In 2002, he announced that he would begin preparing for the second coming of Christ.

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The 40ft mural, on a wall inside St Mark's Church in the city's Swanswell area, is said to depict the second coming of Christ.

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The end in question was the second coming of Christ, who would arrive either to judge and cleanse a wicked world or as the liberator of down-trodden mankind.

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These are End Times, after all, and Christian prophesies that accord a major role to the Jews in the apocalyptic buildup that they believe will precede the Second Coming of Christ have prompted an unprecedented enthusiasm for Israel and Jews among many conservative evangelical Christians.

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