Second Coming

Christ will return in glory to judge the living and dead

Christ will return visibly to judge all and consummate the Kingdom

Literal return; future event; judgment of living and dead; resurrection of all

Christ will return visibly in glory to judge the living and the dead

Christ's return to judge the living and dead; Parousia affirmed in Nicene Creed

Christ will return in glory to judge the living and dead and establish the Kingdom

Christ will return visibly to judge all humanity and establish eternal Kingdom

Christ will return visibly in glory to judge all and establish the eternal Kingdom

Christ will return in glory to judge all and establish the eternal Kingdom

Christ will return in glory to judge all and renew creation

Personal return of Christ to judge the living and the dead

Personal, bodily return of Christ to judge all humanity

Final triumph of God affirmed; doctrinal specificity about return varies

Bodily return of Christ; universal resurrection and judgment

Literal, visible, bodily return of Christ; imminent; judge of all humanity

Personal return of Christ expected; focus on readiness over prediction

Personal return of Christ; universal resurrection and judgment certain

Literal visible return of Christ; judges living and dead; inaugurated eschatology framework

Christ will return personally, bodily, and visibly to judge the world

Jesus will literally, visibly, and bodily return to earth

Personal, imminent return of Christ; bodily, visible, audible manifestation

Christ will return personally, bodily, and visibly to judge all creation

Christ will return personally and bodily to judge and consummate history

Personal return of Christ; future eschatological event; various views permitted on details

Christ will return personally, bodily, and visibly to judge and consummate

Literal pretribulational rapture followed by second coming with millennial reign

Christ will return personally, bodily, and visibly to judge all humanity

Christ will return bodily and visibly; all people will be judged

Imminent pre-tribulation rapture; Christ returns visibly to establish his kingdom

Literal, visible, bodily return of Christ; inaugurated eschatology; final judgment

Literal, visible, bodily return of Christ; final judgment; renovation of all things

Literal, bodily return of Christ; future; bodily resurrection of all people follows

Literal, visible, bodily return of Christ; imminent; final judge of all humanity

Jesus will literally return; strong eschatological expectancy is common

Personal return of Christ; future; brings bodily resurrection and final judgment

Premillennial return of Christ; literal bodily resurrection; pretribulation rapture common

Premillennial literal return; Jesus the Coming King; literal bodily resurrection

Jesus will return visibly and bodily to complete God's Kingdom

Christ will return; the community waits with patient faithfulness

Christ will return literally; judgment and resurrection; pre or amillennial views present

Christ will return literally; judgment and resurrection; Kingdom emphasis over precise timelines

Christ will return; the community waits with patient, communal faithfulness

Christ will return to complete God's reign of justice and peace

Hope of Christ's return affirmed; no specific eschatological system

Literal bodily return; future event; judgment of living and dead

Jesus will return literally and bodily for the final resurrection and judgment

Jesus will return literally and bodily for final judgment

Christ's literal, visible, glorious return is imminent and premillennial

Christ will return; celebrated in Easter and liturgical traditions.

Christ's return is literal and imminent; pre-tribulation rapture of church.

Evangelical affirm literal return; liberal emphasize present or spiritual

Literal return of Christ in glory to judge all people and consummate history

Affirm literal return of Christ; judgment and glory

Imminent literal return of Christ; premillennial; visible to all

Jesus will literally return; imminent and premillennial; urgency for evangelism, obedience, and giving

Literal return of Christ in glory to judge all and consummate history

Christ returns personally and bodily to establish God's kingdom on earth

Christ returns bodily to Jerusalem; raises the responsible dead and judges them

Christ returns bodily to establish God's kingdom; raises the dead and judges all

Christ's invisible presence began 1914; visible Armageddon is imminent

Christ returns bodily and imminently; rapture and tribulation anticipated

Second coming not affirmed; most UUs interpret eschatology non-literally or not at all

Christ's return affirmed; building Zion as preparatory mission

Jesus will return to reign on earth from Missouri and Jerusalem

Christ returns to establish the Kingdom of God on earth; literal premillennial return

Second Coming is spiritual appearing of Truth in human consciousness

Second Coming = Lord's presence through New Church established by Swedenborg

Christ returns for final judgment; INC members will be saved; non-members lost

Christ's return imminent; Branham's ministry prepared the bride; rapture before tribulation

Yeshua returns to Jerusalem; premillennial; Zechariah 14 fulfilled

Christ will return to judge the living and dead; watchfulness and readiness required

Jesus will literally return; premillennial expectation; urgency for evangelism and holy living

Christ will return; Kimbanguist community awaits final redemption

Literal, imminent return; premillennial; great harvest of souls before return

Christ will return; ZCC awaits his final victory over evil