The Second Coming (of both Phases) of Christ

New Testament References

Matthew 16:27, 28

27. For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. 

28. Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.

Matthew 24:3-25:46 (cf. Mark 13:3-37; Luke 17:22-37; 18:1-8; 21:7-36)

3. Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

4. And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.

5. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.

6. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

8. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.

10. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

11. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

12. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

13. But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

14. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

15. Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand),

16. then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

18. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

19. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

20. And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

21. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

23. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.

24. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

25. See, I have told you beforehand.

26. Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.

27. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

28. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

29. Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

30. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

32. Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

33. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near — at the doors!

34. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.

35. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

36. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

37. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

38. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

39. and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

40. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

41. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

42. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

43. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

44. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

45. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?

46. Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.

47. Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

48. But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’

49. and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,

50. the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,

51. and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

1. Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

2. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,

4. but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

6. And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’

7. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

8. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

9. But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

10. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

11. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’

12. But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

13. Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

14. For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.

15. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.

16. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

17. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.

18. But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.

19. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

20. So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’

21. His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

22. He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’

23. His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

24. Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

25. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

26. But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

27. So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.

28. Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

29. For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

30. And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

31. When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

32. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.

33. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

34. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35. for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

36. I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

37. Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?

38. When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

39. Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

40. And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

41. Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

42. for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;

43. I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

44. Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’

45. Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’

46. And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 26:64

Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Mark 8:38

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.

Luke 9:26

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.

John 14:2, 3

2. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 

3. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

John 14:28

You have heard Me say to you, “I am going away and coming back to you.” If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, “I am going to the Father,” for My Father is greater than I.

Acts 1:10, 11

10. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,

11. who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

1 Corinthians 1:4-7

4. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,

5. that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge,

6. even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

7. so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.

1 Corinthians 15:22, 23

22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 

23. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.

1 Corinthians 15:51-54

51. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed —

52. in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 

53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 

54. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory” [Isaiah 25:8].

Philippians 3:20, 21

20. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

21. who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body [Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53], according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

Colossians 3:4

When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

1 Thessalonians 1:9, 10

9. For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

10. and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 2:19

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?

1 Thessalonians 3:12, 13

12. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you,

13. so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints [lit. holy ones; angels].

1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:4

But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 

14. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 

15. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 

16. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 

17. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.  Therefore comfort one another with these words. 

1. But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.

2. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.

3. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

4. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:3-10

3. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

4. so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,

5. which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer;

6. since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, 7. and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,

8. in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

10. when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

1. Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,

2. not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 

3. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,

4. who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

5. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?

6. And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.

7. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.

8. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.

9. The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

10. and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

12. that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

1 Timothy 6:13-16

13. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

14. that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing,

15. which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

16. who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

2 Timothy 4:1

I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom.

2 Timothy 4:8

Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.

Titus 2:11-14

11. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

12. teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

13. looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

14. who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

Hebrews 9:27, 28

27. And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

28. so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

Hebrews 10:37

For yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and will not tarry.

James 5:7-9

7. Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 

8. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand [lit. has drawn near]. 

9. Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!

1 Peter 1:6, 7

6. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,

7. that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 5:2-4

2. Shepherd [feed] the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;

3. nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;

4. and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

2 Peter 3:1-13

1. Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),

2. that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

3. knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,

4. and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”

5. For this they willfully forget: that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

6. by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.

7. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same

Word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

8. But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

10. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

11. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

12. looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

13. Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a  new earth in which righteousness dwells.

1 John 2:28

And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

1 John 3:2, 3

2. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 

3. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Jude 14, 15

14. Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints [angels],

15. to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”

Revelation 1:7, 8

7. Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

8. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 2:25

But hold fast what you have till I come.

Revelation 3:11

Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.

Revelation 16:15

Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.

Revelation 22:7

Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.

Revelation 22:12, 13

12. And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.

13. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

Revelation 22:20

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!