The Two Possible Events That Make Up The Parousia

By Janet Thomas


If one is a Christian or has at least studied the Bible, then he or she will know about the second coming of Christ. This is also known as the Parousia which is the Greek word for coming and refers to what is known as the second coming of the Christ. This pertains to the return of the savior Jesus Christ on earth when the world will be coming to an end.

What is interesting about this event is that it may pertain to two events in the Bible that involve the return of the Messiah. These two events are known as the rapture and the second coming. In order to understand more, it is important to look deeper into the verses that these events pertain to.

The first event is the rapture which is the event that happens right before the dread Great Tribulation which is mentioned in the book of Thessalonians chapter four. According to this chapter, the believer who were able to keep their faith will ascend to Heaven with Jesus. The non believers though, will be left on earth to experience the seven year tribulation.

As per the verse, the Lord will descend from heaven accompanied by an archangel. From there, he will bring the believers into the Heaven and start the seven years of tribulation. The seven year tribulation marks the start of various wars, famine, pestilence, and death while the antichrist will assume control over the earth.

Satan is not mentioned in this seven year tribulation if one would read Thessalonians but the antichrist would be referenced. For those who do not know, the antichrist would be the leader of the world during the seven years of tribulation. The antichrist will try to convince people not to believe in God and would impose suffering onto believers.

This refers to the first time that Christ will come to earth. The other possible event would be the return of Christ on earth in order to wage war against all the enemies of Heaven and to finally bound Satan to hell. This is the time of the big heavenly war which will result in Armageddon but eventually will result in the new world under God.

It is in this book that one will see the reference of Satan. The book of Revelations states that Satan will try to amass an entire army to try to resist the return of Jesus Christ but will ultimately lose the battle. In this story, Satan will be bound and banished to hell for all eternity.

The thing about interpreting the return of Jesus Christ is that it can refer to two separate events from the Bible that are somehow connected with each other. So when talking about the actual return, one would have to ask himself exactly what return he or she is really talking about. It would refer to either the rapture, which is the first return of Christ without him setting foot on earth or the actual return where the Messiah will do battle with the Devil.




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