When Jamie Buckingham first presented these messages, I believe it was his desire for the body of Christ to begin to anticipate, with eager expectation, that Christ could appear at any moment. Yet at the same time, be aware, and prepared, that his delay could be another 100 years or more. With that in mind, each of his messages were tailored for individuals to grasp and grow with the expectation that we, as a body, need to be prepared and need to stay prepared. Each chapter in this book lends itself to the spiritual growth of the believer. We are to be aware of the very likely possibility that we will encounter false teachers and how to discern and deal with them. We are to be diligent and avoid deceptive teachings and avoid the wiles of Satan as he continually attempts to tempt us, to draw us away from our loving heavenly father. As you listen to this book, my prayer is you will hear from the heart of God as he continues to reach out and speak to his beloved church, his people, his called-out ones, as we rapidly approach the return of the king.

As I was preparing these sermons and editing them for publication, I was struggling with a title for the book. As I was preparing for final publication, I was re-reading a book passed over to me by my wife, Michele. The book was by Francis Frangipane titled, The Days of His Presence (Arrow Publications, 1995). In one chapter, Frangipane references a scripture from Isaiah in which the prophet Isaiah is proclaiming that the Spirit of God is telling his people what to expect in the last days: "The Lord will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you. And nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising" (Isaiah 60:1-3). Indeed, nations shall come to his light and kings to the brightness of his rising. The return of Christ is an occurrence that all Spirit-filled Christians are eagerly awaiting.