Has God forgotten His promise of a judgement day?

It's been more than 2000 years since the apostles and the Lord Jesus Christ Himself foretold about the judgement day, saying that the end is near and that we are already in the last days, but...

We are now in the year 2010, whatever happened to His promise? whatever happened to the prophecy? is God being lenient? did God changed His mind? several generations have passed, several people have died, some of His followers were patiently waiting, in the hope that the day would arrive soon and ease their sufferings and get their rewards for being faithful, but up to this very last minute, it hasn't came yet.

Since this prophecy comes from the Bible, no one can answer these questions except the Bible itself. Now let's start the ball rolling ...

Judgement Day...What is it all about?

But before we even look for the answers to these questions, it is important that we have a knowledge on what we are dealing with, otherwise, we will not get the right answers. Now first, let us find out from the Bible itself on what the Judgement Day is all about, how does the Bible defines or describes the judgement day?

In 2 Peters 3:7, it says, " But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved to fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."

The verse clearly states that the judgement day is actually the perdition or destruction of ungodly, or sinful, or wicked men, those who disobey God and deny His teachings.

In another verse such as in Revelation, the judgement day is also defined as "the day where men will be rewarded according to his work".

Revelation 22:11-12, "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."

In 1st Peters, it also says, it is the end of those who did not obey God and is again supplemented as the condemnation of the world in 1st Corinthians.

1 Peters 4:17, "For the time is come that judgement must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?"

1 Corinthians 11:32, "But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world."

While the above verses focuses on the bad outcome of the judgment day for those who will not obey God, the verse in Titus also shows that the judgement day is actually a "blessed hope" for those who follow God's will and obey his commandments.

In Titus 2:13, it says,"Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"

There are other verses that defines the judgement day, all of which states the same definition, and that is, condemnation to those who do wrong in the sight of God, and reward to those who follows Him.


Now, we go to our main question. Has God forgotten His promise? is He slow of His promised judgement day?

Is God being sluggish on His promised judgement day?

We have cleared up the definition of the judgement day, we now go to our main question... is God not being firm on His promise? is He being slack? 

Let's hear what the Bible has to say in 2 Peters 3:9 "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."

That was a direct answer from the Bible, God is not slack, or slow nor is He not firm, but is actually "long-suffering towards us", in other translation it says "patient for our sake". But why is He patient with us? Because He doesn't want to destroy anyone but wants all people to have an opportunity to turn to him and change the way we think and act so that we could all be saved. In fact, if we take a look at 2 Peters, God's patience is also defined as salvation.

2 Peters 3:15 states " Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him."


Basing on those verses, we can actually say that God is not being lenient nor slow in His promise but is patient with us because He wants everyone to be saved. The last verse left me stunned, it reminds me of what has transpired during Noah's days, especially before the great flood. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.  God has actually been very patient for them, waiting for them to repent, to turn away from their sins, God was hoping He could save all of them as St. Peter described in 1 Peters 3:20 which says, "who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water," 


What has strike me most is the similarity between Noah's days and our days... people are eating, people are drinking, people are enjoying this life's pleasure without even regards to God... and this has been going on for a long time... Now we can truly say that God is being patient with us because He wants us all to be save. 


I say, let's not put to waste this opportunity that God has given us.




* This is my first blog, please bear with my grammar and my disorganized process of thoughts.