Christian eschatology Christian eschatology Adventists, AD vehn tihsts, are members of religious groups that stress the doctrine of the Second Coming. That is, they believe that Jesus Christ may return to Earth at any moment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adventist (Advent Church)"
The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. This article is about current generic and widely held or reported concepts of afterlife. See also: Underworld, for a comprehensive catalog of specific traditions about afterlife. ...more on Wikipedia about "Afterlife"
Amillenialism (or nunc-millennialism) in Christian eschatology is an interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation which sees the "1000-year reign" of Christ as non-literal, figurative or symbolic. Amillennialism teaches that the Kingdom of God will not be physically established on earth throughout the "millennium", but rather that the Christian church represents Christ's spiritual kingdom and that Christ is presently reigning from heaven, seated at the right hand of God the Father. Amillennialism is most often associated with Idealism as both teach a very symbolic and spiritualised understanding of many of the prophecies of the Bible and especially the Book of Revelation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amillennialism"
Annihilationism is one of several doctrines of hell in the Christian religion. It states that the final fate of the wicked ( sinners) is total destruction, similar to eternal unconsciousness. It rejects the Traditionalist view that hell is a place of never-ending torture and/or separation from God. ...more on Wikipedia about "Annihilationism"
In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist has come to mean a person, image of a person, or other entity that is the embodiment of evil and utterly opposed to truth, while convincingly disguised as wholly good and a bringer of truth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antichrist"
:This article is about the religious meaning. For more uses of the word apocalypse, see Apocalypse (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Apocalypse"
The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius is a 7th-century apocalypse that shaped the eschatological imagination of Christendom throughout the Middle Ages. The work was written in Syriac in the late 7th century, in reaction to the Islamic conquest of the Near East, and is falsely attributed to the 4th-century Church Father Methodius of Olympus. It depicts many familiar Christian eschatological themes: the rise and rule of Antichrist, the invasions of Gog and Magog, and the tribulations that precede the end of the world. Entirely new was its legend of the Messiah-like Last Roman Emperor, who would be a central figure in apocalyptic literature until the end of the medieval period. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius" shortopedia Dreamteam.
Apocalyptic literature was a new genre of prophetical writing that developed in post-Exilic Jewish culture and was popular among millennialist early Christians. " Apocalypse" is from the Greek word for "revelation" which means "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling" (Goswiller 1987 p. 3). The flaming poetry of the Book of Revelation that is traditionally ascribed to John is well known to many Christians who are otherwise unaware of the literary genre it represents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apocalyptic literature"
Armageddon refers, generally, to end times or Earth ending catastrophes in various religions and cultures. "Armageddon" also refers to any great loss of life in battle, etc. or massive use of nuclear weapons. The word armageddon is derived from Mount (Har in Hebrew) Megiddo, the site of the Battle of Megiddo and other battles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Armageddon"
The Ascension of Isaiah is an apocryphal pseudepigraphal book dating from the 2nd century and compiled by an unknown Christian scholar. The text incorporates three distinct sections, each evidently once a separate work that is a single compilation here. Of these, one, the first, appears to have been written by a Jewish author, and the other two by Christians. The first part of the book (chapters 1-5), generally referred to as "The Martyrdom of Isaiah", recounts and expands on the events of 2 Kings chapter 21. Into the middle of this (3:13-4:22) the editor has inserted a Christian apocalypse called "The Testament of Hezekiah", describing the persecution of the Church by Nero. The second part of the book (chapters 6-11) is referred to as "The Vision of Isaiah" and describes a journey by Isaiah through the Seven Heavens. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ascension of Isaiah"
This article is about the codes in the bible. For the book that first mentioned the codes see: The Bible Code (book) ...more on Wikipedia about "Bible code"
The book of Revelation or The Apocalypse of John ( , from Greek ἀπο or apo- ["away from"] and κάλυψις or kaluptein ["cover"]—meaning literally "to pull the cover away from") is the last canonical book of the New Testament in the Bible. It is the only biblical book that is wholly composed of apocalyptic literature. The book is frequently called by the incorrect name Book of Revelations. However, the actual title of the book is The Revelation of Jesus Christ ... unto his servant John, as it is rendered in the first verse. It was one revelation given to John, not multiple revelations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of Revelation"
