The Eastern Orthodox Church affirms the bodily and visible return of Jesus Christ at the end of the age to judge the living and the dead and to establish the eternal Kingdom of God. This is confessed in the Nicene Creed at every Divine Liturgy and is a constant theme in Orthodox eschatological prayer, hymnography, and theology. The eschatological orientation of Orthodox worship is intense: every Divine Liturgy anticipates the 'age to come,' and the anaphora of St. John Chrysostom explicitly commemorates 'His Second and glorious Coming.'

Orthodox eschatological theology is restrained in its speculation about the specific sequence of end-time events, the identity of the Antichrist, or the signs preceding the Parousia. The focus is on vigilance and readiness rather than on prophetic timetables. The Orthodox tradition is deeply aware of the ongoing presence of persecution and suffering in the Church, which is seen as a participation in Christ's cross and an anticipation of his coming.