Beloved, you must not ignore this one fact, that with the Lord a single day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a single day.
To prevent you from being self-conceited, brothers, I would like you to understand this secret: it is only a partial insensibility that has come over Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in.
But I want you to understand about spiritual gifts, brothers.
For I would have you know this, my brothers, that while our fathers all lived under the cloud, all crossed through the sea,
This is the second letter I have already written to you, beloved, stirring up your pure mind by way of reminder,