The RCCG affirms the literal return of Jesus Christ in power and glory to judge the living and the dead and to establish the eternal Kingdom. The Second Coming is understood as imminent—believers are exhorted to live as if Christ could return at any moment. This expectation of the imminent return shapes RCCG spirituality and ethics, creating urgency in evangelism and holiness.

The RCCG holds to a premillennial eschatology: the church expects that before Christ returns, there will be a great harvest of souls as the Gospel is preached throughout the world. The church's emphasis on missions and global evangelism is connected to this eschatological vision. Christ will return in the midst of an ongoing work of evangelism, gather his people, and establish the eternal Kingdom. The church does not speculate extensively on the detailed sequence of end-times events, but maintains a lively and practical hope in Christ's imminent return.