It seems like these observations could be equally explained by Paul correctly having high credence in long timelines, and giving advice that is appropriate in worlds where long timelines are true, without explicitly trying to persuade people of his views on timelines. Given that, I’m not sure there’s any strong evidence that this is good advice to keep in mind when you actually do have short timelines, regardless of your views on the Bible.
It seems like these observations could be equally explained by Paul correctly having high credence in long timelines, and giving advice that is appropriate in worlds where long timelines are true, without explicitly trying to persuade people of his views on timelines. Given that, I’m not sure there’s any strong evidence that this is good advice to keep in mind when you actually do have short timelines, regardless of your views on the Bible.