Second Coming
Second Coming
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The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is the Christian and Islamic belief that Jesus Christ will return to Earth after his ascension to Heaven (which is said to have occurred about two thousand years ago). The idea is based on messianic prophecies and is part of most Christian eschatologies.
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](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Parousia#/media/File:John_Tokhabi,_Last_Judgment,_around_1100._Icon,_tempera._St_Catherine_monastery_on_Sinai,_Egypt.jpg)The Last Judgement, c.1100 AD icon, by John Tohabi, kept at the Saint Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula in eastern Egypt
In Islamic eschatology, Jesus (ʿĪsā ibn Maryam) is also believed to return in the end times. According to Islamic belief, he will descend from Heaven to defeat the false messiah (al-Masih ad-Dajjal), restore justice, and reaffirm monotheism. His return is regarded as one of the major signs of the Day of Judgment, and he is viewed as a revered prophet, not divine, in Islamic theology.
Other faiths have various interpretations of it.