In Acts 1:1-11, Jesus gives last words to his disciples and then ascends (disappears) into a cloud. We are told then that he will return, in the same way. This return is a concept that is taught throughout the New Testament, often enough that some have suggested that the delay (at least thirty years) in the the writing of the gospels is due to his followers believing that his return was imminent. That event is mentioned briefly throughout New Testament letters: in Titus 2:13, Revelation 1:7, 1 John 3:2.
It is discussed more deeply in 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 and 2 Thessalonians 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57. Also in the Upper Room, John 14. and in a discourse on the Mount of Olives, Matthew 24:1-31.
2 Peter 3:3-13.
2 Peter 3:3-13.
The Day of the Lord
Zechariah 14, the feet of the Lord will stand on the Mount of Olives
parousia (παρουσία, meaning "arrival", "coming", or "presence")
epiphany: epiphaneia, appearing
Matthew 24
The Kingdom of God
The Last Days
Day of the Lord (Joel)
Rapture
Last Trumpet
Millenium
Tribulation
Judgment Day
Resurrection
Second Coming
New Heaven & Earth
New Jerusalem
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