Eschatology Introduction Definition Eschatology is the study of last things. Eschatology has two aspects, the end of both individuals and the end of the world in general. The beauty of Christianity as opposed to Eastern religions is that Christians understand history, personal and general, as moving to a specific goal.
Eastern philosophies believe that it is caught in an endless cycle.
The goal of this study is to explore what these end time realities are. Controversy Eschatology deals with realities in the spiritual realm. Verses in the Bible that reveal things in heaven are called apocalyptic. The problem with apocalyptic verses is that they are very symbolic and can be interpreted in many ways by evangelical scholars. Differences in hermeneutics, the way in which you interpret the Bible, really come to bear in eschatology.