Many religious faiths teach that the end of the world will occur at some point in the future. Fishers of men; Oil on panel by Adriaen van de Venne (1614) Religion—sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, and institutions associated with such belief. ...

The Greek word 'eon' means 'age' so a more correct rendering of some of these references to the 'end of the world' would be end of the age.

The time of the end of the age is presently unknown. While such an event is often presented as the destruction of human civilization or the elimination of all life on Earth, it is quite evident that the end of the age does not necessarily mean the end of the world. In fact it can mean a new beginning into a glorious age to come, even a Millennium under the peaceful rule of Messiah. The end of the world is considered by many to come after the Millennial Rebellion and at the end of that future Millennial age and therefore over a thousand years away. Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. ... A civilization or civilisation has a variety of meanings related to human society. ... Life is a multi-faceted concept. ... Earth, also known as the Earth, Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ Anointed one, Standard Hebrew Mašíaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Māšîªḥ) initially meant any person who was annointed by God to do a job. ...

Liberal religious scholars also have a different perspective on the "end of the world". They are inclined to view it as merely a psychological metaphor for the personal death. In Western culture, skeletons are often the symbol of death. ...

Most religions have doctrines claiming that 'chosen' or 'worthy' members of the one true faith will be "spared" or "delivered" from the coming judgement and wrath of God. They be ushered into paradise either before, during, or after it depending upon the end-time scenario to which they hold. As well as the wrath of God at the end of the age there is the matter of the wrath of man. The time period in focus here is the final three and a half or seven years before the end of this age. The issue of witnessing for the faith whilst under the fiery trials of a coming false messiah or Antichrist in his beast-like role is a very heavy one for believers to grapple with. The 666 economic system and the coming Great tribulation causes much fear in the hearts of the faithful. The issue of whether the true believers will be here to see it is a matter which at present is causing great division in evangelical circles. Look up Paradise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word paradise is derived from the Avestan word of pairidaeza (a walled enclosure), which is a compound of pairi- (around), a cognate of the Greek peri-, and -diz (to create, make). ... In Christian eschatology, the Tribulation (also called the Great Tribulation) is a relatively short period of time where believers will experience worldwide persecution and be purified and strengthened by it. ...

Some religions in Christendom, such as the Pre-Tribulationists, believe that they will not be here for the coming Great Tribulation. The popular "Left Behind" novels have espoused this view. They believe that they will be 'caught up' into heaven in an event known as the rapture before the persecutions and tribulations of the final seven years of this age can even begin. Others, known as Post Tribulationists hold to a different view. They affirm that believers will have an essential role of witness to the world in the end-time. They believe that the faithful will go through these coming trials. Then after enduring great persecutions, tribulations, and struggles of the soul here on earth and after bringing their faithful witness before kings and rulers the tried and true remnant of Israel and the Church will go on to receive their reward in a grand restoration and re-union at the Resurrection-Rapture at the end of this age. Many in Christendom believe that all true believers from both sides of Calvary, both the living and the dead, will be translated into immortal bodies at the end of this present age. Many believe that the coming climactic events will bring in the Millennium of Messiah. The composer Friedrich Handel had a large part to play in the promotion of this belief when he introduced his magnificent work, 'Messiah'. This medieval map, which abstracts the known world to a cross inscribed within an orb, remakes geography in the service of Christian iconography. ... Book 1 in the Left Behind Series Left Behind is a series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, dealing with Christian dispensationalist End Times: pretribulation, premillennial, Christian eschatology. ... The Rapture is a term most commonly used to describe an event in certain systems of Christian eschatology (study of the end times) whereby all true Christians are taken from Earth by God into Heaven. ... The Post Tribulation Rapture doctrine is the belief in a combined Resurrection and Rapture (eg. ... In Christian eschatology, the Tribulation (also called the Great Tribulation) is a relatively short period of time where believers will experience worldwide persecution and be purified and strengthened by it. ... A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years. ...

