Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Eschatology
Eschatology (from the Greek έσχατος meaning "last" + -logy) is a part of theology concerned with the final events in the history o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eschatology: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Eschatology
A Christian theological definition of Eschatology according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   &quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eschatology: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Eschatology
Eschatology General term for teachings concerning the "last things," the end of the world and processes of salvation.  ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Eschatology
Since their formation in the 1870s, leaders of the organization have sought to identify dates for end-time events such as the enthronemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Buddhism
Buddha predicted that his teachings would disappear after 500 years. According to the Sutta Pitaka, the "ten moral courses of conduct" wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Buddhism
At the time of the Buddha, he apparently predicted that his teachings would disappear after 500 years. According to the Sutta Pitaka, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology
Jewish eschatology is concerned with Mashiach (the Jewish Messiah) the continuation of the Davidic line, and Olam Haba (Hebrew for "the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Akhirah: Encyclopedia - Akhirah
Akhirah (Arabic: آلآخرة) is an Islamic term referring to the afterlife. It is repeatedly referrenced in chapters of the Qu'ran conc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Aztec Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Ancient Aztec Eschatology
Ancient Aztec eschatology is primarily derived from Toltec eschatological beliefs and traditions, centered on the belief that four worlds...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Last Judgment: Encyclopedia - Last Judgment
In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgment or Judgement Day is the ethical-judicial trial, judgment, and punishment/reward of individual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrian Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Zoroastrian Eschatology
Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history. By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Day Of Atonement Christian: Encyclopedia - Day Of Atonement Christian
The Christian Day of Atonement is based on the English translation of the the Jewish Holyday Yom Kippur. The Bible calls the day Yom Haki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollyon: Encyclopedia - Apollyon
Apollyon appears in the New Testament (Book of Revelation 9:7 – 11) leading the locust-like swarm of demons that will be released in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dajjal: Encyclopedia - Dajjal
ad-Dajjal (Arabic: دجّال), "The deceiver", is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology, who will appear some time before Yaum al-Qiyama...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tribulation: Encyclopedia - Tribulation
The Tribulation (or "Great Tribulation") is an event referred to in the New Testament of the Bible at Matthew 24:21 ("For then shall be g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fimbulwinter: Encyclopedia - Fimbulwinter
In Norse mythology and Ásatrú (according to the Eddas), Fimbulwinter is the immediate prelude to the end of the world, Ragnarok. Fimbul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Left Behind: Encyclopedia - Left Behind
Left Behind is a series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, dealing with Christian dispensationalist End Times: pretribulation,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cathar: Encyclopedia - Cathar
Catharism was a religious movement with Gnostic elements that originated around the middle of the 10th century, branded by the contempora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amillennialism: Encyclopedia - Amillennialism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Postmillennialism: Encyclopedia - Postmillennialism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parousia: Encyclopedia - Parousia
In Christianity, Parousia means the (Second) Coming of Christ. In the Greek language parousia means "appearance and subsequent presence w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - End Times: Encyclopedia - End Times
The end times are, in one version of Judeo-Christian eschatology and in Islam, a time of tribulation that will precede the Second Coming ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Religion: Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Religion
The criticism of religion includes criticism of the concept of religion itself, criticism of the practice of religion, and criticism of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Premillennialism: Encyclopedia - Premillennialism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast
The Number of the Beast is mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the Christian New Testament and has long been accepted to be 666. In so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Eschatology - The Afterlife And Olam Haba The World To Come
Although Judaism concentrates on the importance of the Earthly world, all of classical Judaism posits an afterlife. Jewish tradition affi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Summary Of Christian Eschatological Differences: Encyclopedia Ii - Summary Of Christian Eschatological Differences - Interpretive And Hermeneutical Overviews Of The Bible
Summary of Christian eschatological differences - Covenantal. Hermeneutics: Usually Grammatical-Historical typologised and contextuali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Summary Of Christian Eschatological Differences: Encyclopedia Ii - Summary Of Christian Eschatological Differences - Eschatological Frameworks
Summary of Christian eschatological differences - Covenantal. Held by groups ranging from those who are mostly Biblically inerrant to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Eschatology - Mashiach/messiah
The Hebrew word Mashiach (or Moshiach) means anointed one, and refers to a mortal human being. Within Judaism, the Mashiach is a human be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Summary Of Christian Eschatological Differences: Encyclopedia Ii - Summary Of Christian Eschatological Differences - Interpretations Of The Book Of Revelation
Summary of Christian eschatological differences - The Judgements Chapters 1 - 19: Four views. Idealism: Present continual fulfillment ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Eschatology - Punishment For Nonbelievers
The Muslims who will not inherit heaven will be punished with a temporary stay in Jahannam (Hell), and will go to heaven later as long as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Aztec Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Aztec Eschatology - Destruction Of The Four Suns
The first sun was called Nahui-Ocelotl, "Four-Jaguar," a date of the ritual calendar. Humankind was first destroyed by jaguars, considere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islamic Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Islamic Eschatology - Rewards For Believers
