17:30 Does this mean that there will be no future retribution for sinners in past ages?
17:30 Does this mean that there will be no future retribution for sinners in past ages?
No, otherwise these scriptures are meaningless (CP Ex 32:32-33; De 30:15-20; 2Chr 15:2; Pr 21:16; Eze 18:20-30; 33:10-20).
Ac 17:30 simply means that God bore with sinners in past ages without intervening by way of punishment then and there, because they did not have the revelation of Christ's death for sin and His resurrection for the future judgement (CP Ac 17:31 with Ro 3:25).
The resurrection of Jesus guarantees the future resurrection and judgement of all men - Old Testament and New Testament alike (CP Dan 12:1-2; Jn 5:28-29; 14:19; 1Cor 15:1-24; Rev 20:4-6, 11-15).
See also comments on Jn 5:28-29; Ro 3:24-26(B) and He 9:15, and author's study Coming Judgements of God in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 1).