TIME
(See also Calendars; Chronology; Clocks; Days; Months; Schedule; Year)
amount required—
to become an expert gymnast: g84 10/8 13-14
to become a tennis champion: g84 10/8 13
animals not conceive past, future: w82 10/1 4; ts 18-21
Bible chronology: w84 4/1 7-8, 13-14; kc 56-66, 186-189; ad 322-348; w68 488-508; w58 297
“buying out the opportune time” (Eph 5:16): w83 11/1 21-22; w82 10/1 7; w65 524; w64 323
calendars: ad 277-280
19-year (Metonic) cycle: ad 1677; w48 91-92; g35 3/13 373, 376
adding two seconds: w73 580
beginning of year in fall: ad 1677; g68 9/22 14; g66 1/8 22; w65 630; bf 374; g56 8/8 14; w51 447; w46 356; g35 3/13 360
beginning of year in spring: ad 1677; g68 9/22 13-14; g66 1/8 22; w65 630; bf 374; g56 8/8 14; g47 12/22 24; g35 3/13 357, 360
Chaldean: bf 47; g47 12/22 21
Chinese: g47 12/22 21-22
Egyptian: ad 1677; g56 8/8 14; g47 12/22 21
Gregorian: ad 280, 1574; w68 268, 489; g68 9/22 15; w67 320; g56 8/8 15; w52 268; w50 63; g47 12/22 23-24; w35 80; g35 3/13 356-380
history: g56 8/8 13-15; cy 12; rm 276-277; g51 8/8 19-20; g47 12/22 21-23; g35 3/13 355-383
Jewish: Rbi8 1587; ad 277-280, 533-534, 1228-1229, 1677; w70 112; w69 622; g68 9/22 13-14; w67 319-320; g67 12/22 16; g66 1/8 22-24; w58 297-300; w46 358; g35 3/13 356
Julian: ad 280; w68 268, 489; g68 9/22 14-15; g56 8/8 15; g51 8/8 19-20; w50 63; w49 329-330; g47 12/22 23
leap seconds: w73 580; g72 8/8 29
lunar month: ad 277; g68 9/22 12; g66 1/8 21-22; g35 3/13 370-379; g35 3/27 414-415
Mayan: g68 1/22 23; g66 2/22 13; g56 8/8 14; g47 12/22 22
Muslim dating: w58 297
Roman: g56 8/8 14-15; g47 12/22 22-23; g35 3/13 357-358
vernal equinox: g68 4/8 9
world calendar proposed: g56 8/8 15-16
characteristics of: w68 266-267
clocks: g85 8/8 30; g78 7/8 25-26; g70 7/8 16-19; g69 11/22 31; g61 1/8 24-25; g61 5/22 29; g51 12/22 9-11; g38 4/20 27
history: g85 8/22 25-26
watches: g85 8/22 25-27
daylight saving time:
effect on humans: g76 12/22 29
days: ad 428-429; w69 623; w68 267-268; w66 468
discussion: w82 10/1 3-7; w76 432-438; g76 8/22 5-8
effect of material possessions on: g80 9/8 5-7
finding time for Bible study: w81 11/15 30; km 7/81 3; km 2/79 1, 7
Franklin’s (Benjamin) comment on: g80 9/8 5, 7
gift to loved ones: g70 2/22 15
Greek philosophers’ view of: w82 10/1 6
Greek word: w67 611-612
hours: ad 797-799; g66 7/8 17
insects: g60 11/8 23
international date line: g73 12/8 22
Jehovah: su 183-185; w82 10/1 4-7; bw 174-175; w76 432-434; w74 163; po 7-8; g74 4/8 16-17; w73 579-583
conscious of time: w82 10/1 4-7
Jesus Christ: w85 9/1 28; w84 4/1 13-14; g76 4/8 25-26; w73 580-582
Jewish system of counting: w75 63-64; w69 622; w66 680; li 28; g66 1/8 21-24; w58 297-300; rm 123
leisure time: g79 8/22 4-7; g73 10/8 31; w71 311-315; g62 4/8 20-22; g62 9/22 29-30
man has concept of eternity (Ec 3:11): g77 8/8 4; w76 300; g75 10/22 4; ts 18-21
measuring: w82 10/1 3-4; g78 7/8 25-26; gh 64-65
months: g68 9/22 12
pivotal dates: ad 333; w69 90-91; w68 268-269, 490-493, 502; w55 93-95
prophetic period: w83 8/1 21; po 176; ts 155-156; kj 100-103; w67 615; w64 759; bf 179; w60 249; w59 105, 216; yw 100-101, 330; w57 62; w51 408-409; w40 228
schedule: g80 3/22 27; g74 5/8 14-15; qm 154, 223; w66 396-397; yb65 136-137, 139; g65 12/22 9-11; w64 369; w63 221; g62 9/8 4; w59 36, 274, 459, 497, 531, 551; w58 309, 408, 411; w57 114-115; w56 149, 280-282; qm55 154, 223; w53 623; g46 3/13 14
for field ministry: km 5/77 1, 8
ship bells: g32 6/22 600
six thousand years of human history:
proper view of: w76 436-437, 443
speed and time: g68 3/8 19-20; g56 6/8 12-16
stealing time: g83 4/8 31; g81 6/8 15; g75 3/8 29
survey of how man spends time: g62 3/8 31; g60 11/22 7; g58 7/8 23
taking time to help others: w83 3/1 30
television a thief of: g85 1/8 4; w84 10/1 4-5; w84 11/15 14; g84 4/22 30; g84 12/22 22-23; g80 9/8 7
time between Adam’s creation and Eve’s: w76 436-437
“time of goodwill” (Isa 49:8): w72 375; w70 661-662; im 396-398; g61 8/22 27-28
“times long lasting” (2Ti 1:9): w71 703-704
value of: w68 273-274
goals and deadlines: g76 8/22 6-7
in comparison to money: w69 27; w61 325-328
wasting: g76 8/22 5-6; g65 7/22 5-6; g64 1/8 4; w63 271-272, 643; g63 11/22 3-4; g63 12/22 10, 12; g61 6/8 3-4; w57 92; w55 648; w54 555-556; w47 133
cost of time wasted by workers: g80 4/22 31
weeks: ad 1650-1651; w66 379; g66 1/8 21
wise use of: km 12/82 1-2; w80 6/1 3-4; g80 3/22 27; g80 9/8 5-11; w78 6/15 27; w78 11/15 23-24; g78 5/22 3-4; km 5/78 1, 8; w77 239-240; g76 12/8 3-4; w74 373-374; or 110-112; w71 61-62; w71 311-315; w69 27-28; w68 275-277; w67 29; w66 483-484; w65 523-524; g65 5/22 4; g65 7/22 7; w64 281-282, 323, 452, 606; g64 4/8 3-4; w63 272, 529, 644; g63 11/22 4; w62 260, 520, 523; g62 7/8 9-10; g62 9/8 4; w61 325-328; g61 6/8 4; g61 6/22 23; g60 3/22 3; g60 11/8 4; g60 11/22 5-8; w59 35-36; w58 565-566; w57 114-115; g57 1/22 3-4; w55 475-476, 648; w54 553-556; w51 163-164; w50 35-44, 419; g50 6/22 6; w49 253-254
when shopping: g80 9/8 6
while traveling: g80 3/22 28
while waiting: g76 8/22 7-8
with household work: g81 2/8 24
youths: w75 462-463
years: go 86; po 176; ad 277, 1677-1678; g68 9/22 12-14; g66 1/8 21-22