The Hidden Mystery of the Promise

The Revelation of Christ – The Holy Spirit of Promise

Blessed be the Father of all mercies and His Son from heaven who cleanses us from all of our sins and saves us by the coming of His Promise.

Many different words and phrases both hide and reveal the Promise of salvation.  If the Lord has mercy and opens our eyes, one can see the Promise throughout the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation and be amazed that we never saw it before.  The same Promise is the Gospel, the same hidden mystery now being revealed to the saints chosen to receive it.

Mat 13:16  But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 

Mat 13:17  For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

The Lord sends an angel to remove the seal and bring the true Gospel to those who have been prepared to receive it.  Jesus Christ comes this way to every man in the appointed time.

Rev 5:2  And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 

Rev 5:3  And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 

Rev 5:4  And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 

Rev 5:5  And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 

The seals have been removed from those who can read, hear, and understand what is being spoken of by God’s Elect.  Let them who have ears to hear, hear the Word of the Promise of the Lord.

Rev 1:3  Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 

This letter has been written to reveal the Promise of the Living Christ to those ordained to receive it.  The Promise is the hidden wisdom of God that is the Living Word.  The Word of God is spoken in dark sayings and similitudes to hide it until the Lord opens our ears and eyes to see it.   Come and hear the living law of God that is Jesus Christ.

Psa 78:1  Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 

Psa 78:2  I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old

Hos 12:10  I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. 

Herewith, we explore fifteen additional words and phrases that speak to the Promise that brings salvation from sin.  These are some, but not all of the terms used to describe the Promise in the Scriptures.  These Scriptures all pertain to the same topic, namely, the Promise that comes and dwells inside of us and saves us from our sins.  May our eyes be enlightened with understanding as we receive the truth.  The Promise is far more important than we ever knew; it is the essence of the Gospel and the Scriptures.  The Promise is well worth waiting for and tarrying to receive, as it is the consummation of our walk, meaning salvation is come.

The Wisdom of God:  Wisdom is the Living Christ, the Promise.  The hidden wisdom is Jesus Christ.  Those in whom Wisdom lives speak the Wisdom that makes them perfect now, and it is not the world’s wisdom.

1Co 2:6  Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 

1Co 2:7  But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 

The living commandments and their reproof of our sins bring the wisdom of Jesus Christ to the children of God.  This Wisdom is salvation, and without it we remain in our sins.

Pro 29:15  The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 

The Scriptures literally tell us Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God.

Luk 11:49  Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 

Anytime we see the word “wisdom” that does not speak of worldly wisdom, then Jesus Christ, the Gospel, and the Promise are the topic.  When the Promise comes to us, we are given the gift known as Wisdom.  When wisdom comes, we have become the Lamb of God as Jesus Christ is now living in us, and we are dead, being crucified with Him.  Wisdom coming is how savours are made who judge Mt. Zion.  Those in whom wisdom dwells are the Lord’s kings and priests who bring the Gospel and open spiritual eyes and ears to receive it.  When the Promise comes, divine promises are given, including power, riches, wisdom, strength, glory, and blessing.

Rev 5:10  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 

Rev 5:11  And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 

Rev 5:12  Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

The Gospel:  The Gospel is the Promise, the good news of the Living Christ coming to make His abode with us.  The Gospel, the Living Christ, enters our life when a messenger is sent before Christ to prepare the way.

Mar 1:1  The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 

Mar 1:2  As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 

We need to repent, be granted repentance, and be given faith in the Promise of the Gospel now being preached.  The kingdom of God being at hand is also another sign of the Promise we address later.

Mar 1:15  And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel. 

We are to seek first the Promise [the kingdom of God within us] and then all things are added unto us when He comes.  The great commission given to those who receive the Promise is to spread it to others.  That is how the Lord builds His church,

Mar 16:15  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. 

