Don’t let it escape your notice, dear friends, that with the Lord a single day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a single day. The Lord isn’t slow to keep his promise, as some think of slowness, but he is patient toward you, not wanting anyone to perish but all to change their hearts and lives. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will pass away with a dreadful noise, the elements will be consumed by fire, and the earth and all the works done on it will be exposed. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be? You must live holy and godly lives, waiting for and hastening the coming day of God. Because of that day, the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt away in the flames. But according to his promise we are waiting for a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness is at home. (2 Peter 3:8-13, CEB)
As followers of Christ, we are waiting for him to return. We were all taught that he went to be at the right hand of the Father and soon he would return to judge all peoples.
Soon. That is an interesting term.
Is that tomorrow or thousands of years from now? Soon is relative. I mean it has been 2000 years since Jesus’ birth so soon could be 5000 years.
“But according to his promise we are waiting for a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.” We are waiting according to the promise for a new heaven and earth and that will come when he comes.
And when will he come? When God is ready for that to happen.
I think it will be when we finally all get it and love like he told us to do.
Love like Jesus.
Loving People. Loving God.
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