2 Peter 3

“The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare”

2 Pet 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment.





Acts 1:6 -11 When the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, "Lord, are you going to free Israel now and restore our kingdom?" "The Father sets those dates," he replied, "and they are not for you to know. But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere--in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." It was not long after he said this that he was taken up into the sky while they were watching, and he disappeared into a cloud. As they were straining their eyes to see him, two white-robed men suddenly stood there among them. They said, "Men of Galilee, why are you standing here staring at the sky? Jesus has been taken away from you into heaven. And someday, just as you saw him go, he will return!"



The disciples questioned the lord about the restoring of the kingdom. He responded that they needed to be concerned about evangelizing the world. Then Jesus ascended into heaven and two angels came announced that someday He will return in the same way.





2 Pet 3:8, 9 But you must not forget, dear friends, that a day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.



God is not slack concerning His return. But is longsuffering not willing that anyone should perish. We may think that Jesus is delaying His return; that its been a long time. But Peter gave some insight “one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day“.

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