“For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.”
'For yet a little while and the coming one will come and will not delay' — the citation of Habakkuk 2:3 introduces the motif of Christ's return. Yet a little while (mikron hosos hoson) emphasizes the proximity of eschatological fulfillment from the perspective of faith.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 10:37
He then also hinting this, what does he say? Hebrews 10:37 “Yet a little while and He that shall come will come, and will not tarry.” For lest they should say, And when will He come? He comforts them from the Scriptures. For thus also when he says in another place, “Now is our salvation nearer” Romans 13:11, he comforts them because the remaining time is short. And this he says not of himself but from the Scriptures. But if from that time it was said, “Yet a little while, and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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