The themes related to the end of the world/end of the age are associated with great dramas. In many religions, the wicked and the unfaithful who turn against God and against His covenant people in a prophesied coming "great apostasy" are usually said to face the Judgement Seat of Christ and/or the Sheep-Goat Judgement. If they are judged with the wicked they will face an eternity in hell. This is believed to be a fruitless spiritual wandering in an awful place of fiery torment which goes on forever. Most religions view man as an eternal being. He is said to live forever in some place or another. Very few religions espouse any doctrine of annihilation. This is more of a reasoned secularist, naturalist, or rationalist view. Heaven and hell, according to more liberal views of religion are not literal terms, but are merely metaphors for spiritual and psychological states of being both in this life and in the afterlife. This article discusses faith in a religious context. ... While in the popular mind, eternity often simply means existing for an infinite, i. ... Medieval illustration of the Mouth of Hell Hell is, according to many religious beliefs, a place or a state of painful suffering. ... Rationalism, also known as the rationalist movement, is a philosophical doctrine that asserts that the truth should be determined by reason and factual analysis, rather than faith, dogma or religious teaching. ... The heavens are the sky, the celestial sphere, or outer space. ... Medieval illustration of the Mouth of Hell Hell is, according to many religious beliefs, a place or a state of painful suffering. ... Afterlife (also known as life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. ...

The history and study of religious writings on this topic is called eschatology. This can be traced back to the earliest days of civilization. Famous myths describing the end of the world include the Norse story of Ragnarok and the Book of Revelation. The latter is a Christian description of a final battle between good and evil and a prophesied climax of history at the Battle of Armageddon. Albrecht Dürer - Four horsemen of the Apocalypse This article is about the concept of the end of the world. ... For the computer game, see Myth (computer game). ... Look up Ragnarok in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In Norse mythology, Ragnarok (fate of the gods1) is the battle at the end of the world. ... Visions of John the Evangelist, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ... Armageddon refers, generally, to end times or Earth ending catastrophes in various religions and cultures. ...

Jewish

It is worth noting that the Talmud, in the tractate Avodah Zarah, page 9A, states that this world as we know it will only exist for six thousand years: The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ...

• "...The Tanna Debey Eliyahu taught: The world is to exist six thousand years; the first two thousand are to be "void" [of Torah], the next two thousand are the period of the Torah [from Abraham until the completion of the Mishna - the first part of the Talmud], and the following [last] two thousand are the period of the Messiah [i.e., the Messianic Age could commence during this time]; through our [the Jews'] sins a number of these [times for the Messiah's coming] have already passed [and the Messiah has not come yet]."

The end of the world is called the acharit hayamim (end of days), when tumultuous events will take place in the world overturning the old world order and creating a new order where God is recognized by every single individual as the God who rules over everyone and everything in the Universe. One of the sages of the Talmud says that "Let the end of days come, but may I not live to see them", because they will be filled with so much conflict and suffering. Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or especially law. It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Five Books of Moses, but can also be used in the general sense to also include both the Written... Abraham (אַבְרָהָם Father/Leader of many, Standard Hebrew Avraham, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇrāhām; Arabic ابراهيم IbrāhÄ«m) is the patriarch of Judaism, recognized by Christianity, and a very important prophet in Islam. ... The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, Repetition) is a major source of rabbinic Judaisms religious texts. ... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... The Jewish Messiah, or Mashiach, or Moshiach, has traditionally referred to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who will be anointed (in Hebrew, mashiach (messiah) means anointed with holy olive oil) and inducted to rule the Jewish people. ... This page is about sin in the context of religion. ... The term God (capitalized in English language as a proper noun) is often used to refer to a Supreme Being. ... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. ...

The Jewish calendar (luach) functions completely on the assumption that time begins at the Creation of the world by God in Genesis. Many people (notably Conservative and Reform Jews and some Christians) think that the years of the Torah, or Jewish Bible, are symbolic. According to the ancient Jewish teachings continued by today's Orthodox Jews, the years are literal and consistent throughout all time, with 24 hours per day and 365 days per year. Appropriate calibrations are, of course, done with leap years, to account for the difference between the lunar calendar and the solar calendar, since the Jewish calendar is based on both. Thus the year 2000 equals 5760 years since creation on the present Jewish calendar. According to this calculation, the end of days will occur in the year 2240. This figure, in a detail of a medieval Hebrew calendar, reminded Jews of the palm branches ( Lulav) and the citron ( Etrog) to be brought to the synagogue at the end of sukkot, closing the solemn convocations of the calendar in autumn. ... In its widest sense, creationism (from the Latin creatio) refers to the theological doctrine that all material in the universe was created by a divine agency, such as God, out of nothingness (ex nihilo). ... Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah (five books of Moses) and hence the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ... Conservative Judaism (or Masorti Judaism) is a denomination of Judaism characterized by: A positive attitude toward modern culture The belief that traditional rabbinic modes of study, and modern scholarship and critical text study, are both valid ways to learn about and from Jewish religious texts. ... Reform Judaism is the first modern branch of Judaism; it developed in Germany and is now international, and the largest in North America. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or especially law. It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Five Books of Moses, but can also be used in the general sense to also include both the Written... Parts of this article contradict each other. ... Orthodox Judaism is one of the three major branches of Judaism. ... A lunar calendar is a calendar whose date indicates the moon phase. ... A solar calendar is a calendar whose dates indicate the position of the earth on its revolution around the sun (or equivalently the apparent position of the sun moving on the celestial sphere). ... This figure, in a detail of a medieval Hebrew calendar, reminded Jews of the palm branches ( Lulav) and the citron ( Etrog) to be brought to the synagogue at the end of sukkot, closing the solemn convocations of the calendar in autumn. ... 2240 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

