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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Ge-hinnom: Encyclopedia - Ge-hinnom
Ge-Hinnom is the name of the valley to the south and south-west of Jerusalem (Josh. 15:8, 18:16; Neh. 11:30; II Kings 23:10; II Chronicle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah
The Jewish Messiah, (משיח) or Mashiach, or Moshiach, has traditionally referred to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia - Davidic Line
Davidic line, (also Davidic Kingdom or Davidic dynasty), known in Hebrew as Malchut Beit David ("Monarchy [of the] House [of] David") ref...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia - Afterlife
The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, bey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Heaven: Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven (or the Kingdom of God, Greek βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ basileia tou theou) is a key concept in both Judai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem
The Temple in Jerusalem or the Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, transliterated Beit HaMikdash) was built in ancient Jerusalem in c...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Apocalypticism: Encyclopedia - Apocalypticism
Apocalypticism is a worldview based on the idea that important matters are hidden from view and they will soon be revealed in a major con...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Messianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Messianism - Christianity
Christian messianism is based upon the necessity of a human blood sacrifice, to atone for the sins of the world. The Christian interpreta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Views Of Maimonides
The predominant Jewish understanding of moshiach ("the messiah") is based on the writings of Maimonides, (the Rambam). His views on the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Davidic Line - History
Upon being chosen and becoming king, the custom in the times of the Tanakh was to be anointed with olive oil by having it poured on the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Present-day Positions
Jewish Messiah - Orthodox Judaism. Orthodox Judaism maintains that Jews are obligated to accept Maimonides's 13 Principles of Faith, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As A Belief
Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belief within a religion, because ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Davidic Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Davidic Line - Bahá'í View
Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, referring to himself stated, "The Most Great Law is come, and the Ancient Beauty ruleth upo...   » 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 - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reincarnation
Another afterlife concept which is found among Hindus, Buddhists, and Wiccans is reincarnation, whether as humans, animals, or as spiritu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Philosophical Arguments
Some non-believers in an afterlife, influenced by positivism (philosophy), have argued that claims of an afterlife are unverifiable and u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Criticism
Upon death, brain activity ceases and a person's body begins to decompose. This marks the end of the individual's mind in the physical wo...   » 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 - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reward Or Punishment
One notion of afterlife which is common to Judaism (see the afterlife and olam haba ["world to come"] ), most sects of Christianity, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Day Of Atonement Christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Day Of Atonement Christian - Date
In the Hebrew calendar the Day of Atonement begins at nightfall starting the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishri (which falls in Sept...   » 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 - Kingdom Of Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Heaven - The Kingdom In Christian Thought
The idea of God's Kingdom is found predominately in the New Testament, specifically the Synoptic Gospels. The Kingdom of God is a term us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Heaven - The Kingdom In Christian Thought
The idea of God's Kingdom is found predominantly in the New Testament, specifically the Synoptic Gospels. The kingdom is a spiritual king...   » 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 - 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 - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - Jewish Religious Law Concerning Entry To The Site
The Rabbis have ruled that Jews may not enter specific areas (approximately 15%) of the Temple Mount [4] because of the danger of enterin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - Claims Of Exclusivity
Temple Mount - Jewish claims of exclusivity. Few Israelis object to the continued Arab presence on the Temple Mount. One extremist gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - Claims Of Exclusivity
Temple Mount - Jewish claims of exclusivity. Few Israelis object to the continued Arab presence on the Temple Mount. One extremist gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - Acknowledgements Of The Bases For Its Holiness To Other Religions
Temple Mount - Jewish. Jews do not believe in the Quran, and therefore do not believe that Muhammed is a prophet or that he experienced...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - Acknowledgements Of The Bases For Its Holiness To Other Religions
Temple Mount - Jewish. Jews do not believe in the Qur'an, and therefore do not believe that Muhammed is a prophet or that he experience...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - History And Traditions Of The Site
According to the Talmud, it was from here that God gathered the earth that was formed into Adam (some Christians say it was Golgotha), an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Mount - 1969 Al-aqsa Arson And Aftermath
On August 21, 1969, an Australian, Michael Dennis Rohan, set the Al-Aqsa mosque on fire. Rohan was a reader of The Plain Truth magazine p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple In Jerusalem - Rebuilding The Temple Today
The Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque have been built on the site of the destroyed Jewish Temples many centuries after the destruction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Son Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Son Of Man - Theological Interpretation
Son of man - Christian interpretation. The phrase son of man took on Messianic significance within the Christian movement primarily due...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple In Jerusalem - Jewish Views
Ever since its destruction in 70CE, Jews have prayed that God will allow for the rebuilding of the Temple. This prayer is a formal part o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple In Jerusalem - Rebuilding The Third Temple
The question surrounding the status of The Third Temple is compounded by much mystery, uncertainty, controversy, and debate, but it does ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple In Jerusalem - First And Second Temples
As many as five distinct temples stood in succession on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem: Solomon's Temple, was built in approximately the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple In Jerusalem - Modern Controversy Over Location Of The Temple Site
In 1999 Dr. Ernest L. Martin published a controversial book called The Temples that Jerusalem Forgot based upon the idea of Ory Mazar, so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple In Jerusalem - Christian Views
Temple in Jerusalem - Protestant view. The dominant view within Protestant Christianity is that animal sacrifices within the Temple wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - References From The Book Of Revelation
