What does the Bible Say about the Second Coming of Jesus?
It says a lot more than can be written here.
Matthew 24 is a good place to start. The disciples ask Jesus what are the signs of his Parousia (presence) and the end of the age.
Chapter 24 and 25 are all about answering those questions.
Jesus’ return is in stages. There are 3 basic words used to describe that time.
Parousia which means presence.
Epiphania which means brightness of his parousia
Apokalupsis which means revelation.
Take all three words and look them all up and print them out and put the pieces of the puzzle together.
The parousia is compared to the days (plural) of Noah—showing it is not an instantaneous event.
The references to the “epiphania” are all to the church—that we may be found blameless to the epiphania etc. I believe this to refer to the completion of the church, and the marriage of the Lamb.
The Apokalupsis is the revelation—that is when the world realizes it. This happens at the end of Jacob’s Trouble (Zech 12, 14, Jer 30, Dan 12:1; Ezek 38,39). This is the end of the Great Tribulation the beginning of the reign of righteousness with Jesus and his Bride —the Kingdom we pray for.
So, when we realize these events don’t happen all at the same instant we can start to put the pieces together.
Matthew 24 is a good place to start. The disciples ask Jesus what are the signs of his Parousia (presence) and the end of the age.
Chapter 24 and 25 are all about answering those questions.
Jesus’ return is in stages. There are 3 basic words used to describe that time.
Parousia which means presence.
Epiphania which means brightness of his parousia
Apokalupsis which means revelation.
Take all three words and look them all up and print them out and put the pieces of the puzzle together.
The parousia is compared to the days (plural) of Noah—showing it is not an instantaneous event.
The references to the “epiphania” are all to the church—that we may be found blameless to the epiphania etc. I believe this to refer to the completion of the church, and the marriage of the Lamb.
The Apokalupsis is the revelation—that is when the world realizes it. This happens at the end of Jacob’s Trouble (Zech 12, 14, Jer 30, Dan 12:1; Ezek 38,39). This is the end of the Great Tribulation the beginning of the reign of righteousness with Jesus and his Bride —the Kingdom we pray for.
So, when we realize these events don’t happen all at the same instant we can start to put the pieces together.
