What are Old Testament references on Jesus Christ's second coming?

Answer 1

There are many references, both in the Old Testament and the New Testament. These are only a representative sample:-

Jud 1:14-15 KJV And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, (v.15) To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Joh 14:2-3 KJV In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (v.3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

1Co 15:50-58 KJV Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. (v.51) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, (v.52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (v.53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. (v.54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. (v.55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (v.56) The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. (v.57) But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (v.58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1Th 4:13-18 KJV But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (v.14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. (v.15) For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. (v.16) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: (v.17) Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (v.18) Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Rev 1:7 Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.

Rev 19:11-21 KJV And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. (v.12) His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. (v.13) And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. (v.14) And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (v.15) And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (v.16) And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (v.17) And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; (v.18) That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. (v.19) And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. (v.20) And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. (v.21) And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Psa 98:9 KJV Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

Dan 7:13-14 KJV I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (v.14) And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Zec 14:5 KJV And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

Answer 2

Isaiah 13:9

See, the day of the LORD is coming -a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger- to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.

Amos 8:9,10

9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.

Joel 1:15

Alas for that day! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.

Amos 5:18

Woe to you who long for the day of the LORD! Why do you long for the day of the LORD ? That day will be darkness, not light.

Amos 5:20

Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?

Answer 3

A: The Second Coming of Christ has not happened yet so therefore can not be found in The Bible. What is found, however, are prophecies of Jesus' Second Coming. Certainty of Coming: Hebrews 9:28, Matthew 16:27, John 14:3, 1 Thess. 4:16, 2 Thess. 1:7-8, Acts 1:11, Rev. 3:11, 22:12.Time is Unknown: Matthew 24:44, 25:13, Mark 13:32.Resurrection of all Dead: Matthew 25:32, John 5:28-29.Judgment: Matthew 25:31-33, Rev. 14:14, 2 Thess. 1:7-10, 1 Cor. 4:5, Jude 14-15, Rev. 22:12.Glorification of Those: Mark 13:26-27, Philippians 3:20-21, Col. 3:4, 2 Thess. 1:10, 1 John 3:2, 1 Peter 5:2, 2 Tim. 4:7, 1 Thess. 4:16-18.Destruction of the World: 2 Peter 3:10-13.Delivers Kingdom to the Father: 1 Cor. 15:23-28.Work of Salvation Finished: 1 Thess. 4:16-17.Hope of Second Coming is Call to Obedience and Faithfulness: 2 Peter 3:14,17-18, Rev. 3:3,11, 1 Thess. 3:12.Signs of Coming: Luke 21:29-36.Assurance of Second Coming: John 14:27, Philippians 1:6, James 5:7, Hebrews 10:36, Acts 1:10-11, Rev. 22:20.Coming Revealed in Lord's Supper: 1 Cor. 11:26.

ADDITIONALLY:

The book of Revelation is a "chronological revealing" of that Day when Christ returns to earth in wrath; called "The Day of the LORD" throughout Old Testament prophecy:

"Blow ye the Trumpet in Zion, and sound the alarm in My Holy Mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for THE DAY OF THE LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; a Day of darkness and of gloominess, a Day of clouds and thick darkness..." (Joel 2:1-2).

"The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the Great and the Terrible DAY OF THE LORD come..." (verse 31).

"Behold, THE DAY OF THE LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished... then the LORD shall go forth, and fight against those nations... and His feet shall stand in that Day upon the Mount of Olives... And the LORD SHALL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH: in that Day shall there be ONE LORD, and His Name One." (Zech.14:1-9)

It's obvious that this hasn't happened yet [and to most people who don't believe; it never will]. But the prophecies stand, nevertheless. And the book of Revelation is written as a "parable" [which Jesus spoke exclusively to the general public, so that they wouldn't understand what He was saying] that is intended for those whom God is calling out of the world [His servants] to know when to look for Him.

Revelation is primarily about the "Seventh Seal" on the "scroll" [or 'book'] that Jesus takes from His Father's right hand in the 5th chapter, seventh verse. Each of the seven seals on the scroll symbolize ongoing and future chronological global events that will occur; with the "Seventh Seal" representing the final event: THE DAY OF THE LORD [which is the THEME of the book]... the END TIME or conclusion and completion of God's plan of Salvation for mankind... the establishment or restoration of the Kingdom of God on earth that Satan perverted and destroyed in the beginning.