Islamic descriptions of Jannah (Heaven) are couched in the language of physical pleasure, sometimes interpreted literally, sometimes alle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messianic Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Messianic Age - Terminology: Messianic And Eschatology
In the context of "Messianic Age", the word "messianic" means "related to the Messiah". Messiah comes from a Hebrew word meaning "The Ano...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Eschatology - Last Things
The "last things" are important issues to Christian faith, although eschatology is a relatively recent development as a formal division o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messianic Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Messianic Age - Terminology: Messianic And Eschatology
In the context of "Messianic Age", the earliest meaning of the the word "messianic" is derived from notion of Yemot HaMashiach meaning "T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Eschatology - Final Judgment
Main article: Last Judgment Following the resurrection of the dead, Christians anticipate that Christ will personally judge the living an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Eschatology - Intermediate State
Belief in life after death of the body, according to Christian eschatology, also usually includes belief in an intermediate state. Most t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Eschatology - Prophetic Events Prior To The Return Of Christ
Generally speaking, there are four approaches or perspectives in Christian eschatology. The Historicist looks to Scripture, and especiall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalypse - The End Of The World
In recent times the designation apocalyptic literature, or apocalyptic, has commonly been used to include all the various portions of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Day Of Atonement Christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Day Of Atonement Christian - The Day Of Atonement And Eschatology
Some Christians believe that the Day of Atonement, the sixth holiday on the Hebrew calendar, will come into its ultimate New Covenant ful...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Related Studies
The study of views of the afterlife is a concern of Eschatology, which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cosmology And Eschatology
Little is known about the religious beliefs of the Celts of Gaul. They believed in a life after death, for they buried food, weapons, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Jehovah's Witnesses And Eschatology
Since their formation in the 1870s, leaders of the organization have sought to identify dates for end-time events such as the enthronemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qiyamah: Encyclopedia Ii - Qiyamah - Overview
At a time unknown to man, but preordained (Qur'an 17.49-51, 34.28-30, 72.25-26, 79.42-44, Sahih Bukhari, book 2 "book of faith", number 4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctrines Of Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctrines Of Jehovah's Witnesses - Eschatology: The Condition Of The Dead And Judgment Day
Christ's presence (Greek: parousia) is considered to be his invisible rule from heaven and is believed to have begun in 1914. Witnesses b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Day Of Atonement Christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Day Of Atonement Christian - Biblical Origin
The original rites and practices for the Day of Atonement are set forth in the sixteenth chapter of Leviticus (cf. Exodus 30:10; Leviticu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Philosophers: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Philosophers - Fields
For a list of Muslim philosophers in all fields, see List of Muslim philosophers For a list of Muslim and non-Muslim philosophers in all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Preterism: Encyclopedia Ii - Preterism - Preterism Versus Futurism
Like most theological disputes, the divide between Preterism and its opposite, Futurism, is over how certain passages of Scripture should...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Theology - Types Of Theology
Muslim theology is the theology that derived from the Qur'an and the Prophetic traditions. The contents of Muslim theology can be divided...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Day Of Atonement Christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Day Of Atonement Christian - Interpretation
Jewish groups typically teach, "The Day of Atonement absolves from sins against God, but not from sins against a fellow man unless the pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millerites: Encyclopedia Ii - Millerites - Apocalyptic Tendencies
The return of Christ is believed to signal the inauguration of the Millennium, rather than the conclusion of the Church age and the end o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - General Theological Issues
Jihad - Greater and lesser jihad. Some Muslims believe that the non-violent jihad is the "greater jihad" and the violent jihad is the "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - General Theological Issues
Jihad - Greater and lesser jihad. Most Muslims believe that the non-violent jihad is the "greater jihad" and the violent jihad is the "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - The Philosophy Of Jihad
In Islam, jihad is a comprehensive process, which takes in the striving of an individual or a group of Muslims, to adhere to the divine t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - Jihad As Warfare
The word "jihad" is widely misunderstood to mean "holy war." When the 'struggle'of jihad refers to a military action or expedition, class...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - Philosophy Of Jihad
In Islam, jihad is a comprehensive process, which takes in the striving of an individual or a group of Muslims, to adhere to the divine t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - Non-islamic Opinions
Despite what is known to factually be the linguistic origin and translation of the word in Arabic, and its associated meanings detailed a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cathar: Encyclopedia Ii - Cathar - Beliefs
Cathar - The human condition. The Cathars proclaimed there existed within humankind a spark of divine light. This light, or spirit, had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - Historical Muslim Views On Jihad
[citation needed] According to Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani a 10th century Maliki jurist: Jihad is a precept of Divine institution. Its per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - Historical Islamic View Of Jihad
[citation needed] It is important to note that there are several sects within Islam and many differing schools of thought (see Madhhabs)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - Jihad As Warfare
The word "jihad" is widely translated to mean "holy war." When the 'struggle'of jihad refers to a military action or expedition, Islamic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Judaism And Christianity
Christianity as we have come to know it emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Theology - Differences Between Various Muslim Groups