Mar 16:16  He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 

The Gospel is the mystery, the hidden wisdom that is also the Promise.  If the Promise is hid from our eyes, we remain lost, and the Lord has blinded our eyes.  Believe the Gospel, believe the Promise, and pray persistently for it to come, and tarry till it comes.

2Co 4:3  But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 

2Co 4:4  In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 

The Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven:  All who labour to bring the Promise, the Gospel to others are also known as fellow workers unto the Kingdom of God; there is no difference.

Col 4:11  And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. 

The Promise that is the Gospel and the Kingdom of God is not in word but in the power of the Living Holy Commandments of the Father now living inside of us.

 1Co 4:20  For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 

When we lay hands on others to receive the promise as occurred at Ephesus, we are persuading our hearers of the Promise of God and the Gospel that saves every man.  Preaching the Promise of the glorious Gospel is preaching the Kingdom of God.

Act 19:8  And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 

Preaching “repent and believe the Gospel” is the same as preaching “repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”, it is all about the Promise coming.

Mat 3:2  And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

The Sabbath:  The true Sabbath of the Lord is the Promise.  When this Sabbath rest comes to us, we have received the Promise, and the Gospel now dwells in our hearts.  We have ceased from our own carnal works.  The Lord gives us the rest, it is a gift like the Promise, faith, the Gospel, etc.

Mat 11:28  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [the Promise]

Mat 11:29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 

Mat 11:30  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

This is the consummation of our walk and what brings us into the kingdom of God, giving the land, our earth, the promised rest.

Lev 25:2  Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the [PROMISED] land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. 

Lev 25:3  Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 

Lev 25:4  But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 

We now rest in the Promise, and the Spirit of God works to bring salvation and remake a new heaven and earth.  Abiding in the Sabbath, we are dead to the world and the carnal mind that had held us in bondage all our lives.  The toiling and sweating are over and the man child Christ has come forth.  Our work is to believe on Him that the Father has sent to us.  Many fall because they do not believe.

Heb 4:9  There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 

Heb 4:10  For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 

Heb 4:11  Let us labour [have faith and wait]  therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 

The Coming of the Lord:  The coming of the Lord is the coming of the Living Word, that is, the Promise.  We tarry for this, believing and waiting patiently for the former and latter rain, which is also the Promise, the coming of the Living Lord into our hearts.

Jas 5:7  Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Jas 5:8  Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

We pray for the Lord to come and the Promise to come until it comes.

 Rev 22:20  He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.  Amen.  Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 

The Lord Promises – I Will Come Again:  The Lord cannot lie and tells us He will come again; this is The Promise that brings the power of salvation.  We don’t fall back into perdition while waiting; we watch and pray as commanded.  We hold fast to what we have, persistently and daily asking for the Lord to come.

Joh 14:3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Rev 2:25  But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.

Rev 3:11  Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. 

Many grow weary and begin to grumble and murmur, so we have all the admonitions about what happened to Israel wandering in the wilderness in search of the Promised Land.  Take heed of the lessons.

Second Time Coming:  The coming of the Lord spoken about is the second coming of the Lord, not the first coming.  The first coming is the baptism of John, and the second coming is the baptism of Christ, which is also a reference to the Promise.  The Lord comes the second time for salvation apart from sin, and this is when the Promise is given and the Living Word dwells within us.

Heb 9:28  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 

It is expedient that Christ go away for a season because that is when He goes and prepares a place for us and comes back with the Promise in due time.

Joh 14:3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 

When He comes again, where Christ is, there we will be also, which is in heaven with the Father.  It is foretold throughout the Old Testament as well.

Isa 11:11  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. 

After He comes the second time with the Promise, we are sent to preach.

Jon 3:1  And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 

Jon 3:2  Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 

The second coming is to give us the power and strength to preach and endure the journey to the end.  We see in the story of Elijah being sent to King Ahab to repent.

1Ki 19:7  And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat [the Gospel]; because the journey is too great for thee. 

