Your comment doesn't sound facetious :-) I welcome the discussion. I think maybe you are referring to preterism? People who call themselves preterists believe that most of Revelation has already been fulfilled but they see Jesus' return as spiritual rather than actual. Orthodox Christianity tends to see full preterists as heretical, although many pastors are partial preterists who believe that some of Revelation was fullfilled around AD70 when the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Personally I see preterists as those who have thought through scripture more deeply and in ways most futurists (most people who believe Jesus has yet to return) just look the other way. There are many tricky passages where Jesus and the Apostles made significant claims about Jesus' imminent return in their lifetimes. Some of the scriptures are very specific eg. Nathanial was told he would see Jesus' return and a conversation about John also being alive then. Few realize that C.S. Lewis called these passages 'embarrassing' as it showed him that Jesus wasn't infallible. The preterists can't ignore these passges but where they go wrong is to negate the physical return imo. So yes I think there is plenty of evidence to back up a physical 2nd coming. If you believe that Jesus didn't lie or mislead and that he was infallible then you really should look at this idea that he has already returned.

Your comment doesn't sound facetious :-) I welcome the discussion. I think maybe you are referring to preterism? People who call themselves preterists believe that most of Revelation has already been fulfilled but they see Jesus' return as spiritual rather than actual. Orthodox Christianity tends to see full preterists as heretical. Many pastors are partial preterists who believe that some of Revelation was fullfilled around AD70 when the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. Personally I see preterists as those who have thought through scripture more deeply and in ways most futurists (Jesus has yet to return) just look the other way. There are many tricky passages where Jesus and the Apostles made significant claims about Jesus' imminent return in their lifetimes. Some of the scriptures are very specific eg. Nathanial was told he would see Jesus' return and that John would also be alive then. Few realize that C.S. Lewis called these passages 'embarrassing' as it showed that Jesus wasn't infallible. The preterists can't ignore these passges but where they go wrong is to negate the physical return imo. So yes I think there is plenty of evidence to back up a physical 2nd coming.