The Fullness of the Time

The expression "fullness of time" occurs in scripture and is found at Gal. 4:4. The passage reads, "But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son . . ." The surroundings of this text show that the fullness of time is the time appointed by God, which v as to elapse until the appearing of Christ. It is of this time that the apostle speaks in the preceding three verses, the time of the state of minority of the church. This period is conceived as a measure that had to be filled...