According to Jewish tradition, the end of the world will see:

1. the ingathering of the scattered Jewish exiles to geographic Israel,
2. the defeat of all of Israel's enemies,
3. the building of the third Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and the resumption of the sacrificial offerings and Temple service,
4. the Revival of the Dead (techiat hameitim), or the Resurrection,
5. and, at some point, the Jewish Messiah who will become the anointed King of Israel. He will divide the Jews in Israel into their original tribal portions in the land. During this time Gog, king of Magog, will attack Israel. Who Gog and the nation Magog are is not known yet. Magog will fight a great battle, in which many will die on both sides, but God will intervene and save the Jews. This is the battle referred to as Armageddon. God, having vanquished this final enemy once and for all, will accordingly banish all evil from human existence. After the year 6000 (in the Jewish calendar), the seventh millennium will be an era of holiness, tranquility, spiritual life, and worldwide peace, called the Olam Haba ("Future World"), where all people will know God directly.

One group of Jews from the Chabad Lubavitch, one strand of Hasidic Judaism, believes that the Messiah has quite possibly arrived and begun his mission, and that it is their deceased Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, actually the Messiah in waiting. The defeat of Iraq by the United States Army during the Gulf War in 1990 - 1991, and the fact that Israel was not seriously harmed, was taken as a sign that the Messiah was at hand. This view was rejected by all other groups who still await the traditional "End of Days" as described in the writings of the Prophets of the Tanakh, the classic Jewish Bible . Kihryuzan Senjo-ji Temple, by Toyota Kokai (1780-1850) The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning to make sacred, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + facere, to make) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. ... This article is about the religious meaning of the word Resurrection. For other meanings see Resurrection (disambiguation). ... The Jewish Messiah, or Mashiach, or Moshiach, has traditionally referred to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who will be anointed (in Hebrew, mashiach (messiah) means anointed with holy olive oil) and inducted to rule the Jewish people. ... A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state, whose titles and ascent are often inherited, not earned, and who represents a larger monarchical system which has established rules and customs regarding succession, duties, and powers. ... This is a list of the Tribes of Israel. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Magog was one of the seven sons of Japheth mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. ... Armageddon refers, generally, to end times or Earth ending catastrophes in various religions and cultures. ... Chabad Lubavitch, or Lubavich, is a large branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. ... Hasidic Judaism (Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning pious from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Rebbe (Hebrew: רבי also rebbi) is a title that may be given to a rabbi in Orthodox Judaism, particularly within Hasidic Judaism. ... Rabbi M.M. Schneerson The third Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch dynasty was also named Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (with a h) Menachem Mendel Schneerson (April 18, 1902-June 12, 1994), referred to by Lubavitchers as The Rebbe, was a prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbi who was the seventh and last Rebbe... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prophets may refer to: The Prophets (Neviim), which is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). ... 11th century Targum Tanakh [תנ״ך] (also spelt Tanach or Tenach) is an acronym for the three parts of the Hebrew Bible, based upon the initial Hebrew letters of each part: Torah [תורה] (The Law; also: Teaching or Instruction), Chumash [חומש] (The five, also Pentateuch or The five books of... Parts of this article contradict each other. ...

