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The mockers had a question: Where is the promise of His coming? Time had passed. Apostles had died. Nothing had changed. Pastor Jim Osman addresses that question head-on as he works through 2 Peter 3:8 — and the answer is as pointed today as it was in the first century.
God does not experience time as we do. He is not encumbered by it, constrained by it, or running out of it. He meets no deadlines, feels no urgency, and is exhausted by no length of years. A literal thousand years is to Him what a single day is to us — not because time is vague or undefined, but because He is eternal and we are not. The delay in Christ's return is no evidence of a failed promise. It is simply a reflection of the unbridgeable difference between the eternal God and creatures made of dust.
Drawing from Psalm 90 and Peter's deliberate use of its language, Pastor Osman traces what God's relationship to time actually means for the church — and what it does not mean. He corrects three common misuses of this verse: as an argument for long creation days in Genesis 1, as a framework for end-times chronology, and as a basis for treating the thousand years of Revelation 20 as figurative.
The point stands: time has no bearing on the fulfillment of God's Word. His return remains imminent. The only question is whether we are found watching.
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In this podcast series, Pastor Jim Osman of Kootenai Community Church preaches through the Book of 2 Peter, emphasizing its call to spiritual growth, discernment against false teachings, and steadfast hope in Christ’s return. This verse-by-verse exposition explores the theological and practical significance of Peter’s message for believers today. Join Jim to deepen your faith and anchor your life in the truth of God’s Word. Subscribe for biblical insights from 2 Peter!