Part 1: Reasons to Love Christ’s Appearing
Prelude to Part 1: The Miracle We Seek: Love
Chapter 1: All Who Have Loved His Appearing
Chapter 2: How Can a Book Awaken Love for Christ’s Appearing?
Chapter 3: The Glory of Christ as the Primary Reality of His Coming: The Heart of the Matter, Part 1
Chapter 4: Experiencing the Glory of Christ with Joyful Amazement: The Heart of the Matter, Part 2
Chapter 5: The Grace Being Brought to You at the Revelation of Christ
Chapter 6: Will We Be Blameless at the Coming of Christ?
Chapter 7: We Will Be Perfected Mind, Heart, and Body
Chapter 8: Jesus Will Deliver Us from the Wrath of Jesus
Chapter 9: In Flaming Fire, with Vengeance and Relief
Chapter 10: Repaying Each for What He Has Done
Chapter 11: Rejoicing in the Hope of Receiving Different Rewards
Chapter 12: The Joy of Personal Fellowship with the Sovereign Servant
Part 2: The Time of His Appearing
Prelude to Part 2: The Time and the Love of Christ’s Appearing
Chapter 13: Did Jesus Teach That He Would Return within One Generation?
Chapter 14: What Does the New Testament Mean That Jesus Will Come Soon?
Chapter 15: Is There an Any-Moment Rapture before the Second Coming?
Chapter 16: Jesus and Paul: A Common Vision of Christ’s Coming
Chapter 17: What Must Happen before the Lord’s Appearing?
Part 3: How Then Shall We Live?
Prelude to Part 3: Living between the Two Appearings of Christ
Chapter 18: End-Time Alertness and Love for Christ’s Appearing
Chapter 19: Patient, Joyful, Not Deceived, Not Alarmed
Chapter 20: Coming Justice, Present Gentleness
Chapter 21: Go to Work, Go to Church
Chapter 22: End-Time Praying, for Yourself and the Mission
O Come, Lord Jesus, Come: A Hymn to Christ
General Index
Scripture Index
Desiring God Note on Resources