In Christian eschatology, the Last Judgment or The Great White Throne Jugdment (Revelation 20. Summary of Christian eschatological differencesIn Christian theology, Christian eschatology is the study of its religious Beliefs concerning all Future and Revelation is the act of revealing or disclosing (see etymology or in the theological perception making something obvious and clearly understood through active or passive communication 11) is the judgment by God of every human who ever lived without having been saved by trusting God in the pre-incarnation period and Jesus Christ as saviour and having him as Lord in the post-incarnation period. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) It will take place after the resurrection of the dead and the Second Coming. This article concerns itself with the belief in the final Resurrection at the End of time, commonly found in the Abrahamic religions. In Christianity, the Second Coming is the anticipated return of Jesus Christ from Heaven to earth an event that will fulfill aspects of Messianic The "dead" here refers to those who would not have been resurrected at an earlier return of Christ to the earth, when the believers in Christ, called the righteous would first have been resurrected to be with the saviour. At the first resurrection, believers would be judged by the Christ, not with a view to appoint punishment but to reward. On this first group judged, the Second Death verdict given at the White Throne Judgment will not be applied. In Christian theology, Spiritual Death is defined as a spiritual separation from God, usually brought on by Sin.

On the contrary, the second judgment, popularly known as the Last Judgment is meant to be punitive because here, "The wicked shall be turned into hell" (Psalm 9. Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering 17) and "This is the second death", Revelation 20. 14 - everlasting damnation in the lake of fire. A lake of fire appears in both Ancient Egyptian and Christian religion as a place where after death the wicked are punished or destroyed (Revelation 20:12–15). The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John ( pronounced, from the Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου

This belief has inspired numerous artistic depictions.

This is not to say that there exists only one doctrine about the judgment(s) at the end of the world. On the contrary, what happens in the end period of this present world system - the doctrine of the Rapture, the Great Tribulation, what happens to the State of Israel and events after death and before the Last Judgment, is a subject where there is little agreement among Christian denominations. "The world " is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an Anthropocentric or Human Worldview, as a place The Rapture is a prophesied event in Christian eschatology, in which Christians will be gathered together at the return of Christ; even Christians who have died The Tribulation (or " Great Tribulation " is an event referred to in the New Testament of the Bible at ("For then shall be great tribulation For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. List of Christian denominations (or Denominations self-identified as Christian) ordered by historical and doctrinal relationships

Contents 1 Sources 2 Catholicism 3 Eastern Orthodoxy 3.1 Iconography 3.2 Hymnography 4 Protestantism 4.1 Millennialism 4.2 Amillennialism 5 Esoteric and Gnostic tradition 6 Artistic representations 7 The Last Judgment and the Day of Atonement 8 Islam 9 Notes 10 See also 11 External links

Sources

The doctrine and iconographic depiction of the "Last Judgment" are drawn from many passages from the apocalyptic sections of the Bible. Doctrine (Latin doctrina) is a codification of beliefs or "a body of teachings quot or "instructions" taught principles or positions as the Iconography is the branch of Art history which studies the identification description and the interpretation of the content of images It appears most directly in The Sheep and the Goats section of the Gospel of Matthew where the judgment is entirely based on help given or refused to "the least of these":

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. The Sheep and the Goats or "The Judgment of the Nations" was a discourse of Jesus recorded in the New Testament. The Gospel of Matthew (Gk Κατά Ματθαίον Ευαγγέλιον is one of the four Canonical gospels in the New Testament and is a Synoptic gospel All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at His right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me. ” . . . “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me. ”

Then He will say to those at His left hand, “You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. ” . . . “Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me. ” And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. (Matthew 25:31-36, 40-43, 45-46 NRSV)

The doctrine is further supported by passages in Daniel, Isaiah and the Revelation of Saint John the Divine:

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. The Book of Daniel (דניאל, originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic, is a Book in both the Hebrew Bible ( Tanakh) and the Christian The Book of Isaiah ( Hebrew: Sefer Y'sha'yah ספר ישעיה is a book of the Bible traditionally attributed to the Prophet Isaiah, who lived The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John ( pronounced, from the Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Rev 20:11-12)

Adherents of millennialism, mostly Protestant Christians, regard the two passages as describing separate events: the "sheep and goats" judgment will determine the final status of those persons alive at the end of the Tribulation, and the "Great White Throne" judgment will be the final condemnation of the unrighteous dead at the end of all time, after the end of the world and before the beginning of the eternal period described in the final two chapters of Revelation. This is an article on sociological Millennialism You may be looking for the article on Christian Premillennialism. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Tribulation (or " Great Tribulation " is an event referred to in the New Testament of the Bible at ("For then shall be great tribulation The Christian Last Judgment when all people will stand in judgment before Jesus Christ and a verdict of their salvation will be made Eschatology (from the Greek, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of" is a part of Theology

Also, Matthew 3:10-12:

Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ‘I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire. ’

Matthew 13:40-43:

Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The phrase son of man is a primarily Semitic Idiom that originated in Ancient Mesopotamia, used to denote humanity or self For the term in politics describing socialist movements see Autonomism Antinomianism (from the Greek ἀντί, "against" Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!

