Step Six—The Second Coming of Jesus Christ

What is the second coming of Jesus? “The second coming of Christ is the blessed hope of the church, the grand climax of the gospel. The Savior’s coming will be literal, personal, visible, and worldwide. When He returns, the righteous dead will be resurrected and, together with the righteous living, will be glorified and taken to heaven, but the unrighteous will die. The almost complete fulfillment of most lines of prophecy, together with the present condition of the world, indicates that Christ’s second coming is near. The time of that event has not been revealed, and we are therefore exhorted to be ready at all times.”—Seventh-day Adventists Believe, p. 373.JTL6 1.3