Ecclesiastes 3:17

He concludes that God will judge both the righteous and the wicked at the appointed time. Divine judgment answers the injustices of this world.

Cross-references · 31

• 2 Cor 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
• Eccl 12:14For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
• Eccl 3:1To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
• Matt 16:27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
• Rom 2:5–10But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
• 2 Th 1:6–10After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
• Eccl 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
• Ps 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
• Acts 1:7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
• Rev 20:11–15Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
• Gen 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
• Rev 20:7–9When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
• John 5:22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
• Eccl 2:1I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
• Eccl 1:16I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
• Rev 11:2–3But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
• Dan 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
• Eccl 8:6For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
• Rev 20:2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
• 2 Pet 3:7–8And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
• Jer 29:10–11For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
• Dan 11:40At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
• Dan 12:11–13And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.
• Rev 11:18The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
• Dan 12:9“Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.
• 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
• John 5:26–29For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
• Matt 25:31–46When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
• Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
• Rev 17:12–17The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.
• 1 Th 5:1Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.

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