End of the world (religion) | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-15

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00:01:54 1 Cyclic cosmology
00:02:04 1.1 Indian religions
00:02:12 1.1.1 Buddhism
00:03:05 1.1.1.1 Maitreya
00:07:05 1.1.1.2 Sermon of the Seven Suns
00:08:50 1.1.2 Hinduism
00:10:26 1.2 Norse religion
00:12:09 2 Linear cosmology
00:12:19 2.1 Abrahamic religions
00:12:28 2.1.1 Bahá'í Faith
00:13:06 2.1.2 Christianity
00:17:17 2.1.2.1 Catholicism
00:17:36 2.1.2.2 Protestantism
00:21:33 2.1.2.2.1 Preterism
00:23:19 2.1.2.2.2 Dispensationalist prophecies
00:26:12 2.1.2.2.3 Post-tribulation pre-millennialists
00:26:32 2.1.2.2.4 Specific prophetic movements
00:28:00 2.1.2.3 Restorationism (Christian primitivism)
00:28:19 2.1.2.3.1 Jehovah's Witnesses
00:30:56 2.1.2.3.2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
00:31:49 2.1.3 Islam
00:32:51 2.1.3.1 Sunni
00:34:50 2.1.3.2 Shia
00:35:23 2.1.3.3 Ahmadiyya
00:36:15 2.1.4 Judaism
00:38:43 2.1.5 Rastafari movement
00:39:29 2.2 Zoroastrianism
00:41:29 3 See also



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The end time (also called end times, end of time, end of days, last days, final days, doomsday, or eschaton) is a future time-period described variously in the eschatologies of several world religions (both Abrahamic and non-Abrahamic), which teach that world events will reach a final climax.
The Abrahamic faiths maintain a linear cosmology, with end-time scenarios containing themes of transformation and redemption. In Judaism, the term "end of days" makes reference to the Messianic Age and includes an in-gathering of the exiled Jewish diaspora, the coming of the Messiah, the resurrection of the righteous, and the world to come. Some sects of Christianity depict the end time as a period of tribulation that precedes the second coming of Christ, who will face the Antichrist along with his power structure and usher in the Kingdom of God.
In Islam, the Day of Judgement is preceded by the appearance of the al-Masih al-Dajjal, and followed by the descending of Isa (Jesus). Isa will triumph over the false messiah, or the Antichrist, which will lead to a sequence of events that will end with the sun rising from the west and the beginning of the Qiyamah (Judgment day).
Non-Abrahamic faiths tend to have more cyclical world-views, with end-time eschatologies characterized by decay, redemption, and rebirth. In Hinduism, the end time occurs when Kalki, the final incarnation of Vishnu, descends atop a white horse and brings an end to the current Kali Yuga. In Buddhism, the Buddha predicted that his teachings would be forgotten after 5,000 years, followed by turmoil. A bodhisattva named Maitreya will appear and rediscover the teaching of dharma. The ultimate destruction of the world will then come through seven suns.
Since the development of the concept of deep time in the 18th century and the calculation of the estimated age of the Earth, scientific discourse about end times has centered on the ultimate fate of the universe. Theories have included the Big Rip, Big Crunch, Big Bounce, and Big Freeze (heat death).