Poll: Will Jesus Return by 2050?

About four-in-ten (41%) expect Jesus Christ to return during the 40 years, while slightly more (46%) say this will definitely or probably not happen. That's the finding of a new Pew survey. The same question was asked in 1999 and 44% said it would definitely or probably happen. 58% of white evangelical Christians say Jesus Christ will definitely or probably return to earth in this period, by far the highest percentage in any religious group. Only about a third of Catholics (32%), and even fewer white mainline Protestants (27%) and the religiously unaffiliated (20%) predict Jesus Christ’s return to earth.