Bible Verses About The Second Coming

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

Messenger prepares the way before the Lord

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Direct Bible text saying Jesus is coming soon

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

Gathering together at the coming of Christ

The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

Day of the Lord near and bitter

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Parallel Gospel passage on the cloud-coming

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Short saying about lightning-like coming

And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

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Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

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

Direct Bible text on the day coming like a thief

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

Direct Bible passage on those alive at the coming

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

Day of the Lord passage

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

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The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

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So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Direct Bible passage on the second appearing and salvation

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Direct Bible passage on visible coming and mourning

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Core Bible text for the Son of Man coming in clouds

Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.

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And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

Direct Bible text on coming soon with recompense

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Direct Bible passage on Christ's coming and believers

When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

Direct Bible passage on being glorified in his saints

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

Direct Bible passage on throne and final judgment

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Parallel Gospel passage on the coming of the Son of man

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

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Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

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And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Disciples ask for sign of coming and end of the age