Category:Coming of Christ

- ---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Coming of Christ -

(1.) with reference to his first advent "in the fulness of the time" (1 John 5:20; * 2 John 1:7), or

(2.) with reference to his coming again the second time at the last day (Acts 1:11; Acts 3:20, Acts 3:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:15; 2 Timothy 4:1; Hebrews 9:28). The expression is used metaphorically of the introduction of the gospel into any place (John 15:22; Ephesians 2:17), the visible establishment of His kingdom in the world (Matthew 16:28), the conferring on His people of the peculiar tokens of His love (John 14:18, John 14:23, John 14:28), and His executing judgment on the wicked (2 Thessalonians 2:8).