Second Coming

American  

noun

Christianity.

1. the coming of Christ on Judgment Day.

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Second Coming British  

noun

1. the prophesied return of Christ to earth at the Last Judgment

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Second Coming Cultural  

1. The return of Jesus, prophesied in the New Testament, to judge the living and the dead and bring about the final triumph of good over evil. The writings of the Apostles in the New Testament express the belief that the Second Coming will happen soon and suggest that it may happen within a generation of their own time. (See Judgment Day.)

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Several Christian denominations, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists and the Jehovah's Witnesses, are founded on a similar belief about the imminence of Jesus' return.

Etymology

Origin of Second Coming

First recorded in 1635–45

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Second Coming

We must hold fast to Christ’s call that we be one, hoping that the Holy Spirit will make it a reality this side of the Second Coming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

One of his first engineering jobs was with the Roses for the epic 14-month recording of their Second Coming record at Rockfield.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

“If you look at your generic evangelicalism, you’ll see folks who affirm they believe in the Second Coming, in rapture—but fewer who would identify specific signs of the times,” he said.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2022

Mexican baseball fans in Southern California have waited in vain for a Second Coming of Fernandomania ever since.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2021

They believed in preparing for the Second Coming; we were actually prepared.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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