The Second Coming of Christ refers to the Christian belief in the future return of Christ in glory to judge the living and the dead, an event that will end the present world order. The New Testament never uses the term Second Coming. It refers instead simply to Christ's parousia ("presence" or "arrival"). In Heb. 9:28, however, the hope of Christ's appearing a "second time" is expressed. This hope originated in the Easter experiences of the first disciples, which communicated a sense of the incompleteness of Christ's work and the promise of its future completion. The early Christians expressed these convictions by identifying the resurrected Christ with the Son of Man (Dan. 7:13) and by combining this text with Ps. 110:1 (as in Mark 14:62).
At first the Christian community expected an imminent return of Christ, but it adjusted itself with remarkable ease to the notion of an indefinitely postponed Second Coming.
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The Revelation of Christ is the second advent of Christ. Three different Greek words are used by the apostles to express this, (1) apokalupsis (1 Cor. 1;7; 2 Thess. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:7, 13); (2) parousia (Matt. 24:3, 27; 1 Thess. 2:19; James 5:7, 8); (3) epiphaneia (1 Tim. 6:14; 2 Tim. 1:10; 4:1-8; Titus 2:13). There existed among Christians a wide expectation, founded on Matt. 24:29, 30, 34, of the speedy return of Christ.
(Easton Illustrated Dictionary)
By way of eminence
"Presence," "coming."
Mt 24:3,27,37,39 1Co 15:23 1Th 2:19 3:13 4:15 5:23
2Th 2:1-9 Jas 5:7,8 2Pe 1:16 3:4,12 1Jo 2:28
"Appearing," "manifestation"
2Th 2:8 1Ti 6:14 2Ti 4:1,8 Tit 2:13
"The day of the Lord," or a similar expression
Joh 6:39-54 Ro 2:5 1Co 1:8 html 1:6,10 1Th 5:2
2Th 1:10 2Ti 1:12,18 2Pe 2:9 3:10,12 Jude 1:6 Re 6:17
Christ is called "the coming One" with reference to both advents.
Mt 21:9 Lu 7:19,20 19:38 Joh 3:31 Re 1:4 4:8
The coming itself, its manner and purpose, are alike defined
Mt 16:27 24:30 25:31 26:64 Mr 8:38 Lu 21:27
The apostles understood these predictions to relate to a literal
advent of Christ in person
Ac 1:11 3:19-21 1Co 4:5 11:26 15:23 Heb 9:28 10:37
Because as judge he is called the "Son of man"
Mt 25:31,32
and "the man ordained by God."
Ac 17:31
Because it pertains to him as mediator to complete and publicly
manifest the salvation of his people and the overthrow of his
enemies, together with the glorious righteousness of his work in
both respects
2Th 1:7-10 Re 1:7
All evil angels
2Pe 2:4 Jude 1:6
Good angels appearing as attendants and ministers
Mt 13:41,42
Their duty also to love, watch, wait for, and
hasten to, the coming of their Lord.
Lu 12:35-37 1Co 1:7,8 html 3:20 1Th 1:9,10 2Ti 4:8 2Pe 3:12 Re 22:20
Unbelievers should be filled with fearful apprehension, and should
come to immediate repentance.
Mr 13:35,37 2Pe 3:9,10 Jude 1:14,15
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