Christian Eschatology
Historical Background of Eschatology in Christianity
Christian eschatology, a major branch of study within Christian theology, deals with "last things". Such eschatology – the wordComparison of Futurist, Preterist and Historicist beliefs
Comparison of Futurist, Preterist and Historicist beliefsEschatological TopicFuturist beliefPreterist beliefHistoricist beliefFuturists typicallyThe Return of Jesus Christ
Major theological positionsPremillennialismMain article: PremillennialismStandard premillennialism posits that Christ's second coming willDeath and Afterlife
Death and the afterlifeJewish beliefs at the time of JesusSee also: Second Temple JudaismThere were different schools of thought on theRapture
RaptureMain article: RaptureThe rapture is an eschatological term used by certain Christians, particularly within branches of NorthThe Second Coming
The Second ComingMain article: Second ComingSigns of Christ's returnSee also: MaranathaThe Bible states:Now when He had spoken theseResurrection of The Dead
Resurrection of the deadMain article: Resurrection of the dead § ChristianityDoctrine of the resurrection predates ChristianityTheThe End of the World, The Last Judgment, The New Heaven and New Earth
The MillenniumMain article: MillennialismMillennialism (from millennium, Latin for "a thousand years"), or chiliasm (fromEschatology in Old Testament
EschatologyThe term “eschatology” does not exist in the Old Testament. It comes from two Greek words to mean eschaton (“last things”) and logos
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