Here are the passages in question (NKJV):

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> You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand (James 5:8).
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> But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers (1 Peter 4:7).
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In both verses, the term "at hand" is translated from ***[eggizo](https://www.biblehub.com/greek/1448.htm)*** (1448 ἐγγίζω, "to make near, to come near"), which is from ***[eggus](https://www.biblehub.com/greek/1451.htm)*** (1451 ἐγγύς, "near [in place or time]"). Therefore, does *eggizo*/*eggus* inherently require that the events described in the passages above would take place chronologically soon? If so, what about Deuteronomy 32:35, Isaiah 13:6, and Obadiah 1:15, which use *eggus* in the Septuagint (LXX), and Acts 7:17, which uses *eggizo*? Since these passages apparently were fulfilled centuries after the time their predictions were made, could the same be said of James 5:8 and 1 Peter 4:7? Thank you!