Bible Questions Answered:
“Pastor words in Ecclesiastes
9:11, “time and chains” what is this saying?”
Roshan/ Bangalore, India (Karnataka)
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Ecclesiastes 9:11,12 KJV
11 I returned, and saw under the
sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong,
neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of
understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance
happeneth to them all.
12 For man also knoweth not his
time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds
that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an
evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Ecclesiastes 9:11,12 GNT
11 I realized another thing, that in
this world fast runners do not always win the races, and the brave do
not always win the battles. The wise do not always earn a living,
intelligent people do not always get rich, and capable people do not
always rise to high positions. Bad luck happens to everyone.
12 You never know when your time is
coming. Like birds suddenly caught in a trap, like fish caught in a
net, we are trapped at some evil moment when we least expect it.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 MSG
11 I took another walk around the
neighborhood and realized that on this earth as it is—
The race is not always to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor satisfaction to the wise,
Nor riches to the smart,
Nor grace to the learned.
Sooner or later bad luck hits us
all.
12 No one can predict misfortune.
Like fish caught in a cruel net or
birds in a trap,
So men and women are caught
By accidents evil and sudden.
Is this true?
Yes, this is true, Jesus said so!
Matthew 5:45 KJV
"...for He maketh His sun to
rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust.
Matthew 5:45 NLT (Jesus)
"...your Father in heaven...He
gives His sunlight to both the evil and the good, and He sends rain
on the just and the unjust alike.
John 16:33 KJV
(Jesus)
These things I have spoken unto you,
that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Acts 14:21,22
NLT (Paul and Silas)
21 After preaching The Good News in
Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to
Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia,
22 where they strengthened the
believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding
them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.
Ecclesiastes
7:14 NLT (Solomon also said...)
Enjoy prosperity while you can, but
when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember
that nothing is certain in this life.
Luke 13:1-5 NLT
1 About this time Jesus was informed
that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were
offering sacrifices at the Temple.
2 “Do you think those Galileans
were worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee?” Jesus
asked. “Is that why they suffered?
3 Not at all! And you will perish,
too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God.
4 And what about the eighteen people
who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them? Were they the worst
sinners in Jerusalem?
5 No, and I tell you again that
unless you repent, you will perish, too.”
Acts 10:34 NLT
Then Peter replied, “I see very
clearly that God shows no favoritism.
Romans 2:11 NLT
For God does not show favoritism.
Good times and hard
times come to one and all, Jesus said so.
But the GOOD NEWS
is that when one of God's children go through trials, they do “not,”
go through them alone, for our God, is with us, to deliver us!
Wonderful Promises For The Child Of God!
Genesis 28:15
KJV
And, behold, I am with thee, and
will keep thee in all places whither thou goest..."
Exodus 33:14 KJV
And He said, My presence shall go
with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Deuteronomy 20:1
KJV
When thou goest out to battle
against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people
more than thou, be not afraid of them: for The Lord thy God is with
thee..."
Joshua 1:5 KJV
There shall not any man be able to
stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I
will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Psalm 30:5 KJV
For His anger endureth but a moment;
in His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh
in the morning.
Psalm 34:19 KJV
Many are the afflictions of the
righteous: but The Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Psalm 37:28 KJV
For The Lord loveth judgment, and
forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed
of the wicked shall be cut off.
Isaiah 43:1-3
KJV
1 But now thus saith The Lord that
created thee...He that formed thee...Fear not: for I have redeemed
thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine.
2 When thou passest through the
waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not
overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be
burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I am The Lord thy God..."
Isaiah 54:10 KJV
For the mountains shall depart, and
the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee,
neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith The Lord
that hath mercy on thee.
Matthew 28:19,20
KJV
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of The Father, and of The Son,
and of The Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
John 13:1 KJV
Now before the feast of the
passover, when Jesus knew that His hour was come that He should
depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own which
were in the world, He loved them unto the end.
John 14:18 KJV
I will not leave you comfortless: I
will come to you.
Romans 8:28 KJV
And we know that all things work
together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to His purpose.
II Corinthians
4:17 KJV
For our light affliction, which is
but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal
weight of glory;
II Corinthians
12:9 KJV
And He said unto me, My grace is
sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the
power of Christ may rest upon me.
II Timothy 4:18
KJV
And The Lord shall deliver me from
every evil work, and will preserve me unto His heavenly kingdom: to
whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:5,6
KJV
5 Let your conversation be without
covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath
said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say, The
Lord is my Helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
I Peter
4:12,13,19 NLT
12 Dear friends, don’t be
surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something
strange were happening to you.
13 Instead, be very glad—for these
trials make you partners with Christ in His suffering, so that you
will have the wonderful joy of seeing His glory when it is revealed
to all the world.
19 So if you are suffering in a
manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your
lives to the God who created you, for He will never fail you.
Revelation 21:4
KJV
And God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow,
nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former
things are passed away.
