Often the religious groups that law enforcement agents are called upon to investigate are millennial. Here are definitions of the basic terms relating to the study of millennial religious patterns. The ultimate concern is the goal that believers wish to achieve.
Ultimate concerns are always about achieving a permanent condition of well-being.
The collective salvation is often considered to be earthly, but it can also be heavenly. Catastrophic millennialism is the most common millennial religious pattern. In catastrophic millennialism, there is belief in an imminent and catastrophic transition to the millennial kingdom. Catastrophic millennialism involves a pessimistic view of human nature and society. We are so evil and corrupt that the old order has to be destroyed violently to make way for the perfect millennial kingdom.