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Second Coming of Christ. The doctrine that Jesus Christ, who left earth and ascended to the Father, will one day again return to earth. NOTE: The article has the basics of what the Bible has to say on the Second Coming of Christ, but also within the article are other linked articles on eschatological subjects that go deeper on those areas.
Examine what the Bible teaches on eschatology, including Christ's return, tribulation, millennium, and eternal destinies from a conservative perspective.
Explore if imperfect humans can save the Earth from ruin as prophesied in the Bible, with hope in divine intervention and kingdom rule.
The ransom is offered to all. Many have and will accept but only a few will receive. Are you one of them?
2 Thessalonians 2:6-12: Who is the restraint that held back the great apostasy? Who are these ones that have been “at work” since Paul’s day and are still “at work” in our day? Herein these questions are answered and others with two different views.
Who is this “great harlot”? Who is Babylon the Great? Who or what are the seven kings and the eighth king of Revelation? How are we to understand Revelation 17:1-18? What does all of this mean for Christians?
The reference here is to the coming of the Lord Jesus, and to the various events connected with his presence. The “times or seasons,” or periods when God’s will and purposes in specific affairs are to take place, were of great interest to his servants (Acts 1:7), who came to understand them as they were made known in stages, steadily.
The First Epistle to Peter was penned about 62–64 C.E., just some 6-8-years before the destruction of Jerusalem and an all-out attack on the Jewish people by the Roman Empire, which would include Jewish Christians. Christians today face a similar difficulty because the long time that has been given to Satan’s wicked world is now entering a very dark period of time in history. (Rom. 13:12) It would be very dangerous and quite foolish for any Christian to lose sight of the prize at this late hour!
Overall, the Bible teaches that the final judgment is a time of great importance when all people will be held accountable for their actions and when the righteous will be rewarded and the wicked punished. It is a time of great importance for all believers, and it is important to live a life that is pleasing to God, anticipating this day.
The millennium signifies Christ's 1,000-year reign after His return, involving the restoration of humanity, judgment, and ultimate victory over evil.
