With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day/لا تَجْهَلُوا، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاء، أَنَّ يَوْمًا واحِدًا عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ كَأَلفِ سَنَة، وأَلْفَ سَنَةٍ كَيَومٍ واحِد

أَلآنَ يُطْرَدُ سُلْطَانُ هذَا العَالَمِ خَارِجًا. وأَنَا إِذَا رُفِعْتُ عَنِ الأَرض، جَذَبْتُ إِليَّ الجَمِيع
إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّ12ا/.من31حتى36/:”قالَ الربُّ يَسوعُ: «هِيَ الآنَ دَيْنُونَةُ هذَا العَالَم. أَلآنَ يُطْرَدُ سُلْطَانُ هذَا العَالَمِ خَارِجًا. وأَنَا إِذَا رُفِعْتُ عَنِ الأَرض، جَذَبْتُ إِليَّ الجَمِيع». قَالَ هذَا لِيَدُلَّ عَلى أَيِّ مِيتَةٍ كَانَ مُزْمِعًا أَنْ يَمُوتَهَا. فَأَجَابَهُ الجَمْع: «نَحْنُ سَمِعْنَا مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ أَنَّ المَسِيحَ يَبْقَى إِلى الأَبَد. فَكَيْفَ تَقُولُ أَنْتَ: إِنَّ عَلى ٱبْنِ الإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يُرْفَع؟ مَنْ هُوَ ٱبْنُ الإِنْسَانِ هذَا؟». قَالَ لَهُم يَسُوع: «أَلنُّورُ بَاقٍ بَيْنَكُم زَمَنًا قَليلاً. سِيرُوا مَا دَامَ لَكُمُ النُّور، لِئَلاَّ يَدْهَمَكُمُ الظَّلام. فَمَنْ يَسيرُ في الظَّلامِ لا يَدْرِي إِلى أَيْنَ يَذْهَب. آمِنُوا بِٱلنُّور، مَا دَامَ لَكُمُ النُّور، لِتَصِيرُوا أَبْنَاءَ النُّور». قَالَ يَسُوعُ هذَا، ومَضَى مُتَوارِيًا عَنْهُم”.

ولكِنْ لا تَجْهَلُوا، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاء، أَنَّ يَوْمًا واحِدًا عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ كَأَلفِ سَنَة، وأَلْفَ سَنَةٍ كَيَومٍ واحِد
رسالة القدّيس بطرس الثانية03/من01حتى09/:”يا إخوَتي، هذِهِ رِسَالةٌ ثانِيَةٌ أَكْتُبُهَا إِلَيْكُم، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاء، وفيهَا أُوقِظُ أَذْهَانَكُمُ السَّلِيمَة، لكَي تَتَذَكَّرُوا الأَقْوَالَ الَّتي نَطَقَ بِهَا مِنْ قَبْلُ الأَنْبِياءُ القِدِّيسُون، ووصِيَّةَ الرَّبِّ والمُخَلِّصِ التي سلَّمَهَا إِلَيْكُم رُسُلُكُم. فَٱعْلَمُوا قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيءٍ أَنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي في آخِرِ الأَيَّامِ أُنَاسٌ يَسْتَهزِئُونَ ٱسْتِهْزَاءً، ويَسْلُكُونَ وَفْقَ شَهَواتِهِم، ويَقُولُون: «أَيْنَ الوَعْدُ بِمَجِيئِهِ؟ مَاتَ آبَاؤُنَا، وكُلُّ شَيء، مُنذُ بَدْءِ الخَلِيقَة، بَاقٍ عَلى حَالِهِ!». فَهُم يتَجَاهَلُونَ عَمْدًا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ كَانَتْ مُنْذُ القَدِيم، والأَرْضَ قَامَتْ مِنَ المَاءِ وَبِالمَاءِ بِكَلِمَةِ الله، وبِهَا غَرِقَ عالَمُ الأَمسِ بِالمَاءِ فَهَلِكَ. أَمَّا السَّمَاوَاتُ والأَرْضُ في أَيَّامِنَا، فَهِيَ بِالكَلِمَةِ نَفْسِهَا مُدَّخَرَةٌ لِلنَّار، مَحْفُوظَةٌ لِيَومِ الدَّيْنُونَةِ وهَلاكِ النَّاسِ الكَافِرِين. ولكِنْ لا تَجْهَلُوا، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاء، أَنَّ يَوْمًا واحِدًا عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ كَأَلفِ سَنَة، وأَلْفَ سَنَةٍ كَيَومٍ واحِد. إِنَّ الرَّبَّ لا يُبْطِئُ في إِتْمَامِ وَعْدِه، كَمَا يَزْعَمُ البَعْض، بَلْ إِنَّهُ يتَأَنَّى مِنْ أَجْلِكُم، وهُوَ لا يَشَاءُ أَنْ يَهْلِكَ بَعْضُكُم، بَلْ أَنْ تُقْبِلُوا جَمِيعُكُم إِلى التَّوْبَة”.

And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 12/31-36/:”Now is the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.’He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die. The crowd answered him, ‘We have heard from the law that the Messiah remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?’ Jesus said to them, ‘The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. If you walk in the darkness, you do not know where you are going. While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.’ After Jesus had said this, he departed and hid from them.”

With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day
Second Letter of Peter 03/01-09/:”This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you that you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Saviour spoken through your apostles. First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts and saying, ‘Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our ancestors died, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation!’ They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water, through which the world of that time was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, being kept until the day of judgement and destruction of the godless. 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. The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance.”