the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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2 Peter 3:8
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But don't forget this one thing, dear friends: To the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day.
But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Derely beloved be not ignorant of this one thynge how that one daye is wt the lorde as a thousande yeare and a thousand yeare as one daye.
But don't forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: To the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day.
But do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
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.
But don't forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
But, beloved, be not ye ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
But there is one thing, dear friends, which you must not forget. With the Lord one day resembles a thousand years and a thousand years resemble one day.
But, ye moost dere, this o thing be not hid to you, that o dai anentis God is as a thousynde yeeris, and a thousynde yeeris ben as o dai.
But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
Dear friends, don't forget that for the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years is the same as one day.
Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
But, my loved ones, keep in mind this one thing, that with the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years are no more than one day.
Moreover, dear friends, do not ignore this: with the Lord, one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like one day
But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with [the] Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Don't forget this fact, dear friends: With the Lord a single day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a single day.Psalm 90:4;">[xr]
But this one (truth) be not ignorant of, my beloved, That one day with the Lord (is) as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
And of this one thing, my beloved, be not forgetful, That one day, to the Lord, is as a thousand years; and a thousand years, as one day.
But (beloued) bee not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand yeeres, and a thousand yeeres as one day.
Dear friends, remember this one thing, with the Lord one day is as 1,000 years, and 1,000 years are as one day.
But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Dearely beloued, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lorde, as a thousande yeeres, and a thousande yeeres as one day.
But, my beloved, do not forget this one thing, that one day is with the LORD as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
But, this one thing, forget not, beloved, - that, one day, with the Lord, is as a thousand years, and, a thousand years, as one day.
But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Dearely beloued, be not ignoraunt of this one thyng, howe that one day is with the Lorde as a thousande yere, & a thousande yere as one day.
But do not forget one thing, my dear friends! There is no difference in the Lord's sight between one day and a thousand years; to him the two are the same.
Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
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.
Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is "as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." Psa. 90:4
And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;
Dearly beloued, be not ignoraunt of this one thinge, how that one daye is with the LORDE as a thousande yeare: and a thousande yeare as one daye.
But there is one thing, my brethren, you ought to be appriz'd of, which is this, that "with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
Don't overlook the obvious here, friends. With God, one day is as good as a thousand years, a thousand years as a day. God isn't late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn't want anyone lost. He's giving everyone space and time to change.
Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.
But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
I think it's important for you to understand time isn't the same for us as it is for God. To him, a thousand years is like a day and a day is like a thousand years. One is the same as the other to him.
But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
be not: Romans 11:25, 1 Corinthians 10:1, 1 Corinthians 12:1
that one: Psalms 90:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 15:16 - Amorites Deuteronomy 32:35 - the things Job 10:5 - General Job 24:1 - seeing Job 36:26 - neither Psalms 9:7 - But Psalms 39:5 - as nothing Psalms 94:15 - But Psalms 102:13 - the set Ecclesiastes 3:17 - for Isaiah 54:7 - a small Isaiah 60:22 - I the Lord Ezekiel 39:8 - this Luke 18:8 - he will Luke 18:22 - one Acts 3:19 - when Acts 7:17 - when Romans 4:17 - calleth Romans 9:22 - endured 1 Corinthians 7:29 - the time Philippians 3:13 - one Philippians 4:5 - The 1 Thessalonians 4:13 - I would Hebrews 10:37 - General Revelation 1:1 - which must Revelation 1:3 - for Revelation 12:12 - because Revelation 20:3 - the thousand Revelation 22:6 - which
Cross-References
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?"
"Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden," the woman replied.
"It's only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.'"
Then the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?"
He replied, "I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked."
The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.
Then the Lord God said, "Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!"
Has any nation ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire—as you did—and survived?
But now, why should we risk death again? If the Lord our God speaks to us again, we will certainly die and be consumed by this awesome fire.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,.... Here the apostle addresses the saints he writes unto, and for whom he had a tender affection and regard, and for whose welfare he was concerned, lest they should be stumbled at the length of time since the promise of the coming of Christ was given, and which these scoffers object; and therefore he would have them know, observe, and consider this one thing, which might be of great use to them to make their minds easy, and keep up their faith and expectation of the coming of Christ:
that one day [is], with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day; referring either to Psalms 90:4; or to a common saying among the Jews, founded on the same passage, ×ק" ×× ×××£ ×©× ××
×××× ×©×, "the day of the holy blessed God is a thousand years" z; suggesting, that though between thirty and forty years had elapsed since the promise was given out that Christ would come again, and should even a thousand, or two thousand years more, run off, before the coming of Christ, yet this should be no objection to the accomplishment of the promise; for though such a number of years is very considerable among men, ye not "with God", as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, with whom a thousand years, and even eternity itself, is but as a day, Isaiah 43:13. Unless this phrase should be thought to refer, as it is by some, to the day of judgment, and be expressive of the duration of that: it is certain that the Jews interpreted days of millenniums, and reckoned millenniums by days, and used this phrase in confirmation of it. Thus they say a,
"in the time to come, which is in the last days, on the sixth day, which is the sixth millennium, when the Messiah comes, for the day of the holy blessed God is a thousand years.''
