Did you know that the phrase the second coming of Christ does not appear anywhere in scripture? Nor the phrase second coming? Does this surprise you? Additionally, you will not find the idea of a physical second coming of Christ, or the literal return of Christ, taught anywhere in scripture. When searching out the truth given to us in Scripture, we must use Scripture to interpret Scripture.
Some of the phrases construed to denote His "return" that are used in the New Testament books are:
"the coming of the Lord,"
"the day of the Lord,"
"the sign of Thy coming,"
"the day of Christ is at hand,"
"the Son of man coming in the clouds,"
as well as other similar expressions. All of these phrases refer to the same event. To understand what event these phrases refer to, we must go to Scripture, and not to the pre-conceived ideas and teachings of "theological" philosophy and "end times" merchandisers.
Some of the phrases construed to denote His "return" that are used in the New Testament books are:
"the coming of the Lord,"
"the day of the Lord,"
"the sign of Thy coming,"
"the day of Christ is at hand,"
"the Son of man coming in the clouds,"
as well as other similar expressions. All of these phrases refer to the same event. To understand what event these phrases refer to, we must go to Scripture, and not to the pre-conceived ideas and teachings of "theological" philosophy and "end times" merchandisers.