Is the glorious appearing the same thing as the Second Coming?
No. The glorious appearing is not the Second Coming. The context instructs believers to look for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ, distinguishing it from the Second Coming and affirming Christ's deity.
Les explains that while believers live soberly and righteously in this present world, they are to look for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing. He specifically says this is 'not the Second Coming,' but the glorious appearing of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He points out this verse gives deity to Christ, showing Jesus is truly God, and distinguishes the glorious appearing from the Second Coming.
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
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Who is the great God whose glorious appearing we await?
The great God whose glorious appearing we await is the God of creation, the God of this Book, and He is our Savior Jesus Christ.