On the one hand, the return of Jesus Christ to the earth is the climax of all that has gone before in Revelation. On the other, it is the first of seven final things that John saw and recorded. These things were Christ"s return, Satan"s capture, Satan"s binding, the Millennium, Satan"s final end, the last judgment, and the new heavens and earth, including the New Jerusalem. [1] These events are in chronological sequence, as will become clear. The view that they are non-sequential rests on similarities between Ezekiel 38-39 and Revelation 19-22. [2] But it fails to account for the differences. The chronological progression of events on earth resumes from Revelation 16:21. Thomas viewed the second coming of Christ plus everything else through Revelation 22:5 as part of the seventh bowl judgment. [3] Most other commentators have seen it as the first event after the seventh bowl judgment. I agree with the majority. [source][source][source]
"The second coming of Christ is an absolutely essential theme in New Testament theology. In his cross and resurrection, Christ won a great victory over the powers of evil; by his second coming, he will execute that victory. Apart from his return to purge his creation of evil, redemption remains forever incomplete." [4][source]
"Those who believe in the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ must also look for his return." [5][source]