Why does he Tarry? The Patience of God and the Glory of Humanity
As Peter reminded us with the flood of Noah, time is not a flat circle; no, it “warps” and moves around God’s redemptive acts. Studying what God has done and how it all moves towards his eternal purpose (that is, studying redemptive-history), enables us to peer into the eternal decree. Peter focuses on the end; but to fully understand what God is waiting for we need to look at the beginning and the middle