Second Coming

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Last Updated: Jun 09, 2025

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Thousands wager on Jesus Christ's return by end of 2025 on Polymarket • June 7, 2025, 4:03 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Also Known As	Second Advent • Parousia

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Jesus the Rapture millennium Christianity justification biblical literature Baptist Passion of Jesus Roman Catholicism Protestantism Bible New Testament patristic literature Christology

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William Miller

American religious leader

Saint Sarapion

Egyptian monk

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Holy week. Easter. Valladolid. Procession of Nazarenos carry a cross during the Semana Santa (Holy week before Easter) in Valladolid, Spain. Good Friday

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