Christianity For Dummies by Richard Wagner

Author:Richard Wagner [Wagner, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

Awaiting the Second Coming of Jesus Christ

Christians believe that Jesus Christ came to earth some 2,000 years ago and lived as a suffering servant, and, before his ascension (see Chapter 5), he promised to return to earth one final time (John 14:3) — this time as a conquering and triumphant King. Christians believe that only God knows when exactly Jesus will come back to earth, though most every generation since the early Church looks at the events of their day in light of prophecies in scripture and concludes that surely he’ll come within their lifetime. (For more, check out the sections “Enduring Tribulation” and “Being taken up in the Rapture” that follow.)

The Bible talks about several events that will take place surrounding the time of Jesus’ Second Coming. However, the Christian Church often debates on the exact timeline, sequence, and meaning of these events.

Some Protestants, called premillennialists, believe these are literal events that will take place sometime in the future before the Second Coming. Other Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians hold amillennialist or postmillennialist positions, saying that the biblical references are metaphoric, and therefore the events actually won’t take place prior to Jesus’ Second Coming. (I discuss each of the premillennialist, amillennialist, and postmillennialist positions in the section “Enjoying the Millennium: Peace on earth,” later in this chapter.)

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