The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Do not infer from the delay of His coming that He has changed His mind or forgotten. The postponement is evidence of His forbearance and desire that you have space for repentance and a real opportunity to obtain eternal life. Every day you live unpunished is an offer of mercy, not a sign of His weakness.
AI summary
The delay of His promise is not slackness but mercy. God prolonged the time that His elect might be gathered and brought to repentance, so none of them would perish. Whether the promise concerns Christ's coming against Jerusalem or His final return, the reason for the seeming tardiness is always the same: His will to save.
AI summary
Men set one time for God's return and God sets another, and He keeps to His appointed day exactly. What looks to us like slackness is His long-suffering toward His elect, giving them space to advance in grace, knowledge, and holiness until they are fitted for heaven.
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Commenting on 2 Peter 3:9-10