Christian Science reinterprets the Second Coming as a spiritual rather than physical event. The Second Coming of Christ is the progressive appearance and increasing recognition of Truth in human consciousness throughout history and continuing into the future. It is not a singular physical event but an ongoing spiritual phenomenon.

The appearance of Christian Science in the nineteenth century is understood as a manifestation of this Second Coming—the fuller revelation of Truth through Mary Baker Eddy. Each individual's spiritual awakening to Christian Science represents the coming of Christ into their consciousness.