>>10720860Consider this…
1. “Before the Ages” (or Age) = 1 Corinthians 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:2 ; Romans 16:25. (It would be absurd to speak about times before eternity [or eternities], but it makes good sense to speak of times before an age [or ages].)
2. “Present Age” (singular) = Galatians 1:4; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Timothy 4:10; Titus 2:12.
3. “This Age” (singular) = Luke 16:8; 1 Corinthians 1:20; 2:6–8; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 2:2.
4. “End of Age” (singular) = Matthew 13:39,40; 24:3 (The end of an age is clearly shown in these verses.)
5. “End of the Ages” (i.e. relative to the existence of sin) = Hebrews 9:26 (Ages, in the plural come to an end.)
6. “The Coming Age” (singular) = Matthew 12:32; Mark 10:30; Luke 18:30; Ephesians 1:21; Hebrews 6:5 (The coming age will begin at the Second Coming of Christ.)
7. “Ages (plural) to Come” = Ephesians 2:7 (More ages are to begin in the future.)
8. “Future Ages” (plural) = Luke 1:33; Hebrews 13:8.
9. “Plan of the Ages” (plural) = Ephesians 3:11; Hebrews 1:2; 11:3.
10. “Age of the Age” = Hebrews 1:8 (Also the rendering of the LXX) (Note that both words are in the singular here.)
11. “Age of the Ages” = Ephesians 3:21 (Note that the first word is singular followed by a plural.)
12. “Ages of the Ages” (not eternal when all Bible contexts compared) = Revelation 14:11; 19:3 (Note the plural of both words.)
13. “There will be future Ages” = Jude 25.
14. “The Dispensation of the Fullness of Times” = Ephesians 1:10 (This describes the final period for salvation.)
