Religious and Secular on Eschatological and Apocalyptic teaching.
- Created by: Lauren Fox
- Created on: 12-06-13 15:07
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- Eschatological & Apocalyptic teachings
- Religious
- Christianity: Apocalyptic writing first appeared in the Old Testament (Book of Daniel)
- In Daniel it says he experienced 4 apocalyptic visions, strange revelations,. All depict a powerful king who defies the temple and incurs divine judgement.
- Also sections of New Testament - Olivet Prophecy - known as 'little apocalypse' in Mark, Matthew and Luke - includes Jesus' descriptions of end times.
- Jesus warns his followers that they will suffer tribulation and persecution. Some take this literally (Judgement day)
- But he doesn't know when "But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, not even the son, only the father."
- Some people would say that this is outrageous (secularists) and judgement day is made up.
- Jesus warns his followers that they will suffer tribulation and persecution. Some take this literally (Judgement day)
- Most central Christian piece of Apocalyptic literature is the Book of Revelation which presents different things each can be interpreted a different way. Four ways.
- Preterism, Historicism, Futurism, Idealism
- Christianity: Apocalyptic writing first appeared in the Old Testament (Book of Daniel)
- Secular
- Views on end of world put into TWO categories
- Natural disasters: Super volcano, Climate change, Magnetic pole switch, expansion of sun.
- Man made disasters: Super plague, Nuclear war, Catastrophic oil crisis, Monetary disaster.
- Because people believe this it leads them to prepare for the end of the world. Underground hide outs, store of weapons and food supplies. Plans to escape/ run away
- Natural disasters: Super volcano, Climate change, Magnetic pole switch, expansion of sun.
- Because people believe this it leads them to prepare for the end of the world. Underground hide outs, store of weapons and food supplies. Plans to escape/ run away
- T.V programme, 'Dooms day preppers' gives insight into secularist lives preparing.
- This is seen as outrageous to many people.
- Views on end of world put into TWO categories
- Religious
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