since I know that the time for me to strike tent comes swiftly on, even as our Lord Jesus Christ pointed out to me.

and say, "Where is the promise of His coming? For since the day that our fathers fell asleep everything continues as it was from the beginning of the creation."

Now since all things are in the process of dissolution, what kind of men ought you to be, in all holy living and piety;

And so, beloved, since you are looking for these things, continually give diligence that you may be found in peace, unspotted and blameless in his sight.