of time during the great tribulation at the end of this present age.
* Phrases such as "second time" or "many times" refer to the number of occurrences that something happened.
* To be "on time" means to arrive when expected, not late.
* Depending on the context, the term "time" could be translated as, "season" or "time period" or "moment" or "event" or "occurrence."
* The phrase "times and seasons" is a figurative expression which states the same idea twice. This could also be translated as "certain events happening in certain time periods." [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet]]

(See also: [age](../other/age.md), [tribulation](../other/tribulation.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 01:6-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/01/06)
* [Daniel 12:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/dan/12/01)
* [Mark 11:11-12](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mrk/11/11)
* [Matthew 08:28-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/08/28)
* [Psalms 068:28-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/068/028)
* [Revelation 14:14-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/rev/14/14)