[[Eccles-03]]
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### God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
*Type*: prophecy
*Summary*: This verse predicts a future divine judgment where God will evaluate the actions and intentions of all people, both good and evil, at an appointed time.
*Historical context*: Theologians and scholars typically associate the completion of this prophecy with the Great White Throne Judgment described in [[Rev-20#v11|Revelation 20:11]]-15 and the Judgment Seat of Christ in [[2 Cor-05#v10|2 Corinthians 5:10]], where all are held accountable for their deeds.
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### All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
*Type*: fulfillment
*Summary*: This statement describes the inevitable physical return of all living beings to the earth, fulfilling the divine decree regarding human mortality.
*Historical context*: This verse serves as a realization of the curse pronounced in [[Gen-03#v19|Genesis 3:19]], which established that because humanity was formed from the ground, they would eventually return to it after death.
*Related to*: [[Gen-03#v19|Genesis 3:19]]
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