Muslim theology - General overview. In the history of Muslim theology, there have been theological schools among Muslims such as the Sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - Classification Of Jihad
Muslims generally classify jihad into two forms,jihad al-akbar, the greater jihad, is said to be the struggle against one's soul (nafs), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jihad: Encyclopedia Ii - Jihad - Classification Of Jihad
Muslims generally classify jihad into two forms,jihad al-akbar, the greater jihad, is said to be the struggle against one's soul (nafs), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Opposition To Jehovah's Witnesses
Throughout their history, their beliefs, doctrines and practices have met controversy and opposition from governments, communities, and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Origins
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that some time after the death of the last apostle, the Church gradually diverged, in a "Great Apostasy", fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Membership
As of August 2005, Jehovah's Witnesses have a practicing membership of more than 6.6 million, according to data reported in the Annual Wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Organizational Structure
Main article: Organizational structure of Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses are currently led by a small, ecclesiastical Governing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Jehovah's Witnesses And Governments
Jehovah's Witnesses exhort their members to obey all the laws, including the paying of taxes, of the country in which they reside, so lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Jehovah's Witnesses And Their Families
Being one of Jehovah's Witnesses and having other family members who are not can create strained relationships. When holidays come around...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Practices
Jehovah's Witnesses have five meetings per week, which are made up of five program parts (totaling approximately five hours). Meetings ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Beliefs And Doctrines
See the related article Doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses for additional details. Jehovah's Witnesses claim reliance on the Bible for thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Organizational Structure
Jehovah's Witnesses are currently led by a small, ecclesiastical Governing Body. Jehovah's Witnesses believe the role of the Governing Bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticism Of Religion - Social Construct
One criticism of religion is the proposition that religion is a social construct and thus is just another human ideology. Under this view...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evangelicalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Evangelicalism - Doctrine
The Bible is accepted as reliable and the ultimate authority in matters of faith and practice. The Protestant Reformation doctrines of so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dominionism: Encyclopedia Ii - Dominionism - Theocratic Dominionism
The terms Theocratic Dominionism or Hard Dominionism, are used by some to describe forms of Dominionism which evidently envision, and wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Opposition To Jehovah's Witnesses
Throughout their history, their beliefs, doctrines and practices have met controversy and opposition from governments, communities, and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticism Of Religion - Narcissism
Every religion considers its teachings or relevations to be that which is the closest to the universal truths and that of other religions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - Jehovah's Witnesses And Governments
Jehovah's Witnesses exhort their members to obey all the laws, including the paying of taxes, of the country in which they reside, so lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jehovah's Witnesses: Encyclopedia Ii - Jehovah's Witnesses - History
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that some time after the death of the last apostle, the Church gradually diverged, in a "Great Apostasy", fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam - Etymology
In Arabic, Islām derives from the three-letter root Sīn-Lām-Mīm (س-ل-م), which means "submission; to surrender; to obey; peace". I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticism Of Religion - Moral Deficiency
Critics claim dogmatic religions are typically morally deficient, elevating to moral status lots of ancient and ill-informed rules that m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticism Of Religion - Authoritarian
The term authoritarian is used to describe an organization, an institution or a state which enforces strong and sometimes oppressive meas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history. By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Hinduism
Hindu traditional prophecies, as described in the Puranas and several other texts, say that the world shall fall into chaos and degradati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Islam
Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali's Signs of Qiyamah discuss the arrival of the Enlightened One, Imam Mahdi, followed by natural disaster, "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history. By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Judaism
In Judaism, the end of the world is called the acharit hayamim (end of days). Tumultuous events will overturn the old world order, creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Hinduism
Hindu traditional prophecies, as described in the Puranas and several other texts, say that the world shall fall into chaos and degradati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Christianity
Christians in the 1st century AD believed the end of the world would come during their lifetime. Jesus in Mark 13:8 compared the end of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Judaism
In Judaism, the end of the world is called the acharit hayamim (end of days). Tumultuous events will overturn the old world order, creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Christianity
Christians in the 1st century AD believed the end of the world would come during their lifetime. Jesus in Mark 13:8 compared the end of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Islam
Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali's Signs of Qiyamah discuss the arrival of the Enlightened One, Imam Madhi, followed by natural disaster, "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Other Religions
Many Neopagans and Wiccans believe that the entire Universe continues in endless cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. The Magic Bills be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Other Religions
Many Neopagans and Wiccans believe that the entire Universe continues in endless cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. Some have argued th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Native American
Several Native American tribes have similar beliefs concerning the end times. Eschatology - Hopi. Tribal leaders of the Hopi tribe, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Native American
Several Native American tribes have similar beliefs concerning the end times. Eschatology - Hopi. Tribal leaders of the Hopi tribe, suc...   » Read the article