Second Coming

American  

noun

Christianity.

1. the coming of Christ on Judgment Day.

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Second Coming British  

noun

1. the prophesied return of Christ to earth at the Last Judgment

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Second Coming Cultural  

1. The return of Jesus, prophesied in the New Testament, to judge the living and the dead and bring about the final triumph of good over evil. The writings of the Apostles in the New Testament express the belief that the Second Coming will happen soon and suggest that it may happen within a generation of their own time. (See Judgment Day.)

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Several Christian denominations, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists and the Jehovah's Witnesses, are founded on a similar belief about the imminence of Jesus' return.

Etymology

Origin of Second Coming

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

Its harder-rocking follow-up Second Coming came out in 1994.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

He formed a group called the Second Coming with bassist Berry Oakley, who later introduced him to Duane Allman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

“If you look at your generic evangelicalism, you’ll see folks who affirm they believe in the Second Coming, in rapture—but fewer who would identify specific signs of the times,” he said.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2022

I became fixated on the apocalypse and the Second Coming.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2021

Inside Second Coming, the lights are dim and the air smells like dust and lemon-scented air freshener, like it always does.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon