and to give relief to you that are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
"With us" means that faithful Christians will join with the apostles in enjoying this rest--the rest that "remaineth to the people of God" (Hebrews 4:9). The time when all this is to take place will be when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his angels" (Zerr, Vol. 6 154).