Not infrequently, we are seemingly given the impression that "the end is near." Here in 1 Peter, we are told "the end of the world is coming soon." I know "soon" isn't exactly quantifiable, but one would think soon would have meant in a lifetime, or a couple of lifetimes. In the context in which it was written, they seemed to think that some alive then would live to see that day. Yet here we are, hundreds of generations later - almost 2,000 years later - and the world has yet to come to an end. I wonder how long "soon" is going to be...

1 Peter 4:7