2nd coming

[Theoldcauliflower]

Will please some of you lovely Catholics please tell me what's going to happen before, during and after the 2nd coming? I'm catholic but not praticing at the moment. I don't know much but really feel I should no more ever though I find it all scary as hell!! Please no posters telling me it's all a load of rubbish.
Many thanks

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OP, as far as I remember from school and mass, there is no huge emphasis in Catholicism on the 2nd coming.

What has brought this to mind now?

Oh, I have just remembered something "He will come again to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end".

Just my mum is a big catholic, and we were brought up very strickt , and I broke away when I was about 21, coz my bf at the time didn't believe I have always believed , just been really crap going to church I can here my family talking about new world order and (I've googled doesn't look great). and general bad shit that's going happen and I daren't ask, it's my mum but I don't want to ask I'm 33 btw it's daft!

What specifically is frightening you OP?

Well those massive locusts, the size of horses, with human faces sent to torment us are pretty terrifying

Don't all Christians believe Christ will come again? I'm a Baptist and I do.

Yes - all Christians believe that that there will be a judgement. Some believe that the book of Revelation is a blow by blow account of how it will play out but this is a reading that tends to the more conservative end of the Christian spectrum.

The important point is that we are responsible for our actions.

Thanks thegreenheart I read a good piece of advice today, Vivacia: "Do your best and let God take care of the rest".

I'm so sorry I didn't mean to offend anyone other than catholic, I didn't mean that, I don't know much about all this. My mum is telling me if I don't start going to church and confession I'm in trouble, that's what I'm trying to say and that it obviously scares me abit! Sorry haven't been on Internet has been down x

I think cauliflower if this is what you believe then it's rational to be scared. It's scary stuff.

I think that's great advice Cheap for someone who believes in one of the gods.

OP, what do you think? Do you want to go to church?

The general idea is that no one knows when the second coming will be, our goal is to live our lives in the "right" way (lots of stuff in the Gospels about being watchful, being aware, parables about not knowing when He will knock at your door). As for what actually will happen, who knows? Yes, there will be an ending, and a judgement. All you can do is to be the best you can and trust that you are getting it right! (I'm a pretty crappy Catholic really - I sort of know what I mean!)

I think I would like to go yes, but I feel like my life is all over the place so how could I go when I'm like this.

People attending a church will be in all kinds of different places. Church isn't just for perfect people.

You don't have to know everything to go - start off just sitting at the back if that's where you feel more at ease, watching and learning. You don't need to go up for a blessing/to receive Communion if that doesn't feel comfortable for you right now. I found that having had a break of many years, just that going and listening was what got me back on track, so to speak.