29 Bible Verses about God Not Delaying
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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
But I am poor and needy: make haste to me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no delay.
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no delay, O my God.
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thy own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
And will not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he beareth long with them?
And for that the dream was doubled to Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it may tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
For yet a little while, and he that is coming will come, and will not tarry.
And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall no more be prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.
Therefore say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be further deferred, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not delay: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
And the God of peace will soon bruise Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, will he find faith on the earth?
And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
And swore by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that are in it, and the earth, and the things that are in it, and the sea, and the things which are in it, that there should be time no longer:
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John:
And he said to me, These sayings are faithful and true. And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show to his servants the things which must shortly be done.
Repent; or else I will come to thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be.
He who testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly: Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Verily I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things shall be done.
Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
