The life to come and the coming of the Lord ‘ερχομενος ο κυριος’

Abstract

Many people doubt the concepts of the end of time, the resurrection of the dead and the second coming of Lord Jesus. The Holy Bible provides answers to these questions and the church treats such worry in her order of worship with specific biblical quotations and hymns lyrics. Moreover, the universal church, irrespective of individual denominations, practices the ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord’ as the hymn of the first coming of Lord Jesus and ‘Holy Holy Holy is the Lord of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of your honour and glory’ as the hymn of the second coming of the Lord. This article searches such issue and provides more details on the Coptic liturgical practices in supporting and strengthening the above beliefs.