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Second Coming

Second Coming

9 7.4
The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge people at the end of the world
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛkənd ˈkʌmɪŋ/
translation icon : Segunda Venida
  • The nation will not turn to the Lord in mass until His Second Coming.
  • the imminent Second Coming
  • Second Coming of Christ

Examples

  • The hour of Christ's Second Coming draws nigh.

    The Final Conflict (1981)

  • "I told Martin that Armageddon was part of God's plan, that it meant the Second Coming."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • - We believe in the Second Coming of Christ.

    Personal Velocity (2002)

  • The earth will be judged at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

    Blog text (22)

  • The Bible says at the Second Coming, babies will be restored to their mothers' arms.

    Evil Angels (1988)

  • Are they already in heaven, or are they asleep in their graves, awaiting the Second Coming of Christ?

    Academic text (2005)

  • I hope that the Church teaches more on this occurrence as much as the Second Coming.

    Blog text (14)

  • The exact hour of our Lord's Second Coming, for which centuries have wept, has now been revealed to us by signs in the heavens.

    The Final Conflict (1981)

  • We are confronted at once by the fact that belief in the Second Coming has always carried with it an unsocial fatalism.

    Academic text (2017)

  • We believe in the Second Coming of Christ.

Synonyms

Second Coming of Christ
vsSecond Coming
1 6.8

Christians believe Jesus will return to earth to judge people

is the shorter general phrase that omits naming the returning person
Parousia
vsSecond Coming
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge people at the end of the world

is the general English phrase rather than a specialized theological term
Advent
vsSecond Coming
1 8.8

The expected return of Jesus Christ to judge the world

refers to the actual prophesied returning event rather than its anticipation
Second Advent
vsSecond Coming
1 9.9

The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge all people

uses the phrase that mentions the living and the dead rather than humanity generally

Surface Forms

Second Coming singular

Morphology

2nd + coming

The phrase literally combines 'second' (another in sequence) and 'coming' (arrival), so a B1 learner who knows the words will infer it denotes a later arrival or return. However, the specific theological meaning—the prophesied return of Jesus with eschatological judgment—is a culturally specific, religious concept that cannot be fully derived from the words alone, so it is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Second Coming comes from the Christian belief that Jesus will come back to earth at the 'end of the world'. People pictured his powerful 'return' to 'judge' the living and the dead, so the phrase now means that expected final arrival.