Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8-18
Reasons for the delay (3:8-18)Some people may wonder why there is such a delay before Christ’s return. The answer is that from God’s point of view there is no delay, since he does not view time according to human standards. Eternity is not time carried on and on indefinitely, but is an entirely different order of things. If there seems to be a delay from the human point of view, it is because God is waiting as long as possible, so that people might realize the seriousness of their sins and turn... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:9
2 Peter 3:9. The Lord is not slack Ου βραδυνει , does not delay, or is not slow; concerning his promise To fulfil it, as if the time fixed for the fulfilment of it were past; for it shall surely be fulfilled in its season; but is long-suffering, to us-ward Children of men; not willing that any should perish Any human being, any soul that he hath made. That is, he is not primarily willing; his first will, with regard to the whole posterity of Adam, hath been and is, that they should... read more