For example, the editors of The Translator’s New Testament, under the word “Day ” in their glossary, state:“ Christians of N [ew] T [estament] times lived in expectation of the Day (that is the time) when the present world with all its evil and wickedness would be brought to an end and Jesus would return to earth to judge all mankind, inaugurate a new age of peace and enter upon his Lordship over the whole world. ”
ऐसी अभिवृत्ति हमेशा मसीहियों की पहचान रही है, जैसे सांसारिक इतिहासकार और बाइबल विद्वान स्वीकार करते हैं ।