I've never construed this being that difficult.
God did 'divorce' Himself from various generations of the Children of Israel . . . more or less . . . those leaving Egypt in the Exodus died in the wilderness.
I've never found in all of Scripture a shred of evidence that God said He 100% finally for 100% of the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 100% divorced Himself from them for 100% of all time. NEVER. Not a shred.
Of course, one can construe Scripture to say all kinds of things as one can spin one's reasons for being home late at night. Doesn't make them true.
No man knows the Day or the Hour . . .
G_d knows. He knows our hearts. He knows every name written in the Book of Life. It is simple to deduce the exact moment of Jesus' return . . . It is when the last person to be saved under grace accepts Jesus' Gift of Salvation.
If these days were not shortened . . .
Biblical Prophesy is %100 accurate. Right down to the letter. Now, the Tribulation period is spoken of in detail, right down to the number of days. Yet, it also says the days are shortened. I tend to think that during the horrors of the Tribulation, the Earth's rotation is effected, maybe by the impact of Wormwood. The end result is days of maybe 18 hours instead of 24. You still have the number of days thet G_d Ordained, but they are shortened so that the race of man does not die out.