Did the delay in Jesus' second coming give further opportunity for people to be "saved"?
Didn't the delay in Jesus' second coming give further opportunity for people to be "saved" by believing in him? Answer: Citing 2 Peter 3:9: "The Lord . . . is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance" some Christian commentators offer the excuse that the delay in Jesus' second coming was granted to give further opportunity for people to be saved. However, this evades the issue of how soon Jesus was supposed to return. In the passages promising a speed
Zalman Kravitz