Jesus Christ's 2026 return rated more likely than Kamala Harris winning the next election
The prophesied Second Coming of Jesus Christ is now considered more likely to happen than the last democratic nominee for president ever winning the White House.
Wagering pools on the odds-making website Polymarket show a tight race between Jesus returning this year and Kamala Harris winning the 2028 presidential election.
On Wednesday, the cryptocurrency-based prediction platform announced that the odds of Jesus returning in 2026 moved above four percent, while Harris's chance of a 2028 comeback sat at 3.7 percent.
The former presidential candidate and second woman to ever run for the White House on a major ticket has been stuck under four percent for most of this year, with political rivals Gavin Newsom and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulling ahead of her.
Polymarket lets users bet on real-world events, from elections to sports and even paranormal activity such as UFO sightings, turning speculation into a crowd-sourced probability measure of public sentiment.
The odds of Jesus' return doubled on February 1, generating over $900,000 in new bets claiming the biblical prophecy would come true before the start of 2027.
Ten days later, the odds reached their highest point in the year, soaring to 4.7 percent, more than a point ahead of Harris's White House chance.
'When prediction markets start comparing biblical events to elections, you know the timeline is broken,' one person said, replying to the Polymarket announcement.
The date of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is not known and Christians have been taught not to predict it (Stock Image)
Online prediction platform Polymarket announced on February 18 that the Second Coming happening in 2026 had better odds than Kamala Harris becoming president
Polymarket users can buy 'Yes' or 'No' positions on every wagering pool that opens on the site, with current prices at 3.4 cents for 'Yes' and 96.7 cents for 'No.'
Since this market opened on November 25, 2025, over $29million in cryptocurrency has been wagered on Jesus returning to Earth by New Year's Eve 2026.
However, gamblers and Christians have both remained skeptical about the unusual prop bet, with those wagering against the Second Coming calling it impossible to prove and religious individuals claiming the bet goes against the teachings of the Bible.
'Even if he comes back, people will take years to admit it, who will decide if he’s Jesus, who will test the DNA, and what will it be compared to, who will be the judge God?' one person posted on Polymarket.
'Who's betting yes to Jesus Christ returning this year? If you win, it's game over anyway,' another skeptic wrote on X.
Meanwhile, the Bible states that Jesus will return, but in Matthew 24:36, he said, 'No one knows the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.'
Christians have been taught to avoid seeking out the date of this biblical event and others, including Doomsday and the Rapture.
Vladimir Savchuk, a pastor, author and YouTube preacher, has previously criticized predictions involving End Times prophecies, saying: 'If someone sets the date, they are directly contradicting Jesus's word.'
The odds in favor of Jesus returning in 2026 rose above four percent on February 18
Kamala Harris (right) has been surpassed in the wagering pool by multiple rivals in the Democratic Party, including California Governor Gavin Newson (left)
The odds of Harris winning the presidency have largely stayed below four percent since the summer of 2025
Despite the speculative and sometimes humorous nature of the market, it has sparked wider conversations about prediction platforms and society's growing fixation on doomsday scenarios.
Polymarket’s data has continued to show a surge in trading volume involving multiple world-changing events, including World War III, asteroids striking the Earth, and the disclosure of extraterrestrial life, suggesting interest in these questions is accelerating.
In December, conspiracy theorists went wild as the Polymarket odds for President Trump publicly disclosing what the US knew about UFOs skyrocketed to 98 percent, with UFO researchers and insiders claiming an announcement was coming soon.
Since then, public speculation has continued to remain high regarding a public declaration from the White House that alien beings are real, with Trump's own daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, saying a speech has already been written.
The Bible's book of Revelation writes that Jesus will return to defeat evil forces, such as the Antichrist and Satan, judge the world, rescue the followers of Christianity, and establish God's kingdom on Earth.
Jesus's return has been strongly tied to the Rapture, where living believers and resurrected dead believers are pulled into the sky to meet Jesus in the air. In many interpretations, the Rapture is connected to believers being gathered to Christ during or as part of the Second Coming.
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