Do Not Doubt That the Lord Will Come

1 The Father, who is merciful in all things, and ready to do good, has compassion on those who fear Him, and kindly and lovingly gives His favors on those who draw near to Him with a single mind. 2 Therefore let us not be double-minded, and let our soul not indulge in idle fancies about His surpassing and glorious gifts. 3 Let this scripture be far from us where He says, “Wretched are the double-minded, who doubt in their soul and say, ‘We heard these things in the days of our fathers too, and look, we have grown old, and none of these things has happened to us.’”⁠a 4 “You fools, compare yourselves to a tree; take a vine. First it sheds its leaves, then a shoot comes, then a leaf, then a flower, and after these a sour berry, then a fully ripe grape. You see that in a short time the fruit of the tree reaches ripeness.” 5 “Truly His will shall be accomplished quickly and suddenly,” the scripture also bearing witness to it, saying, “He shall come quickly and shall not delay; and the Lord shall come suddenly into His temple, the Holy One, whom you expect.”⁠b