Apr 16, 2026 · Eschatology is a religious doctrine of last things or end times. Originally a Western term drawing on Christian ideas, it has since been applied to many other religious traditions around the …

eschatology , Theological doctrine of the “last things,” or the end of the world.

Apr 16, 2026 · Eschatology - Early Church, Beliefs, Afterlife: During the first 100 years of Christian history, the church taught some form of millenarianism, or chiliasm (from the Greek word for “1,000”), …

Apr 16, 2026 · Eschatology - Messianic Prophecy, End Times, Judgement: The term messiah, or mashiah (Hebrew: "anointed"), has been applied to a variety of “redeemers,” and many movements …

Mar 31, 2026 · Christianity - Eschatology, Heaven, Hell: The “last things” were the first things, in terms of urgency, for the faithful of the early church. The central content of their faith and their hope was the …

Mar 6, 2026 · Eschatology - Heaven, Hell, Judgment: Although an older tradition contends that apocalyptic beliefs were a later addition, it is generally held that the preaching and ministry of Jesus …

Apr 24, 2026 · Islam - Eschatology, Judgment, Afterlife: In Islamic doctrine, on the Last Day, when the world will come to an end, the dead will be resurrected and a judgment will be pronounced on every …

Mahdi, in Islamic eschatology, a messianic deliverer who will fill earth with justice and equity, restore true religion, and usher in a short golden age before the end of the world. Not mentioned in the …

Mar 6, 2026 · Eschatology - Afterlife, Judgment, Heaven & Hell: Zoroastrianism is a religion with a highly developed eschatology: world history is a battlefield on which the forces of light and good fight the …

Biblical literature - Apocalyptic, Eschatological, Prophecy: Apocalyptic literature was much concerned about sources of information about the heavenly world and about the places of the damned and …