eschatology (The doctrine of last things

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• eschatology — eschatological /es keuh tl oj i keuhl, e skat l /, adj. eschatologically, adv. eschatologist, n. /es keuh tol euh jee/, n. Theol. 1. any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc. 2. the …   Universalium

• Eschatology — • A survey of the subject in various pre Christian religions and cultures, an examination of the development of eschatology in the Old Testament, brief overview of Christian teaching Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eschatology      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The New Earth — is an expression used in the Book of Isaiah (Is 65:17 66:22), 2 Peter (2 Peter 3:13), and Book of Revelation (Rev 21:1) in the Bible to describe the final state of redeemed humanity. It is one of the central doctrines of biblical eschatology and… …   Wikipedia

• eschatology —    Eschatology is the part of theology that deals with last things, including the future destiny of humankind both individually and collectively. On the individual level, it treats life after death, heaven and hell. On the collective level, it… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• eschatology — ‘The doctrine of the last things’ (Greek: ta eschata) came in Christian discourse to mean: death, Judgement, heaven, and hell. But in biblical studies the word denotes the basket of ideas in both OT and NT and the inter testamental literature… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Eschatology — Es cha*tol o*gy, n. [Gr. ? the furthest, last + logy.] The doctrine of the last or final things, as death, judgment, and the events therewith connected. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ESCHATOLOGY — In general, the term eschatology designates the doctrine concerning the last things. The word last can be understood either absolutely as referring to the ultimate destiny of mankind in general or of each individual man, or relatively as… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Last Judgment — Judgment Day redirects here. For other uses, see Last Judgment (disambiguation) and Judgment Day (disambiguation). The Last Judgment by Lochner in the 15th century. The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, or The Day of… …   Wikipedia

• The New Church — New Church redirects here. For the Amsterdam church, see New Church (Amsterdam). The New Church Classification New Christian Orientation Swedenborgian Polity congregational, episcopal …   Wikipedia

• eschatology —   n. religious doctrine concerning the last things , as death, resurrection, life hereafter, etc.    ♦ eschatological, a.    ♦ eschatologist, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

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