Second Coming

noun

in Christian theology
: the time when Jesus Christ will return to judge humanity at the end of the world : parousia

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The Christian evangelical concept of the Rapture is that, during the end times, both living believers and those resurrected from the dead will ascend bodily into heaven to join Jesus at his Second Coming. Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025

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15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Second Coming was in the 15th century

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“Second Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Second%20Coming. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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