The second coming of Christ covers the period of time and the events from the ____ of the church to the ____ of the kingdom.

• A. Advent; Advent
• B. Rapture; Consummation
• C. Resurrection; Judgment
• D. Birth; Growth

Answer: (B)

The question tests how end-times events are sequenced. The second coming is understood as marking a span that begins with the church’s deliverance from the world—the rapture—when believers are caught up to meet Christ. It ends with the consummation of the kingdom, when God’s plan is fully realized and the kingdom is established in its final, complete form.

Why this pairing fits best: the rapture is the moment that signals the transition out of the present church age, and the consummation is the final culmination of all things—the ultimate realization of the kingdom. Advent describes coming in a broader, often liturgical sense and is not used here to mark the start and end of the end-times timeline. Resurrection and Judgment are significant events within the eschatological sequence but do not serve as the two boundary markers. Birth and Growth don’t align with the eschatological stages involved in the second coming.