Jesus strips away six of the seven seals from the scroll in chapter 6... leaving the rest of the book of Revelation and its 16 chapters devoted to the "Seventh Seal" -- THE DAY OF THE LORD -- the Second Coming of Christ.

And the chapter that actually portrays the event of the moment of Christ's return is Chapter 19!

"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in Righteousness He doth JUDGE and MAKE WAR... And the armies [of angels] which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses... and out of His mouth goeth a Sharp Sword, that with it HE SHOULD SMITE THE NATIONS: and HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON: and He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God..." (Rev.19:11-15).

Chapter 19 concludes with the armies of Christ smashing all of man's combined military might and his governments... the DAY OF THE LORD... of which both Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar had visions:

"...in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven SET UP A KINGDOM, which shall never be destroyed: the the Kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the Stone was cut out of the Mountain without hands... the Great God hath made known to the king [the gospel... Good News... of the Kingdom of God] what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [vision] is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure." (Dan.2:44-45)

"And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise... But the Judgment shall sit... and the Kingdom and Dominion, and the Greatness of the Kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, and all dominions shall Serve and Obey Him. Hitherto is the end of the matter... but I kept the matter in my heart." (Dan.7:24-28)

Jesus elaborates on this future event... His Second Coming... to His disciples:

"When the Son of Man shall come in His Glory, and all of the Holy angels with Him [His armies in heaven], then shall He sit upon the throne of His Glory [the throne of David - see Luke 1:31-33]... Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world..." (Matt.25:31-34).

Prophecies of the Second Coming of Christ are scattered throughout the Bible; Old and New Testament. The Bible is all about THAT GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD. Even Enoch prophesied of it to the "ungodly" pre-flood generations of man! And they didn't like it one bit:

"...Enoch also... prophesied of these, saying, 'Behold, THE LORD COMETH with ten thousands of His saints, to execute Judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." (Jude 1:14-15)

The governments of the world... of man... are not going to like Christ's Second Coming. And they will fight the LORD and His armies tooth and nail [or will try]:

"And the ten horns which thou sawest are TEN KINGS [see Dan.2 & 7], which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power AS KINGS one hour with the Beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength [all of their economic, political and military might] unto the Beast. These SHALL MAKE WAR WITH THE LAMB [the returning Christ], and the Lamb shall overcome them: for He is LORD of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with Him are Called, and Chosen, and Faithful." (Rev.17:12-14)

The Second Coming of Christ... the DAY OF THE LORD... is the Day of God's wrath poured out on the earth. And the prophecies regarding it fill the Bible:

"Woe unto you that desire THE DAY OF THE LORD! To what end is it for you? THE DAY OF THE LORD is darkness, and not light... Shall not THE DAY OF THE LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?" (Amos 5:18-20)

Answer 4

The second coming of Jesus was first portrayed in Mark's Gospel, in which Jesus himself prophesied that he would return in clouds of glory during the lifetimes of some of those to whom he spoke. This can best be seen in the following summary, which is taken from the framework parallel structure of Mark's Gospel:

Mark's Gospel is a paradox. On the one hand, it is written clumsily and ungrammatically, in an unpolished Greek style. On the other hand, the author displays considerable literary skills, and planned and developed the Gospel with great proficiency.

Some scholars say that Mark's Gospel began as a mimesiscomposition. In ancient Greek times, students of Greek learnt to take one of the great literary works, especially those of Homer, and develop a new and original work, using material from the original. The student's essay need not have been fiction, but the development of the story had to rely on the Homeric epic or other such source. The student had to identify the source that had inspired his writing, but to do so openly was considered boring. The approved method was to place clues, or flags, in the text, so that readers could work out just what part of the great literary works had been used to inspire the new writing.

It appears that the author of Mark's Gospel was skilled at mimesis. Throughout the Gospel can be found words or passages that some scholars say can be interpreted as mimesis flags. Even his use of clumsy and ungrammatical Greek was used to disguise his background and intentions.