Christian

The very earliest Christians in the first century AD had a number of false alarms about when the End would come; they believed it would come during their lifetime. Paul had compared the end of the world with a mother's birth pang, and the image implied the world was already pregnant with its own destruction, but no one knew when it would happen. When the converts of Paul in Thessalonica were persecuted by the Romans, it was believed to be a sign the end was near. However, doubt rose when already in the 90s Christians were saying "We have heard these things [of the End of the World] even in the days of our fathers, and look, we have grown old and none of them has happened to us". In the 130s Justin Martyr declared God was delaying the end of the world because he wished to see Christianity spread throughout the world. In the 250s Cyprian wrote that Christian sins of that time were a prelude and proof that the end was near. An early portrait of the Apostle Paul. ... The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... Saint Justin Martyr (Justin the Martyr) (c. ... Biography Saint Cyprian (Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus), bishop of Carthage and an important early Christian writer, was born probably at the beginning of the third century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received an excellent pagan education; converted to Christianity, became a Bishop (249) and eventually died a martyr...

However, by the 3rd century most believed the End to be beyond their own lifetime; Jesus, it was believed, had denounced attempts to divine the future, to know the "times and seasons", and such attempts to predict the future were discouraged; yet the End was given a date with the help of Jewish traditions in the Six Ages of the World. Using this system, the End was fixed at 202, but when the date passed, all hopes were placed in 500 AD. As this date passed, the End faded over the horizon and became increasingly remote. From the Winchester Bible, showing the seven ages within the opening letter I of the book of Genesis. ...

Many Christians currently believe that the End is near, some sects placing it within their lifetime or shortly thereafter. Their convictions can sometimes be placed on the prolific tellings of tragedies all around the world each day on the news, combined with indirect interpretations of aspects of and scriptures in the Bible.

Native American prophecies

Several Native American tribes have similar beliefs concerning the end times. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...

The Hopi

Tribal leaders of the Hopi tribe, such as Dan Evehama, Thomas Banyaca and Martin Gashwaseoma prophecize that the coming of the white man signals the end times, along with a strange beast "like a [[buffalo but with great horns that would overrun the land" (i.e. cattle). It is prophecized that during the end times the earth would be crossed by iron snakes and stone rivers, (i.e. railroads), and the land would be criss-crossed by a giant spider's web (i.e. freeways), and seas will turn black (i.e. oil spills). Part of a Hopi pueblo Hopi refers to a Native American nation who primarily live on the 1. ... Part of a Hopi pueblo Hopi refers to a Native American nation who primarily live on the 1. ... For other uses, see White (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Rainbow arching over a paddock of cattle Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... Superfamilies and Families Henophidia Aniliidae Anomochilidae Boidae Bolyeriidae Cylindrophiidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Uropeltidae Xenopeltidae Typhlopoidea Anomalepididae Leptotyphlopidae Typhlopidae Xenophidia Acrochordidae Atractaspididae Colubridae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Viperidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ... Stone can refer to any of the following: Stone may be used as a building material, as in this dry stone wall The Rolling Stones, the Worlds Greatest Rock and Roll Band. ... For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A waterfall on the Ova da Fedoz, Switzerland A river is a large natural waterway. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... A typical rural freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California, USA). ... Volunteers cleaning up the aftermath of the Prestige oil spill An oil spill is the release of oil (generally, petroleum) into the natural environment, usually the ocean. ...

It is also prophecized that a "great dwelling place" in the heavens shall fall with a great crash. It will appear as a blue star, and the earth will rock to and fro. White men would then battle people in other lands, with those who possess wisdom of their presence. There would then be smoke in the deserts, and the signs that great destruction is near.

Many would then die, but those who understand the prophecies shall live in the places of the Hopi people and be safe. The Pahana or "True White Brother" would then return to plant the seeds of wisdom in people's hearts, and thus usher in the dawn of the Fifth World.

The Mayans

The Mayans believe that earth would be destroyed by several catastrophes (i.e. earthquakes, volcanoes, floods etc.). Civilizations would then collapse, and the Indian god Kulkulcan - the Mayan equivalent to the Aztec Quetzalcoatl - a feathered serpent deity, who represents forces of good and light, would then appear. This article is about the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998. ... This article is about volcanoes. ... Look up Flood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... A civilization or civilisation has a variety of meanings related to human society. ... The term God (capitalized in English language as a proper noun) is often used to refer to a Supreme Being. ... ... The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th century. ... Quetzalcoatl (feathered snake) is the Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. ...

According to the The Mayan Prophecies "The end of artificial time signals and the return to natural light, a time in harmony with the Earth and with the natural cycles [would] hold the potential to reinstate a balanced, positive love and unity cycle."

