Covenant Reformed News – November 2022 • Volume XIX, Issue 7
This article from Covenant Reformed News presents a theological interpretation of Christ's multiple comings throughout redemptive history, distinguishing between His glorious second coming at the end of the age and six other manifestations of His presence in the first century and ongoing throughout the church age. The author exegetes key New Testament passages to argue that events such as the Transfiguration, Pentecost, the Fall of Jerusalem, and the preaching of the Gospel represent distinct ways in which Christ "came" to fulfill His redemptive promises. This resource would appeal to readers interested in Reformed eschatology and Christological interpretation of biblical prophecy.
Christ’s Six Comings Before His Second Coming Holy Scripture prophesies the future glorious bodily coming of our Lord Jesus in the clouds of heaven with His holy angels (e.g., Matt. 24:30-31; Rev. 1:7). From the New Testament, we may speak of six other comings of Christ, all of which precede His return at the end of this age. In the first three instances, our Saviour predicts specific events in the first century AD, whereas the next three speak of His ongoing comings throughout the last days,...