1 John 5:202 John 1:7Acts 1:113:20,211 Thessalonians 4:152 Timothy 4:1Hebrews 9:28

The expression is used metaphorically of the introduction of the gospel into any place (John 15:22; Ephesians 2:17 ), the visible establishment of his kingdom in the world (Matthew 16:28 ), the conferring on his people of the peculiar tokens of his love (John 14:18,23,28 ), and his executing judgment on the wicked (2 Thessalonians 2:8 ).