On the contrary, when Christ returns at the second coming, the world will not be under the control of the church but of Antichrist, “whom the Lord shall…destroy with the brightness of his coming…” (2 Thessalonians:2:8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
See All...). This will occur at Armageddon, when the armies of Antichrist will be in the process of destroying Israel and Christ will return to rescue His earthly people. Then at last they will recognize that He is their God and Messiah (Zechariah:12:8-10 [8] In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
[9] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
[10] And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
See All...; 14:1-9). In direct opposition to the clear teaching of Scripture, it is now widely believed by many Christians that the church must take over the world and only then can Christ come back to rule over the kingdom which has been established in His name.