Now, notice. When the time came for Noah to go into the ark, the doors closed; but they would not close until that time came. It came time, one time, for the children of Israel to be delivered from—from the Egyptian bondage. And when the time of the promise drew nigh, there raised up a Pharaoh who did not know Joseph. Why? The season was there. They’d respected Israel till that time. But the season was there for no more respects, that God could shower down His judgments upon the people. The time had come. One time, the Hebrew children, when they were carried over in Babylon…Listen. The time came when they had to stand for what was right. The king made a—a proclamation. And he said that whosoever will not bow down to this image shall be throwed in the fiery furnace. The time came for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to show their colors, their faith in God. So they turned their back to the image. They said, “Our God is able to deliver us from this fiery furnace. But nevertheless, we’ll not bow down to any of their images.” There it was. It was time, the season was there. So then the time came that when he was going to throw them into the fiery furnace, burn that religion out of them.

The Hour Is Come, 1951-04-15, Phoenix, AZ, §20