Okay, random Calvinist.

You are so on.

Heh.

"'If I ever murdered somebody,' he added quite simply, 'I dare say it might be an Optimist.'"

Father Brown in "The Three Tools of Death," by G.K. Chesterton

Thoughts

The Israelites spent thousands of years waiting for the Messiah before the angel appeared to Mary.

The Jews of the Exodus spent forty years in the desert before they reached the promised land.

Our Lord spent three days in the grave before his glorious Ressurection.

Always remember that the Gospels don't end with the Crucifixion. Keep reading, guys... keep reading.