that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;
The fact that Paul referred to that event rather than Timothy’s death, either of which would end his struggle, is interesting. It suggests that Paul believed Christ’s return for his saints at the Rapture was imminent and could precede Timothy’s natural death. Compare Paul’s final words in 2 Timothy 4:6-8 with these closing words in 1 Timothy 6:12-14. They are very similar.