1Ki 19:8  And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. 

Other Variations of His Coming:  Salvation is at the Lord’s coming.  The disciples asked Christ when the time of the end was and how He would come.  He comes by way of the Promise, which comes in the clouds of His witnesses who preach the Gospel and speak the words of power that bring the Lord to life when heard with God given ears to hear.

Mat 24:30  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 

Act 1:11  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?  this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner [in the cloud out of their carnal sight] as ye have seen him go into heaven. 

The coming of the Lord as the Promise brings the Gospel that we obey, which is the Living Commandments [the Gospel, the Promise] spoken by His Elect that now are judging us and remaking all things.

Mal 3:2  But who may abide the day of his coming?  and who shall stand when he appeareth?  for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: 

Mal 3:3  And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. 

While we wait for the power, having not the Promise, we prepare ourselves in the baptism of John.  We focus on the commandments and strive to be holy in all of our behavior.  This is having oil in our lamps, and we are not ashamed when He comes.  John speaks to them waiting.

1Jn 2:28  And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 

Many lose faith and patience and begin to eat and drink with the drunkards, as the old wine is better to the carnal mind than the new wine that is the Gospel and the Promise.   Some become scoffers and mockers of the Promise.

2Pe 3:4  And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

We are to do business until He comes with the power.  Do not depart Jerusalem, do not let any man steal the crown that is coming for you.

Luk 19:13  And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 

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Luk 12:45  But and if that servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

Luk 12:46  the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 

The Comforter:  The Promise or Holy Spirit is also called the Comforter.   The Comforter coming is the Lord coming, who is the Living Gospel.

Joh 14:26  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Joh 15:26  But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

The promise of the Comforter begins in the Book of Genesis and is seen throughout the Scriptures.  A comforter is promised, and as Solomon writes, is very much needed to overcome the oppression of the carnal mind.

Ecc 4:1  So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. 

We stay in the city Jerusalem to wait for the Comforter, the Promise to come.

Isa 66:13  As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 

Luk 24:49  Behold, I send the Promise [the Comforter] of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

When we are laden in sin, we lament for the Comforter to come and deliver us.

Lam 1:9  Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself. 

The Comforter is also hidden in the Hebrew language, in which the Old Testament is written.  The Lord’s repenting is the Lord sending us the Comforter.  The Hebrew word “repent” is the same word translated as comfort and Comforter.  The Lord repents of His judgments and wrath against our sins, which is the same as sending us the Comforter for salvation.  It is hidden in the shadows of the Old Testament.

Joe 2:13  And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth [sends the Comforter] him of the evil. 

Psa 106:45  And the Lord remembered for them his covenant, and repented [sent the Comforter] according to the multitude of his mercies. 

The Comforter coming is the turning away of the Lord’s anger against our sins.  Salvation is come to our flesh.  The living God in us has become our strength and salvation.

Isa 12:1  And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me

Isa 12:2  Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. 

Spirit of Truth:  We know His Word is the Truth, but the Living Word inside us is the Spirit of Truth and the Promise we pray, watch, and wait for to come and dwell within us.

Joh 14:17  Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Joh 16:13  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

The Spirit of Truth is the Spirit of God; it is through Christ that all things, including us, have been created for His purposes [See Col 1:15-18].  The Spirit of Truth creates the former heaven and earth and also the new earth when He comes with the Promise.

Gen 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 

Gen 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.  And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 

We have been redeemed when the Lord comes the second time as the indwelling Spirit of Truth.  We are mere clay in His hands, and we know it.

Psa 31:5  Into thine hand I commit my Spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. 

After we hear the Gospel of our salvation, the truth, the Living Words of Christ, we come into the true faith of Jesus Christ.  The truth of this is subtly hidden in all the words of Scripture.  Truth and Spirit are always in view together as they are the same, the power of the living Word.

