Revelation of Christ

The second advent of Christ. Three different Greek words are used by the apostles to express this, (1) apokalupsis (1 Cor 1;7; 2 Thess 1:7; 1 Pet 1:7, 13); (2) parousia (Matt 24:3, 27; 1 Thess 2:19; Jas 5:7, 8); (3) epiphaneia (1 Tim 6:14; 2 Tim 1:10; 4:1-8; Titus 2:13). There existed among Christians a wide expectation, founded on Matt 24:29, 30, 34, of the speedy return of Christ.