Parousia
Parousia is from a Greek word that means presence, coming, advent, arrival. It is synonymous with the second coming of Jesus in glory "to judge the living and the dead" (Nicene Creed).
- παÏουσία is from πάÏειμι, "to be with."
New Testament
Mt 24:3-7 |
3 As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately and said, “Tell us, when will this happen, and what sign will there be of your coming, and of the end of the age?†4 Jesus said to them in reply, “See that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and reports of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for these things must happen, but it will not yet be the end. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be famines and earthquakes from place to place. |
Mt 24:27 |
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Mt 24:37-39 |
37 For as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 In [those] days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. 39 They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be [also] at the coming of the Son of Man. |
1 Cor 15:23 |
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1 Cor 16:17 |
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2 Cor 7:6-7 |
6 But God, who encourages the downcast, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus, 7 and not only by his arrival but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged in regard to you, as he told us of your yearning, your lament, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more. |
2 Cor 10:10 |
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Phil 1:26 |
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Phil 2:12 |
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1 Th 2:19 |
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1 Th 3:13 |
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1 Th 4:15 |
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1 Th 5:23 |
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2 Th 2:1 |
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2 Th 2:8-9 |
8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord [Jesus] will kill with the breath of his mouth and render powerless by the manifestation of his coming, 9 the one whose coming springs from the power of Satan in every mighty deed and in signs and wonders that lie, ... |
James 5:7-8 |
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You too must be patient. Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand. |
2 Pet 1:16 |
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2 Pet 3:4 |
3 Know this first of all, that in the last days scoffers will come [to] scoff, living according to their own desires 4 and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? From the time when our ancestors fell asleep, everything has remained as it was from the beginning of creation.†|
2 Pet 3:12 |
11 Since everything is to be dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought [you] to be, conducting yourselves in holiness and devotion, 12 waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved in flames and the elements melted by fire. |
1 Jn 2:28 |
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