{
  "id": "canon_inferred_second-coming-of-christ",
  "term": "Second Coming of Christ",
  "slug": "second-coming-of-christ",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "theological_term",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "The Second Coming of Christ is the future, visible return of the risen Lord Jesus in glory. Scripture presents this return as certain and climactic, though Christians differ on some details surrounding its timing and sequence.",
  "simple_one_line": "",
  "tooltip_text": "",
  "aliases": [
    "Jesus Christ, Second Coming of"
  ],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
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  "see_also": [],
  "lede_intro": "",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [],
  "description_academic_short": "The Second Coming of Christ refers to Jesus’ promised future return after His ascension. The New Testament presents this event as personal, visible, and glorious, connected with judgment, the resurrection of the dead, and the full triumph of God’s kingdom. Faithful Christians agree on Christ’s return itself, while differing on some end-times details.",
  "description_academic_full": "The Second Coming of Christ is the biblical teaching that the same Jesus who ascended into heaven will personally and visibly return in glory at the close of this age. The New Testament treats this hope as central to Christian faith and perseverance, linking Christ’s return with the resurrection, final judgment, the defeat of evil, and the public vindication of God’s people. Conservative evangelical interpretation affirms the certainty of this event and its importance for holy living, watchfulness, and hope. At the same time, interpreters differ on related questions such as the precise order of end-times events and the relation of Christ’s return to the millennium, so a careful definition should state clearly what Scripture plainly teaches without overstating disputed particulars.",
  "background_biblical_context": "",
  "background_historical_context": "",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "",
  "key_texts_primary": [],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "",
  "theological_significance": "",
  "philosophical_explanation": "",
  "interpretive_cautions": "",
  "major_views_note": "",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "",
  "practical_significance": "",
  "meta_description": "The Second Coming of Christ is the future, visible return of the risen Lord Jesus in glory. Scripture presents this return as certain and climactic, though Christians differ on some details surrounding its timing and sequence.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/second-coming-of-christ/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/second-coming-of-christ.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}