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Second Coming of Christ

Second Coming of Christ

1 6.8
Christians believe Jesus will return to earth to judge people
  • noun
translation icon : Segunda Venida de Cristo
  • He then acknowledges the Second Coming of Christ by asking to be part of His Kingdom.

Examples

  • - We believe in the Second Coming of Christ.

    Personal Velocity (2002)

  • Likewise now also, my Christians, at the Second Coming of Christ, people will not believe ...

    Blog text (6)

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

    Academic text (2005)

  • The Church of God believes that the Second Coming of Christ is to appear in this age and that he is to appear in the flesh with eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.

    Blog text (17)

  • Above all else, Smith was a pragmatist who wanted his fledgling church to survive to accomplish the work of preparing for the Second Coming of Christ.

    Academic text (2018)

  • He will make the Daniel 9:27 covenant, and that will begin the seven-year Tribulation Period, which will end with the Second Coming of Christ.

    Blog text (30)

  • We believe in the Second Coming of Christ as a central tenet of our faith.

  • Many Christians await the Second Coming of Christ, hoping for salvation and judgment.

  • The teachings of the church emphasize the importance of preparing for the Second Coming of Christ.

Synonyms

Second Coming
vsSecond Coming of Christ
9 7.4

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

focuses on judgment at the Last Judgment rather than merely the world's end
Parousia
vsSecond Coming of Christ
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

is the general descriptive phrase rather than a specialist term
Advent
vsSecond Coming of Christ
1 8.8

The expected return of Jesus Christ to judge the world

is the general prophesied return without extra emphasis on judging role
Second Advent
vsSecond Coming of Christ
1 9.9

The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge all people

is the plain descriptive phrase rather than formal church wording

Surface Forms

Second Coming of Christ singular

Morphology

2nd + coming + of + Christ

The core meaning ('Christ's second arrival') is directly and compositionally derivable from 'second' (a subsequent occurrence) + 'coming' (arrival) + 'Christ' (Jesus), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will infer the phrase denotes a later arrival of Jesus. Theological nuances about judgment or prophecy require background knowledge, but the basic referential meaning is transparent and cross-linguistically paralleled in many languages.

Etymology

Second Coming of Christ comes from the Bible idea that Jesus will come back to earth. People imagined this as a powerful 'second visit' from heaven, like a king returning to set things right, so the phrase means Jesus' return 'to judge' and save people.