The answer
As can be seen from the Creed, Christ the Master, to Him be glory, has a Second Coming, where He will come to judge humanity for all that they have done.
This Second Coming is fundamentally different in its aim from the First Coming, of which we say in the Creed, “Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven.”
The First Coming:
Was for our salvation, and that is why Christ came in the form of a Redeemer.
As for the Second Coming: It is for the General Judgement, and that is why Christ will come in it in the form of a Judge. Scripture says, “For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works” (Matt. 16:27).
This means that the General Judgement will follow the Second Coming.
See also: Acts 1:11; 2 Cor. 5:10; 1 Pet. 4:5; Rev. 14:10; 22:12.
Christ spoke many times concerning the Second Coming, which is awesome and full of glory. This is the hope that has been lived by the Church over the ages.
The Second Coming is a comfort for the oppressed, a release for those in trials, and a harbour for those in the desolate wilderness.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 119–120.
The pages in the book (119–120)