1Pe 1:22  Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

The coming of Pentecost is the coming of the Promise, which brings forth true worshippers who worship in Spirit and in Truth.

Joh 4:23  But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 

Joh 4:24  God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and in truth. 

Day of the Lord or That Day:  The day of the Lord is the third day for every man, the day in which they, like Christ, are made perfect.  This day represents the day the Promise comes to us.  Like the Holy Spirit, the faith of Christ is one of the many terms that describe the same experience of receiving the Gospel, which is the Lord’s Promise, that we have waited our entire lives to be revealed.   The day of the Lord is a wonderful day or a horrible day, depending on whether the new man or the old man is in view.  Here is the negative of the Promise coming, the end of flesh and sin.

Isa 2:12  For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 

Isa 13:9  Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 

Joe 1:15  Alas for the day!  for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 

This day, the Promise comes, is the beginning of the wedding feast of the Lord. It is a great and glorious day for the new man, Christ in us, has been formed by our redemption by the Promise.

Zep 1:7  Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

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Zep 3:14  Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 

Zep 3:15  The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more. 

The day of the Lord is when the new earth and new heaven come forth.  All things are made new and in very short order, a quick work the Lord does when His Promise comes.

2Pe 3:10  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 

While the old is passing away quickly, we have faith in the Promise and behold the new creation coming forth.

2Pe 3:13  Nevertheless, we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

To avoid making this study too long, the last few are abbreviated in the Scripture witnesses, but the point is made.

The Faith of Christ:  The faith of Christ is also the Promise, the power of the resurrection now living within us

Php 3:9  And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 

Php 3:10  That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 

The Grace of God:  When grace has come, the Promise has come, and all rejoice.

1Co 1:4  I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 

 Act 11:23  Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. 

Eph 3:7  Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

The glory of God:  The Promise is the glory of God, that lights our path and brings judgment, and thus fills the temple we are with smoke.  It emanates from inside of us to the outside and is seen of all men.

Rev 21:23  And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 

Rev 15:8  And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; [from the indwelling Promise] and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. 

The Holy Spirit:  The Spirit of God is well known as the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit, also known as the Spirit of Christ, is the Promise and the Gospel which saves every man in their appointed time.  It is God’s will to give it the Holy Spirit of Promise to all who ask of Him.

Luk 11:13  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? 

The Holy Spirit is even called the Holy Spirit of Promise.

Eph 1:13  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 

Divine Power: The Promise is the divine power that provides everything we need to be saved from sin and manifest God’s glory.

2Pe 1:3  According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 

With this power that comes from the Promise, also known as the Spirit of Holiness, we are declared the sons of God. It is how we are raised into the newness of eternal life, knowing the Lord.

Rom 1:4  And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

2Sa 22:33  God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

Psa 145:11  They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 

We could continue, as there remain several additional phrases  [knowing the Lord,  the love of God, the chief shepherd, Spirit of Christ, Spirit of Holiness, Latter Rain, and even the word Salvation itself],  that hide the Promise in the Scriptures.  But the point has surely been made if anyone has read this far and has their eyes open to see the Truth.  May the Lord have mercy.

If we hunger and thirst for righteousness, we should be desirous to look into all aspects of the Promise and be diligent to watch and pray for it to come. We pray that all so chosen become zealous for the things of the Lord and the coming of the good news that is now being revealed unto them.

A final consideration is to know that the day of the Promise, the day of the Lord, will not come until the man of sin in all of us is revealed first.  This is far more than the outward sins we clean up when Christ comes the first time.

Rev 17:8  The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 

We must be shown the abomination of desolation still standing in the Temple where the Lord wants to come.  There is nothing to do except quietly wait on the Lord to perform and come.  Study, pray, and wait is the commandment.

2Th 2:1  Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 

2Th 2:2  not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 

2Th 2:3  Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 

Pray for the Lord to come.  Pray for the Promise and wait on the Lord.  Anyone who does will not be disappointed.