I look at the condition of the Earth today and damn near weep.....I am trying to build a shelter that will protect me from anything that God can think of because if He is not REALLY pissed off right now, He soon will be. This generation of humans is about the saddest example of creation that I can imagine. I am 76, but my youngest grandchildren (3) are less than 6 months old and unfortunately, we are leaving them with a planet a lot worse off than the one we were born into...very sad...
God had mercy on me when I was off doing my own thing. So, the Lord is for sure long in patience.
He still is reaching and calling out to people even now, though as you said, the darkness is covering the earth.