There are some wonderful promises found in Scripture for "all them that love His appearing" 2 Timothy 4:8 -

                 'Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,  which the Lord,  the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto ALL THEM ALSO THAT LOVE HIS APPEARING".

We are promised a "crown of righteousness", which is fitting considering we in the Body are all kings (and priests)  on behalf of God. He is, after all, the "King of kings" - but this crown is only promised to those, like Paul, who "love His appearing". I submit to you this thought - this scripture is not just referring to His "second coming" that so many believe in, but it's also speaking of those who love His appearing in the here and now, in the present. They love "His appearing" both in themselves,  personally,  "Christ in you, the hope of glory", they also love His appearing in their public gatherings with other saints wherever they occur.

It's the ones who long for, who ache for Him, who love Him, who delight in "His appearing" who will receive a "crown of righteousness" for He is "The Lord our Righteousness" and it is only by having Him (by inviting Him) to appear in us personally (and subsequently corporately  - for we carry Him with us wherever we go) that we can be made righteous.  We have no righteousness of our own,  so to become righteous,  we, in essence,  hide under the shadow of His wings, we hide under the hem of His skirt, we hide in the cleft of the Rock, our strong, high tower. As the tide of sewage and filth in this world rises even higher, it will not come nigh us - for those who are surrendered  to Him are surrounded by Him.

When He appears, we love His appearing.  We long to but touch the hem of his garment.  We cry out to Him "Son of David do not pass me by"! We tear the roof off to get to Him (we count nothing more valuable than Him). We do not despise Him or mock Him, as some do when He appears, among us now, in the person of the Holy Spirit,  no, we love His appearing. We do not "quench the Spirit" then sing songs about how much we love Him. We do not reject His appearing now but declare we're looking for His appearance later on some distant, undefined day. We don't sing hymns about His return one day for He has already returned to us by His Most Holy Spirit  (we do not make a distinction between Jesus and the Holy Spirit,  preferring one over the other, no, rather we love and embrace them both equally). Indeed, Jesus told us if He did not go The Holy Spirit would not come to us - that's how important He thought the Holy Spirit  is to us - for the Holy Spirit is not bound by time and space the way Jesus in His flesh was. Indeed, the Holy Spirit is not bound by any natural laws.

So, the second coming of Christ is actually His third coming, in a sense. It is Satan's desire to get us to dwell on and teach about His physical return someday while denying His return to us now, by His Spirit.  Satan wants us focused on a future full of God's presence,  power and glory (or a past full of His glorious presence as written in the Bible) but never our present in the here and now.  Anyone who currently rejects Him in Spirit will be shocked when they meet Him in the flesh at His second physical appearing  - for only the dead in Christ and we which are alive will rise to meet Him in the clouds "In Christ shall all be made alive", so, only those who love His appearing now can be made alive then. Many give the Holy Spirit lip service but despise His person, his presence in their midst. 

Part two soon -