The branch of theology or philosophy which is concerned with the ultimate or last things, such as death, what happens after one dies, or what will happen at a future time when the world will be perfected
Teaching concerning the end of things. Apocalyptic eschatology refers to the end of the world and society as presently constituted.
The belief that God will bring an end to history and resolve the problem of evil with a Last Judgment; Biblical doctrines of these "last things." (The term also refers to questions of the afterlife and the fate of individual human souls. Offers a dramatic solution to the problem of "God’s justice" (theodicy). Apocalyptic beliefs activate eschatology’s thirst for justice and dramatic imagination.
A theological term to describe the study of last events.
That which deals with the End of Time.
A term which literally means 'a study of the last things'. It is an area of theology which focuses on such concepts as the Kingdom of God, judgement, heaven, hell, purgatory, the resurrection of the body, the Second Coming of Christ.
From Gk. eschatos, ‘ last‘, the term refers to the ‘doctrine of the last things
A branch of theology concerned with death and judgment; heaven and hell and the end of the world.
study of the "last things," the end of the world as we know it and the establishment of a new era of peace and justice under Divine rule
The study of death, destiny.
(ES·cha·TOL·o·gy). The study of last things, e.g., the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, resurrection, judgment, and the like.
1. The branch of theology that is concerned with the end of the world or of humankind. 2. A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things, such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment.
doctrine about death, judgment, heaven and hell. Detailed description
the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world
The theological study of the end of things, especially the end of the world.
understanding or doctrine of the eschaton, or ultimate destiny of the world.
The branch of theology that treats of death, resurrection, immortality, the end of the world, the final judgment, and the future state
the branch of theology dealing with death, resurrection, judgment, and immortality; the study of last things or end times.
Study of prophecy of the end times.
belief about or in the end of the world or the last things
The study of "last things," or the end of human history. Although specific interpretations vary widely, most Christian eschatologies center on the belief that the just will be rewarded when God triumphs over Satan in the last days.
Teachings about what would happen at the end of time
The study of the last days (Gr. eschaton). According to the Holy Scriptures, Christ will come again at the end of time to judge the living and the dead, destroy the power of evil, and fully reveal the everlasting Kingdom (Matt. 25:3146; Rev. 20:10—21:1). See also SECOND COMING.
the department of theological science concerned with the four last things: death, judgement, heaven, and hell.
doctrine of death, judgment, heaven and hell
Branch of theology dealing with death, resurrection, judgment, and immortality; biblical study of the end times surrounding the second coming of Christ.
Doctrine concerning the last things: death, judgment, heaven and hell, and the final state of perfection of the people and the kingdom of God at the end of the world.
beliefs about the end of life or the world and about life after death; "the last things and the things just before"
The branch of theology that is concerned with the ultimate or last things, such as the end of times, judgment, death, heaven, hell (from the Greek for furthest, uttermost, extreme, end, + logos = word[s]).
doctrine of the four last things; death, judgement, heaven, and hell. ritual: rites of passage, acts of propitiation, sacrifice, fertility rites
The study of future or final times.
(adj. eschatological; from Greek eschaton, "last" or "the end-time") Refers in general to what is expected to take place in the "last times" (from the inquirer's perspective); thus the study of the ultimate destiny or purpose of humankind and the world, how and when the end will occur, what the end or last period of history or existence will be like. See also Apocalypse and Apocalyptic literature. See Part 3.
Derived from the Greek word eschaton, "end," eschatology is the study of the end times. Eschatological means "pertaining to the end."
that branch of theology that deals with death, judgement and the fate of the soul
Branch of theology dealing with the end of man or the world. Belief concerning final things.
Study of “the last thingsâ€, especially death, judgment, heaven, and hell (individual eschatology). This branch of theology also examines the nature of the Kingdom of God, especially as it relates to history, the Parousia, the end of time, and the Last Judgment (general eschatology).
the study of the last things. Theologians generally include the following topics under the heading of eschatology: death, the last times, Christ's return, the resurrection of the dead, judgment day, the end of the world, heaven and hell.
The study of things that relate to the end times. That which relates to the final events in the history of mankind, which is a big word to impress your friends.
Eschatology (from the Greek , Eschatos meaning "last" + -logy) is a part of theology and philosophy concerned with the final events in the history of the world or the ultimate destiny of mankind, commonly phrased as the end of the world. In many religions, the end of the world is a future event prophesied in sacred texts or folklore. More broadly, eschatology may encompass related concepts such as the Messiah or Messianic Age, the afterlife, and the soul.
Eschatology is a book written by Pope Benedict XVI, at the time when he was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Eschatology is the study of the eschaton, the times of the end, or 'last things', such as the parousia, heaven, and hell. Among the issues addressed in it is the concept of purgatory, which he argues may be existential - not temporal - in duration.
The Seventh-day Adventist church holds a unique system of eschatological (or end-times) beliefs. Adventist eschatology is characterised principally by the premillennial second coming of Jesus Christ.