The Greek manuscripts (actually copies of the prototype were written in Greek, although others argue the originals were written in Hebrew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Mentions Outside The Book Of Revelation
The number 666 is also seen in the Old Testament book of II Chronicles; verse 9:13 reads (KJV) and in its parallel (1Ki 10:14): Now the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Alternative Numbers
While most manuscripts of the Bible read six-hundred-sixty-six or 666 for the Number of the Beast in Revelation 13:18, some early manuscr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Culture And Psychology
Number of the Beast - Avoiding the number. The number 666 retains a peculiar significance in the culture and psychology of Western soci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - References From The Book Of Revelation
The Greek manuscripts (actually copies of the prototype were written in Greek, although others argue the originals were written in Hebrew...   » 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 - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Mentions Outside The Book Of Revelation
The number 666 is also seen in the Old Testament book of II Chronicles; verse 9:13 reads (KJV) and in its parallel (1Ki 10:14): Now the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Alternative Numbers
While most manuscripts of the Bible read six-hundred-sixty-six or 666 for the Number of the Beast in Revelation 13:18, some early manuscr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish View Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish View Of Jesus - Messiah
Main articles: Messiah and Jewish Messiah (Note that the Jewish and Christian concepts of "Messiah" differ substantially; readers who hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Number Of The Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Number Of The Beast - Culture And Psychology
Number of the Beast - Avoiding the number. The number 666 retains a peculiar significance in the culture and psychology of Western soci...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Mahdi, followed by natural disaster, "The...   » 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 - 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 - 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 View Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish View Of Jesus - Prophets
Main articles: Prophet and False prophet Judaism teaches that it is heretical for any man to claim to be a part of God; Jews view Jesus a...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Judaism
Historically, the relationship between Judaism and Christianity has been strained, to say the least. In the past, Christians were often t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The Hebrew Bible
The concept of the messiah is prominent in many books in the Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible, Israelite priests, prophets, and kings we...   » 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 - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Rastafari
The Rastafari movement believes Haile Selassie is the second coming. He both embodied this when he became Emperor of Ethiopia, but is als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Preterism: Encyclopedia Ii - Preterism - Influences Of Preterism Within Christian Thought
Partial Preterism is generally considered to be an historic orthodox interpretation as it affirms all items of the ecumenical Creeds of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Possible Relationship With Zoroastrianism Through Judaism
Some scholars[1] believe the eschatology of Judaism and possibly the idea of monotheism originated in Zoroastrianism, and may have been t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection Of The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection Of The Dead - Christian Views Of Resurrection
Most denominations of Christians believe in the concept of eternal life after death. It is generally believed that after a person's body ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Preterism: Encyclopedia Ii - Preterism - Partial Preterism
Main article: Partial Preterism Partial Preterism, which is the older of the two views, holds that prophecies such as the destruction of ...   » 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 - Resurrection Of The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection Of The Dead - Jewish Biblical Views Of The Afterlife
Most of the Tanakh (Old Testament) makes no mention of any resurrection of the dead. Rather, the family tomb is the central concept in un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Millennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Millennialism - Pre-christian Millennialism
Although never officially recognized by the Catholic Church (and actually pronounced a heresy as early as 431 AD), millennialism, which h...   » 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 - Bible And Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible And Reincarnation - Reference Literature
Bible and reincarnation - Positive. Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Erin L. Prophet, Reincarnation: The Missing Link in Christianity ISBN 092...   » 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 Madhi, followed by natural disaster, "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The Hebrew Bible
The concept of the messiah is prominent in many books in the Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible, Israelite priests, prophets, and kings we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messianic Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Messianic Judaism - Messianic Judaism Or Hebrew Christianity?
Messianic Jews consider their primary identity to be "Jewish" and belief in Jesus to be the logical conclusion of their "Jewishness". The...   » 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 - Millennialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Millennialism - Christian Millennialism Following The Reformation
Christian views on the future order of events diversified after the Protestant reformation. In particular, new emphasis was placed on the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - E. P. Sanders: Encyclopedia Ii - E. P. Sanders - Thought And Writings
Sanders' first major book was Paul and Palestinian Judaism, which was published in 1977. He had written the book by 1975, but had difficu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qiyamah: Encyclopedia Ii - Qiyamah - Barzakh
Barzakh is a sequence that happens after death, in which the archangel Azrael with the help of other less significant angels will separat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qiyamah: Encyclopedia Ii - Qiyamah - Seeing Allah
Islam also addresses the question of whether believers will be able to see Allah on that day. According to one or more Hadith classified ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qiyamah: Encyclopedia Ii - Qiyamah - Judgment
During judgment, a man's or a woman's own book of deeds will be opened, and they will be apprised of every action they did and every word...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qiyamah: Encyclopedia Ii - Qiyamah - Jahannam And Jannah
After judgement all men and women are made to cross over a deep abyss, whence the flames of Jahannam (Hell) leap up, on al-Sirât (الص...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In The Bahá'í Faith
For Bahá'ís, entry into the next life has the potential to bring great joy. Bahá'u'lláh likened death to the process of birth. He exp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In Hinduism
In Hinduism, with it's emphasis on reincarnation, the concept of Heaven is not as prominent. While heaven is temporary (until the next bi...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - J
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - J . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article