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Eschatology & Afterlife

The Second Coming of Christ

The Second Coming of Christ, by Anonymous, Greece, circa 1700
Icon second coming Anonymous, Greece, circa 1700 Public domain

Orthodox eschatology affirms Christ's visible, glorious return at the end of history. The Creed states: 'He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, whose Kingdom shall have no end.' Orthodoxy avoids detailed end-times speculation and rejects millennialism (1000-year earthly kingdom). The focus is on readiness through repentance.

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