And a little after,
""the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, a woman shall compass a man". This is in the time of the Messiah which is in the sixth day.''
And elsewhere b,
"the sixth degree is called the sixth day, the day of the holy blessed God is a thousand years. And in that day the King Messiah shall come, and it shall be called the feast of gathering, for the holy blessed God will gather in it the captivity of his people.''
So they call the sabbath, or seventh day, the seventh millennium, and interpret c
""the song for the sabbath day", Psalms 92:1 title, for the seventh millennium, for one day of the holy blessed God is a thousand years.''
To which agrees the tradition of Elias, which runs thus d;
"it is the tradition of the house of Elias, that the world shall be six thousand years, two thousand years void (of the law), two thousand years the law, and two thousand years the days of the Messiah;''
for they suppose that the six days of the creation were expressive of the six thousand years in which the world will stand; and that the seventh day prefigures the last millennium, in which will be the day of judgment, and the world to come; for
"the six days of the creation (they say e) is a sign or intimation of these things: on the sixth day man was created; and on the seventh his work was finished; so the kings of the nations of the world (continue) five millenniums, answering to the five days, in which were created the fowls, and the creeping things of the waters, and other things; and the enjoyment of their kingdom is a little in the sixth, answerable to the creation of the beasts, and living creatures created at this time in the beginning of it; and the kingdom of the house of David is in the sixth millennium, answerable to the creation of man, who knew his Creator, and ruled over them all; and in the end of that millennium will be the day of judgment, answerable to man, who was judged in the end of it; and the seventh is the sabbath, and it is the beginning of the world to come.''
z Bereshit Rabba, sect. 8. fol. 7. 3. Vajikra Rabba, sect. 19. fol. 160. 2. Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 14. fol. 216. 1. Shirhashirim Rabba, fol. 20. 1. Zohar in Exod. fol. 60. 1. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 157. 1. & Nishmet Chayim Orat. 1. c. 5. fol. 12. 1. a Zohar in Gen. fol. 13. 4. b Ib. fol. 16. 1. c Bartenora in Misn. Tamid, c. 7. sect. 4. d T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 97. 1. & Avoda Zara, fol. 9. 1. e Ceseph Misna in Maimon. Hilchot Teshuva, c. 9. sect. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years - This 2 Peter 3:8-9 is the second consideration by which the apostle meets the objection of scoffers against the doctrine of the second coming of the Saviour. The objection was, that much time, and perhaps the time which had been supposed to be set for his coming, had passed away, and still all things remained as they were. The reply of the apostle is, that no argument could be drawn from this, for that which may seem to be a long time to us is a brief period with God. In the infinity of his own duration there is abundant time to accomplish his designs, and it can make no difference with him whether they are accomplished in one day or extended to one thousand years. Man has but a short time to live, and if he does not accomplish his purposes in a very brief period, he never will. But it is not so with God. He always lives; and we cannot therefore infer, because the execution of His purposes seems to be delayed, that they are abandoned. With Him who always lives it will be as easy to accomplish them at a far distant period as now. If it is His pleasure to accomplish them in a single day, He can do it; if He chooses that the execution shall be deferred to one thousand years, or that one thousand years shall be consumed in executing them, He has power to carry them onward through what seems, to us, to be so vast a duration. The wicked, therefore, cannot infer that they will escape because their punishment is delayed; nor should the righteous fear that the divine promises will fail because ages pass away before they are accomplished. The expression here used, that âone day is with the Lord as a thousand years, etc.,â is common in the Rabbinical writings. See Wetstein in loc. A similar thought occurs in Psalms 90:4; âFor a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 8. Be not ignorant — Though they are wilfully ignorant, neglect not ye the means of instruction.
One day is with the Lord as a thousand years — That is: All time is as nothing before him, because in the presence as in the nature of God all is eternity; therefore nothing is long, nothing short, before him; no lapse of ages impairs his purposes, nor need he wait to find convenience to execute those purposes. And when the longest period of time has passed by, it is but as a moment or indivisible point in comparison of eternity. This thought is well expressed by PLUTARCH, Consol. ad Apoll.: "If we compare the time of life with eternity, we shall find no difference between long and short. Τα Î³Î±Ï Ïιλια, και Ïα Î¼Ï Ïια εÏη, ÏÏιγμη ÏÎ¹Ï ÎµÏÏιν αοÏιÏÏοÏ, μαλλον δε μοÏιον Ïι βÏαÏÏ ÏαÏον ÏÏιγμηÏÎ for a thousand or ten thousand years are but a certain indefinite point, or rather the smallest part of a point." The words of the apostle seem to be a quotation from Psalms 90:4.
