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VAN RHYN, HP Malan. Adrio König on the purpose of the revelation of the second coming. Koers (Online) [online]. 2025, vol.90, n.1, pp.1-12. ISSN 2304-8557.  https://doi.org/10.19108/koers.90.1.2631.

This article explores whether the question regarding the telos (goal) of the revelation of Christ's second coming in the New Testament should be regarded as a dogmatic issue. Previous research by Van Rhyn (2017) addressed the telos from an exegetical-revelatory historical perspective. This study, however, engages the theology of Aduo König, especially as presented in The eclipse of Christ in eschatology (1989), to determine whether his theological framework supports a dogmatic interpretation of the question. König's Christocentric eschatology, described as "teleological Christology", frames Christ as the eschatos and telos of history. His articulation of the three modes of Christ's coming (for us, in us, with us) integrates the second coming into God's covenantal and redemptive purpose. The article concludes that König's theology, which he himself denotes as teleological or purpose-driven, clearly implies that the revelation of the second coming serves divine purposes such as exhortation, comfort, hope, warning and covenantal fulfilment. These purposes function both kerugmatically and pastorally for believers and unbelievers. The study affirms that the revelation of Christs return is not merely informational but profoundly theological, and thus a valid subject of dogmatic reflection.

Palavras-chave : end-time; eschatology; second coming.

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