Christian's Eschatology Thursday, June 2, 2016

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 word
  
• Comparison of Futurist, Preterist and Historicist beliefs
  Comparison of Futurist, Preterist and Historicist beliefsEschatological TopicFuturist beliefPreterist beliefHistoricist beliefFuturists typically
  
• The Return of Jesus Christ
  Major theological positionsPremillennialismMain article: PremillennialismStandard premillennialism posits that Christ's second coming will
  
• Death and Afterlife
   Death and the afterlifeJewish beliefs at the time of JesusSee also: Second Temple JudaismThere were different schools of thought on the
  
• Rapture
  RaptureMain article: RaptureThe rapture is an eschatological term used by certain Christians, particularly within branches of North
  
• The Second Coming
  The Second ComingMain article: Second ComingSigns of Christ's returnSee also: MaranathaThe Bible states:Now when He had spoken these
  
• Resurrection of The Dead
  Resurrection of the deadMain article: Resurrection of the dead § ChristianityDoctrine of the resurrection predates ChristianityThe
  
• The 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 (from
  
• Eschatology 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