Expect Jesus to return and judge all people
Percent of U.S. adults, 2018 (in percent)
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- Expect Jesus to return and judge all people: 62%. Percent of Americans who expect Jesus to return and judge all people
Source: Lifeway Research, Americans’ Theology is a Mix of Orthodox Belief and Shifting Opinions · Online panel of 3,002 American adults; sampling error no more than plus or minus 1.9 percent. Article published 2018-10-17.
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Expect Jesus to return and judge all people: 62%. Percent of Americans who expect Jesus to return and judge all people.
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Lifeway Research, 2018. Source: Lifeway Research, Americans’ Theology is a Mix of Orthodox Belief and Shifting Opinions (https://research.lifeway.com/2018/10/17/americans-theology-is-a-mix-of-orthodox-belief-and-shifting-opinions/).
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