For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 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. 2 Peter 3:5-9

Jesus said “As the days of Noah were, so will be coming of the Son of Man” (Matthew 24:37) The Apostle Peter also reflects this same message “Whereby the world that then was being overflowed by water (flooded), perished” As Peter is talking about the return of Christ, he references the flood of Noah, why? Because when The Lord returns , there will be judgment upon The Earth for those who are not saved! So while many are eagerly waiting for the Rapture of the Church, lets eagerly share the gospel with the unsaved as many will be perishing!

The Apostle Peter describes the world will be under a judgment “But the heavens and Earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men” While we eagerly want our Lord to return, we also have to remember we as the Church have work to be done! If you reference the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25) The Master went away and entrusted all his possessions to his servants, when the Master came back , he came to see what the servants did with his possessions and their time? The ones who grew his Kingdom, were told “Well done, good and faithful servant”! , but the one who did nothing, was called a “Wicked and Lazy servant” by The Lord and thrown into Hell. 

Now many scoffers will say “Why hasn’t The Lord returned yet”? The Apostle Peter under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit answers this question from multiple angles. First “one day to The Lord is like 1,000 years for us” Remember God is eternal, He is outside of the realm of time, therefore his timing is not the same as our timing. To expect God to do things on our clock or calendar is not only naive , I think it’s borderline blasphemous. As Jesus said “Nobody will know the day or hour of His return” (Matthew 25:12) 

But secondly there is a reason why The Lord has been delaying his return, as the Apostle Peter states here “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering (patient) with us, not willing that any should perish, but that all come to repentance” Imagine that, God wants everyone to be saved, I know this will anger many “Christians”. The Lord has not returned yet because He wants as many as possible to come to repentance! Did you get the memo Church, it’s time to get busy and share the gospel, The Lord will come like a thief in the night, Are you Ready?