Praying one for the other along the lines of the prayers Paul laid out in his Epistles—especially those written from the prison in Rome—may be one of the greater things we can participate in to become ready for the Day of Christ. The disciples were anxious to know about this Day. As Jesus was speaking with them one day about the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, their curiosity was stirred. They came to Him where no others were around and asked Him the following question:

Matthew 24:3—And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Weymouth —“Tell us when this will be; and what will be the sign of your Coming and of the Close of the Age?”

There are two things to note right away about the disciples’ question. First: What is the meaning of the word Coming? It is from the Greek parousía and means the presence of a great person whose coming into an area causes everything else to cease. Although they knew little about His Parousía, they did know it would eventually come to pass. They were much like many of us. Another thing to note is that the term Close of the Age, interpreted as “end of the world” in the King James Version,literally means “the consummation of the age.”

OUR GRACIOUS LORD, there is so much we have yet to learn about Your coming and the end of this age. We don’t want it to be a curiosity born out of our own souls. We want to know so we can be ready for the season of trouble before Your coming. Please work in us now. Whether we go by way of the grave or remain till You come, We simply want to be made ready to reign with You.

It is time for us to put away darkness and put on the
 armor of light.—Romans 13:11-14

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