how loooooooooooooong?

Acts 23:11
But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome."

Acts 24:27
But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.

Acts 25:12
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!"

(all quotes are from the New King Jimmy)

In the first passage, the Lord tells Paul that he's going to Rome. In the second passage, we see that at least 2 years have passed, and Paul hasn't gone to Rome yet. In the third passage, Festus at least says that Paul will go to Rome. (Granted, it is even more time before he actually goes.)

This was pointed out in the teaching at my church some time ago.

Sometimes, while acknowledging God's timing on things, we still think that He wouldn't tell us that something is going to happen looooooooooong before it happens.

OK, maybe that should be "I", not "we". Hopefully, there's at least one other person out there who this'll mean something to.