![]() ![]() ![]() Gustav Adolf Deissmann (1908) showed that the Greek word parousia occurred as early as the 3rd century BC to describe the visit of a king or dignitary to a city – a visit arranged in order to show the visitor's magnificence to the people. The word is also used six times referring to individuals ( Stephanas, Fortunatus and Achaicus, Titus, and Paul the Apostle ) and one time referring to the "coming of the lawless one". So this parousia or "presence" would be unique and distinct from anything that had occurred before. The Greek word eleusis, which means "coming", is not interchangeable with parousia. At Matthew 24:37, the word parousia is used to clearly describe the period of time in which Noah lived. However, parousia has the distinct reference to a period of time rather than an instance in time. ![]() The Greek New Testament uses the Greek term parousia (παρουσία, meaning "arrival", "coming", or "presence") 24 times, seventeen of them concerning Christ. In the New Testament, the Greek word ἐπιφάνεια ( epiphaneia, appearing) is used five times to refer to the return of Christ. Several different terms are used to refer to the Second Coming of Christ: ![]()
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