The Mayan calendar ends abruptly in 2012, thus this year is predicted to be the end of the world according to several prophecies. The Maya calendar is a system of complex and highly developed calendars created by the Maya Civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. ... 2012 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Sioux

According to an Ogalala - or Sioux medicine man - "darkness would descend over the tribe...the world would be out of balance. Floods, fires and earthquakes would then ensue." Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ... Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ...

A "White Buffalo Calf Woman" will then purify the world. She will then bring back harmony and spiritual balance.

A white buffalo was born in 1994, and another in 1995. Many tribal leaders thus feel that the prophecy is being fulfilled. A buffalo is one of several species of bovine. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Buddhism

According to Buddhist philosophies in the Suttapitaka, the "ten moral courses of conduct" will disappear, and people will follow ten amoral concepts instead, i.e. theft, violence, murder, lying, evil speaking, adultery, abusive and idle talk, covetousness and ill will, wonton greed, and perverted lust. Poverty will then skyrocket. The Dharma, or worldly laws, would then disappear from the world. A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived between approximately 566 and 486 BCE. Originating in India, Buddhism gradually spread throughout Asia to Central Asia... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... Theft (also known as stealing) is, in general, the wrongful taking of someone elses property without that persons willful consent. ... Violence is the causing of, or acting with the intent to cause, injury to people or animals. ... A lie is a statement made by someone who believes or suspects it to be false, in the expectation that the hearers may believe it. ... Adultery is generally defined as consensual sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their lawful spouse. ... Greed is a desire to obtain more money or material possessions or bodily satisfaction than one is considered to need. ... Lust is sexual desire (this meaning is sometimes metaphorically extended to other forms of desire, e. ... Poverty is the state of being without, often associated with need, hardship and lack of resources across a wide range of circumstances. ... Dharma (sanskrit, roughly (natural) law or way) is a concept of eastern religions. ...

A new Buddha by the name of Maitreya, will arise. This new Buddha will "replace the counterfeit Dharma of materialism and selfishness...and give new teachings to solve the social problems of the world." A stone image of the Buddha. ... In Buddhism, Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha. ...

Zoroastrianism

According to Zoroastrian philosophies redacted in the Zand-i Vohuman Yasht that "[at the] end of thy tenth hundredth winter...the sun is more unseen and more spotted; the year, month, and day are shorter; and the earth is more barren; and the crop will not yield the seed; and men ... become more deceitful and more given to vile practices. They have no gratitude" Faravahar, The depiction of the human soul before birth and after death. ... Zoroastrianism was adapted from an earlier, polytheistic faith by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in Persia very roughly around 1000 BC (although, in the absence of written records, some scholars estimates are as late as 600 BC). ...

"Honorable wealth will all proceed to those of perverted faith...and a dark cloud makes the whole sky night..and [it will rain] more noxious creatures than winter."

Saoshyant, the Man of Peace, comes to battle the forces of evil. A ressurection would then occur, and those loyal to righteousness would live in peace for eternity while evil would be condemned in molten metal. The righteous would "wade through the metal as if warm milk" while the evil are scolded. In the Zoroastrian religion, saoshyant refers to one who will make existence brilliant. Since He is (the One) to be chosen by the world therefore the judgment emanating from truth itself (to be passed) on the deeds of good thought of the world, as well as the power, is committed...

At the end of the Battle between the righteous and wicked, a Final Judgement of all souls would commence. Sinners would be punished for about 3 days, then be forgiven. The world would reach perfection as poverty, old age, disease, thirst, hunger and death would be halted. Zoroastrian concepts parallel greatly with those of Jewish and Christian prophecies. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christs commandments and is one who faithfully upholds his teachings. ...

Hinduism

According to Hindu prophecies redacted in the Sanskrit PurAnas the world shall fall into chaos and degradation. There would then be a rapid influx of perversity, greed, conflict etc.: "When deceit falsehood, lethargy, sleepiness, violence, despondency, grief, delusion, fear, and poverty prevail ... when men, filled with conceit, consider themselves equal with the Brahmins...that is the Kali Yuga." Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma, and Vaidika-Dharma ) is a worldwide tradition that encompasses several religions and ideologies. ... A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of Bharat (India). ... Young Indian brahmachari Brahmin A Brahmin (less often Brahman) is a member of the Hindu priestly caste. ... Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ...

