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The prophecies of a Second Coming are various and span across many religions and cultures.

Most notable is the Christian and Muslim belief in the return of Jesus Christ. Another is Maitreya ( Pali: Metteyya), a bodhisattva, prophesied by Gautama Buddha to be the next Buddha who will return to restore Buddhism when it becomes lost or corrupt.

1 Christian View

Across the many denominations of Christianity, the view of Christ's second coming is largely differing. Few dare to claim complete and authorative interpretation of the typically symbolic and prophetic biblical sources.

What is commonly accepted is that

1. Jesus Christ died on the cross.
2. He was resurrected to physical life and accepted into heaven.
3. He is to return to this earth to judge and establish his kingdom, ending the era of grace we are currently living in.
4. No one is to know the hour of Christ's return.

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2 Islamic View

2.1 Main Stream View

Main stream Islamic view of the second coming maintains that Jesus was nailed to the cross but lifted up to heaven by God before he died, where he is waiting to decend during the “last days” when corruption and perversity are rife on earth. He will then wage a battle against the anti-christ and restore religion to its pristine state.

2.2 Minority Views

Some minority sects have adopted different and allegedly heretical beliefs according to main stream Muslims. The view of the Lahore Ahmadiyya MovementThe Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam (not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association), formed as a result of an ideological differences between the Ahmadiyya Community after the demise Maulawi Nur 'ud-Din in 1914, the f and the Ahmadiyya Muslim CommunityAhmadi Muslims are members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (not to be confused with the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Islam , an Islamic sect created in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who claimed to be the Messiah and Mahdi prophe is based on an allegorical interpretation of the references to Jesus’s second coming in Islamic literature. They believe that Jesus died a natural death and the "second coming" referred to Mirza Ghulam AhmadMirza Ghulam Ahmad ( February 13, 1835 May 26, 1908) was a Muslim religious figure and the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a religious movement in Islam. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad remains a controversial figure to this day because of his claims to be and his efforts to counter the threats to Islam from other religious groups.