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second coming (plural second comings)

  1. (Christianity) The prophesied return of Jesus Christ.
    Synonym: second advent
    • a. 1689 (date written), John Bunyan, “Some Gospel Truths Opened”, in Henry Stebbing, editor, The Entire Works of John Bunyan, [], volume I, London: James S[prent] Virtue, [], published 1863, →OCLC, page 75:
      When the time of Christ's second coming is at hand, there will be but a very little faith in the world. And the Lord knows that there be many, who are now as high as Lucifer, that at that day, for want of faith, will be thrown down to the sides of the pit; even in the very belly of hell.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Describes an Evening in Strange Company”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      When Malone next looked round he was gone. "He is one of these Second-coming fanatics," he whispered to Enid. There are a lot of them—Christadelphians, Russellites, Bible Students and what-not.

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