Later, an avatar will appear. "The Lord shall manifest Himself as the Kalki Avatar...He will establish righteousness upon the earth and the minds of the people will become as pure as crystal...As a result the Sat or Krta Yuga (golden age) will be established." In Hinduism, an avatar is the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being, or of the Ultimate Supreme Being. ... The SATs (pronounced S-A-T not sat) are standardized tests, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Tests and Scholastic Assessment Tests, frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming freshmen. ... The Krta Yuga, also spelt Krita Yuga, is considered one of the great yugas (ages, epochs) of Hinduism. ...

Islam

In the text, Signs of Qiyamah it is redacted by Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali that after the arrival of the Enlightened One, Imam Madhi, "the ground will cave in, fog or smoke will cover the skies for forty days. A night three nights long will follow the fog. After the night of three nights, the sun will rise in the west. The Beast of Earth shall emerge. The beast will talk to people and mark the faces of people. A breeze from the south shall cause sores in the armpits of Muslims which they will die from. The Qu'ran will be lifted from the hearts of the people. Islam   listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... The Quran ( Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; its literal meaning is the recitation and is often called Al Quran Al Karim: The Noble Quran, also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...

The "Imam...will create a world state...He will teach you simple living and high thinking. With such a start he will establish an empire of Allah in this world. He will be the final demonstration and proof of Allah's merciful wish to acquaint man with the right ways of life." An example of allāhu written in simple Arabic calligraphy Allah (Arabic: allāh) is the Arabic word for God. It is ultimately derived (according to most etymologists) from Proto-Semitic ʾil-, as is Hebrew El. ...

Prophetic Movements

• In 1843, William Miller made the first of several predictions that the world would end in only a few months. None of them took place, but followers of Miller went on to found separate churches, the most successful of which is the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The name William Miller can refer to: The 19th-century American Baptist preacher (see William Miller (preacher)) The governor of North Carolina from 1814 to 1817 (see William Miller (politician)) A member of the Canadian Senate who served as Speaker from 1883 to 1887 (see William Miller (Canadian politician)) The... The Millerite tradition is a diverse family of denominations and Bible study movements that have arisen since the middle of the 19th century, traceable to the Adventist movement sparked by the wackjob teachings of William Miller. ... The Seventh-day Adventist Church, or SDA for short, is an evangelical Christian denomination that grew out of the prophetic Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century. ...

Related Topics

• Eschatology
• Christian eschatology
• Qiyamah Muslim view
• Millennialism
• Rapture
• Judaism
• Judgement day
• Messiah
• End times
• Timeline of unfulfilled Christian Prophecy
• Ultimate fate of the Universe
• Ragnarok
• Armageddon
• Six Ages of the World

Albrecht Dürer - Four horsemen of the Apocalypse This article is about the concept of the end of the world. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Yaum al-Qiyâmah (يوم القيامة; literally: Day of the Resurrection (Quran 71. ... Millennialism (or chiliasm), from millennium, which literally means thousand years, is primarily a belief expressed in some Christian denominations, and literature, that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth where Christ will reign prior to the final judgment and future eternal state, primarily derived from the book... The Rapture is a term most commonly used to describe an event in certain systems of Christian eschatology (study of the end times) whereby all true Christians are taken from Earth by God into Heaven. ... Judaism is the religious culture of the Jewish people. ... This article or section should be merged with End times and Last judgment The Last Judgement - Tympanum sculpture at the Abbey Church of Ste-Foy, Conques-en-Rouergue, France In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgement is the ethical-judicial trial, judgement, and punishment/reward of individual humans (assignment to heaven... In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ Anointed one, Standard Hebrew Mašíaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Māšîªḥ) initially meant any person who was annointed by God to do a job. ... The Last Judgement - Fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo The end times are, in one version of Christian eschatology and in Islam, a time of tribulation that will precede the Second Coming of Jesus. ... This page seeks to record events that were prophesied by prophets or leaders within various Christian churches and sects, but which have not come to pass. ... Many religions have postulated an end to the Universe. ... Look up Ragnarok in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In Norse mythology, Ragnarok (fate of the gods1) is the battle at the end of the world. ... Armageddon refers, generally, to end times or Earth ending catastrophes in various religions and cultures. ... From the Winchester Bible, showing the seven ages within the opening letter I of the book of Genesis. ...

External links

• End of the World lyrics
• End of the World - Flash Parody
• Exit Mundi - A collection of end-of-world scenarios
• Armageddon Online - End of the World Scnearios & Extinction Events
• Religious Tolerance - End of the World Prophecies
• Visions of Heaven on Earth