Second Coming

===Jehovah's Witnesses===
[[Jehovah's Witnesses]] rarely use the term "second coming", preferring the term "presence" as a translation of ''parousia''.<ref>"Appendix 5B Christ's Presence (Parousia)", ''New World Translation—Large Reference Edition'', [[Watch Tower Society]], 1984.</ref> They believe that Jesus' comparison of ''"the presence of the Son of man"'' with ''"the days of Noah"'' at {{bibleverse|Matthew|24:37–39|KJV}} and {{bibleverse|Luke|17:26–30|KJV}} suggests a duration rather than a moment of arrival.<ref>"Presence", ''Insight on the Scriptures – Volume 2'', ©1988 Watch Tower, p. 677.</ref> They also believe that biblical chronology points to 1914<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Awake!|title=1900 Onward—Skirts Splattered With Blood|date=November 8, 1989|page=22}}</ref> as the start of Christ's "presence", which continues until the final battle of [[Armageddon]]. Other biblical expressions they correlate with this period include "the time of the end" ({{bibleverse|Daniel|12:4|KJV}}), "the conclusion of the system of things" ({{bibleverse|Matthew|13:40|KJV}}, {{bibleverse|Matthew|13:49|KJV|49}}; {{bibleverse-nb|Matthew|24:3|KJV}}) and "the last days" ({{bibleverse|2 Timothy|3:1|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|2 Peter|3:3|KJV}})<!-- Note that preceding Scriptural citations are needed since these terms are far from universal across various Bible translations. -->.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Keep Jehovah's Day Close in Mind|journal=The Watchtower|date=September 1, 1997|page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Watchtower|title=No Peace for the Wicked Ones|date=July 1, 1987|page=13}}</ref> Witnesses believe Christ's [[millennialism|millennial reign]] begins after Armageddon.<ref>{{cite journal|title=There Is a Future for the Dead|journal=The Watchtower|date=April 1, 1968|page=200}}</ref>