Do you know why there's the delay?

It's not because the Lord is slow about his promise.

It's not because he's not keeping his promise.

It's not because he's unfaithful to his word.

It's not because he doesn't tell the truth.

It's not because he's impotent.

It's not because he's indifferent.

It's not because he's just busy doing something else.

The reason he's delaying is patience for people to repent.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson. They say you don't

know where you're going if you don't know where you've been,

and that's good advice in business and science and definitely for understanding biblical prophecy.

Today, John MacArthur is going to help you understand where history has been and where it's going,

as he takes you back thousands of years to what the Bible foretells

about the return of Christ. Where in the world is history headed? That's the title of John's

current study. So take your Bible, if you're able, and follow along as John begins today's message.

Turn in your Bible with me, if you will, to 2 Peter chapter 3.

As Peter wrote this epistle, you remember, he was writing it to help believers overcome

false teachers and their false doctrine.

As he comes to the third and last chapter in the brief letter, he comes to the climax

of his discussion of false teachers, and that is his argument

against their denial of the coming of Christ. Now, the text reveals that their argument

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