Is the Second Coming of Christ Imminent? Christ's Second Coming Do the scriptures in 2 Timothy teach an imminence about the second coming? Do you remember what you were doing in September 1988? Edgar Whisenant had published that Christ would return in September 11–13, 1988. The prediction failed. Believers felt deceived. The world was disappointed. Whisenant was embarrassed.  Are you disappointed at failed predictions? The following will show why all future predictions bring disappointment and how they can be avoided. Four dimensions of Christ's return found in 2 Timothy are, the judgment, the resurrection, the appearing, i.e. second coming of Christ, and the eternal ...