From 05647b77ebbce579b14d44d08c1e21a37f9d3eb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Belcher Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 15:04:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'bible/other/time.md' --- bible/other/time.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/bible/other/time.md b/bible/other/time.md index 32da2e09..b4870c90 100644 --- a/bible/other/time.md +++ b/bible/other/time.md @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ ## 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." +In the Bible the term "time" was often used figuratively to refer to a specific season or period of time when certain events took 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. +* In 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. +* “Time” can mean “occasion” in a phrase like “third time.” The phrase “many times” can mean “on many occasions.” * 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." (See: [doupblet](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/figs-doublet)) +* 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." (See: [doublet](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/figs-doublet)) (See also: [age](../other/age.md), [tribulation](../other/tribulation.md))