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Ecclesiastes 1:9 (1:1-11)
“That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.”
— Ecclesiastes 1:9 NKJV
This verse calls us to sober realism about human history and the repetition of patterns. Generations come and go, and the same deceptions, pursuits, and rebellions continue. Nothing is truly new.
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— Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 NKJV
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
What profit has a man from all his labor in which he toils under the sun? One generation passes away, and another generation comes; but the earth abides forever. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it arose. The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north; the wind whirls about continually, and comes again on its circuit. All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; to the place from which the rivers come, there they return again. All things are full of labor; man cannot express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us. There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come by those who will come after.
Mainstream Understanding of the early church
The Preacher (traditionally Solomon) observes the cycles of life and history. Human beings repeat the same mistakes, chase the same empty pursuits, and fall for the same deceptions generation after generation. Only God stands outside this vanity.
Key Commentary Points
- The phrase “nothing new under the sun” is a powerful warning against the illusion of novelty in false teachings and false gospels.
- False angels bringing “new revelations,” new scriptures, or a different Jesus are not new tricks — they are part of the ancient pattern of deception.
- This verse helps us test modern claims of restored truth or angelic visitations with biblical skepticism.
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