The author achieves emphasis by means of two ancient literary techniques, intercalation, and chiastic and parallel structures, which create associations of otherwise unrelated events, in the minds of the reader. The framework parallel structure encompasses the entire gospel, as seen in the following summary:

A . John explains the coming of Jesus (Mark 1:1-8)

B .The baptism of Jesus (1:9)

C . The voice of God from heaven, "Thou art my beloved son" (1:11)

D . The forty days in the wilderness as an allusion to Elijah and Moses (1:13)

E . The people were astonished at what Jesus taught (1:22)

F . Jesus casts out an unclean spirit (1:23-26)

G . Pharisees took counsel with the Herodians how they might destroy Jesus (3:6)

H . Demons, whenever they see Jesus, fall down and say that he is the Son of God.

-- Jesus commands that they tell no one of this (3:11-12)

I .. Jesus calls the 12 disciples (3:13-19)

J .. Jesus rejects his own family: he has a new family, his followers (3:31-35)

K . Jesus rebukes the wind (4:36-41)

L . The demoniac, wearing no clothes (5:15), cries out that Jesus not torment him and Jesus sends out the demons (5:1-20)

M . Jesus comes into his own country (6:1)
-- Where he was brought up

N . The people misunderstand Jesus and he can do no mighty work (6:2-6)

O . Jesus sends out the disciples and curses those who will not receive them (6:7-11)
-- in sending the disciples with authority and expecting all to receive them, Jesus is asserting his own authority

P . Herod thinks that Jesus is John the Baptist risen from the dead (6:14)

Q . Herodias and her daughter conspire to kill John the Baptist (6:16-29)

R . Feeding the thousands, and related miracles and discourses (6:33-8:21)

S . Who do people say that I am (8:27)

T . Peter affirms faith in Jesus as the Christ (8:29)

U . Whosoever shall be ashamed of me: of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed (8:38)

V . The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and scribes (8:31a)

W . Be killed and after three days rise again (8:31b)

X . Prophecy of second coming (9:1)- Jesus tells the disciples that some of them would not taste death until they saw the kingdom of God coming with power.

B' .The Transfiguration of Jesus (9:2-3)

C' .The voice of God from heaven, "This is my beloved son" (9:7)

D' . Jesus talks to Elijah and Moses then to the disciples about Elijah (9:4-13)

E' .A great multitude was amazed at Jesus (9:15)

F' .Jesus cast out a dumb spirit (9:17-27)

G' .They shall kill the Son of man and he shall rise on the third day (9:31)

H' .Jesus clarifies his divine status, saying that he is not God: "Why call me good? There is none good but God" (10:18)

I' . Peter says the disciples have left all and followed Jesus (10:28)

J' . Those who have left their family for Jesus have a new family: all Jesus' followers (10:29-30)

K'. Jesus rebukes the 'sons of thunder', James and John (10:35-45 - cf 3:17)

L' .Blind Bartimaeus cries out for mercy and casts off his clothes, then Jesus heals him (10:46-52)

M' .Jesus comes into Jerusalem (11:1-10)
-- Where he will die

N' .Jesus misunderstands the fig tree that can provide no fruit (11:13-14)

O' .Jesus casts out them that sold and bought in the Temple and curses them for making the Temple a den of thieves (11:15-17)
-- Jesus is asserting his authority

P' .Jesus asks whether the baptism of John is from heaven or of men, and the priests, scribes and elders can not answer (11:30-33)

Q' .Parable of husbandmen who conspire to kill the vineyard owner's son (12:1-9)

X' .Prophecy of second coming (chapter 13)

-- on clouds of glory, within the lifetimes of some of those to whom he was speaking

R' .The Last Supper (14:17-25)

S' .Art thou the Christ, Son of God (14:61)

T' .Peter denies Jesus three times (14:66-72a)

U' .And when he thought thereon, Peter wept (14:72b)

V' .The chief priests, elders and scribes delivered Jesus to Pontius Pilate (15:1)

-- Delivering Jesus is a similar concept to rejecting him.
-- Both parts of the pair involve chief priests, elders and scribes

W' .Jesus dies and on the third day rises again (15:37, 16:6)

A' .The young man explains the departure of Jesus(16:6-8)

Here we see at events X (verse 9:1) and X' (chapter 13) that Jesus expected to return during the middle of the first century. By the time the next gospel, Matthew, was written in the eighties of the first century, it was becoming clear that the generation to whom Jesus was speaking had already passed and yet Jesus had not returned. This gospel changed the prophecy so that it referred to something else altogether, and emphasised that no one knows the day of Jesus' return.