The Branch Davidians are a religious group originating from the Seventh-day Adventist church. They are best known because of the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian building near Waco, Texas, by federal agents, which ended in the deaths of eighty of the church's members, including head figure David Koresh and two full-term infants spontaneously delivered as their mothers perished in the flames. However, by the time of the siege, Koresh had encouraged his followers to think of themselves as "students of the Seven Seals" rather than Branch Davidians, while other Branch Davidian factions never accepted his leadership. ...more on Wikipedia about "Branch Davidian"
The Center for Millennial Studies ** is a scholarly institute at Boston University devoted to studying millennial, millenarian, and apocalyptic movements, groups, and individuals throughout history and on the contemporary scene. ...more on Wikipedia about "Center for Millennial Studies"
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Christian eschatology (from the Greek words [eskhatos] last and [logia] discourse) is the study of Christian beliefs concerning the final events and ultimate purposes of the world. In Christian theology, eschatology is the study of the destiny of created things, especially of humankind and of the Church, according to the purposes of God. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian eschatology"
Christian Reconstructionism is a highly controversial religious and theological movement within Protestant Christianity. It calls for Christians to put their faith into action in all areas of life including civil government, and envisions the private and civil enforcement of the general principles of Old Testament and New Testament moral law, including those expounded in the case laws and summarized in the Old Testament Decalogue. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian Reconstructionism"
Christian transhumanism refers to any merging of liberal Christianity and transhumanism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian transhumanism"
Christian Zionism is the belief among some Christians that the return of the Jews to the Holy Land, and the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, is in accordance with Biblical prophecy, and is a necessary prerequisite for the return of Jesus to reign on Earth. This belief is commonly, though not exclusively, associated with evangelical Protestants around the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christian Zionism"
In Christianity, the dispensation (or administration) of the fulness of times is thought to be a world order or administration in which the heavens and the earth are under the political and/or spiritual government of Jesus. The phrase is derived from a passage in Ephesians 1:10 ( KJV), which reads: "That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him." ...more on Wikipedia about "Dispensation of the fulness of times"
Dispensationalism is a conceptual overview and interpretive framework for understanding the overall flow of the Bible. As a branch of Christian theology, it teaches biblical history as a number of successive economies or administrations under God known as "dispensations," and emphasizes the continuity of the Old Testament covenants God made with the Jewish people through Abraham, Moses and King David. Dispensationalist Christian eschatology emphasizes a premillennial futurist view of prophecy of the " end times" and a pretribulation view of the rapture. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dispensationalism"
Dominion Theology is a term used by some social scientists and journalists to describe a theological form of political ideology, which they claim has influenced the Christian Right in the United States, Canada, and Europe, within Protestant Christian evangelicalism and fundamentalism. It is associated in these writers' investigations with the movement they call Dominionism, and is described as a more ideologically aggressive form of that movement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dominion Theology" My www.shortopedia.com is mine.
This article is on the political-religious concept of dominionism. See Dominion (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word dominion ...more on Wikipedia about "Dominionism"
The end times are, in one version of Judeo-Christian eschatology and in Islam, a time of tribulation that will precede the Second Coming of the Messiah. Specifically, what is usually referred to as the 'end times' revolves around a cluster of beliefs in Christian or Rastafarian millennialism. These beliefs typically include the ideas that the biblical apocalypse is imminent and that various signs in current events are omens of Armageddon. These beliefs have been widely held in one form, by the Adventist movement ( Millerites), by Jehovah's Witnesses, and in another form by dispensational premillennialists. ...more on Wikipedia about "End times"
While in the popular mind, eternity often simply means existing for an infinite, i.e., limitless, amount of time, many have used it to refer to a timeless existence altogether outside of time. There are a number of arguments for eternity, by which proponents of the concept, principally, Aristotle, purported to prove that matter, motion, and time must have existed eternally. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eternity"
Ezekiel or Yechezkel (יְחֶזְקֵאל " God will strengthen", Standard Hebrew Yəḥezqel, Tiberian Hebrew Yəḥezqêl) was a prophet in the Hebrew Bible, commonly regarded as the author of the biblical Book of Ezekiel. While Ezekiel is not mentioned by name in the Qur'an, most Islamic scholars believe that the epithet Dhul-Kifl, who is mentioned, refers to him. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ezekiel" The article you are reading is from www.shortopedia.com Christian_eschatology
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