When your eyes are on prosperity, they are moved away from the parousia, a Greek word for the Lord's coming
- Perry Stone
The first resurrection, then, takes place at the parousia, the second when Christ abdicates his kingdom.
- Geerhardus Vos
The underlying idea is none other than that the times preceding the parousia require a unique concentration of the minds of believers upon the Lord and the manner in which they may best please Him.
- Geerhardus Vos
The expectation that he will come again—in fulfillment of all human longing at the end of time. "Parousia" is the technical name for this expectation; "eschatology.