The “Delay” of the Promised Coming

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. II Peter 3:8, 9 The apostle Paul declares that the grace of God that brings salvation in Jesus means three things: full and free redemption from all iniquity; a people purified...