Luke 12:4-5,49:

‘I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. The Gospel of Luke (Gk Κατά Λουκάν Ευαγγέλιον) is a synoptic Gospel, and is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! . . . ‘I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

Catholicism

Belief in the last judgment is held firmly within Roman Catholicism. Immediately upon death each soul undergoes the particular judgment, and depending upon the state of the person's soul, goes to heaven, purgatory, or hell. The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living Particular judgment, according to Christian Eschatology, is the judgement given by God a departed Soul undergoes immediately after death in Heaven may refer to the physical heavens the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the Universe beyond See also Intermediate state Limbo|Heaven|Sheol|Hades in Christianity|Hell in Christianity Purgatory, in the original sense is the condition or process of purification Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that the last judgment will occur after the resurrection of the dead and the reuniting of a person's soul with his or her physical body. This article concerns itself with the belief in the final Resurrection at the End of time, commonly found in the Abrahamic religions. At the time of the last judgment Christ will descend in his human body to earth, and he will judge all people who have ever lived. Taking into account all of each person's deeds, both good and bad, and all sins, both forgiven and unforgiven, each person will be judged with perfect justice. Those already in heaven will remain in heaven; those already in hell will remain in hell; and those in purgatory will be released into heaven. The Roman Catholic Church holds no doctrinal position on the fate of those in limbo. Following the last judgment, the pleasures of heaven and the pains of hell will be perfected in that those present will also be capable of physical pleasure/pain.

Eastern Orthodoxy

The Eastern Orthodox Church teaches that there are two judgments: the first, or "Particular" Judgment, is that experienced by each individual at the time of his or her death, at which time God will decide where^[1] the soul is to spend the time until the Second Coming of Christ (see Hades in Christianity). The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world In Christianity, the Second Coming is the anticipated return of Jesus Christ from Heaven to earth an event that will fulfill aspects of Messianic See also Intermediate state Sheol|Hell in Christianity Hades is "the place or state of departed spirits" This judgment is generally believed to occur on the fortieth day after death. The second, "General" or "Final" Judgment will occur after the Second Coming. Although in modern times some have attempted to introduce "soul slumber" into Orthodox thought about life after death, it has never been a part of traditional Orthodox teaching--in fact, it contradicts the Orthodox understanding of the intercession of the Saints. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity

Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that salvation is bestowed by God as a free gift of Divine grace, which cannot be earned, and by which forgiveness of sins is available to all. In Christianity, divine Grace refers to the sovereign favour of God for humankind — especially in regard to Salvation — irrespective of actions However, the deeds done by each person is believed to affect how he will be judged, following the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. How forgiveness is to be balanced against behavior is not well-defined in scripture, judgment in the matter being solely Christ's. Similarly, although Orthodoxy teaches that salvation is obtained only through Christ and his Church, the fate of those outside the Church at the Last Judgment is left to the mercy of God and is not declared.

Iconography

The theme of the Last Judgment is extremely important in Orthodoxy. Traditionally, an Orthodox church will have a fresco or mosaic of the Last Judgment on the back (western) wall, (see the 12th-century mosaic pictured at the top of this page) so that the faithful, as they leave the services, are reminded that they will be judged by what they do during this earthly life. Fresco (plural either frescos or frescoes) is any of several related Painting types done on Plaster on walls or Art History Mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and they enriched the floors of Hellenistic

The icon of the Last Judgement traditionally depicts Christ Pantokrator, enthroned in glory on a white throne, surrounded by the Theotokos (Virgin Mary), John the Baptist, Apostles, saints and angels. An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn, "image" is a religious work of art most commonly a painting from Eastern Christianity. Meaning The most common translation of Pantocrator is "Almighty" or "All-powerful Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition Beneath the throne the scene is divided in half with the "mansions of the righteous" (John 14:2), i. e. , those who have been saved to Jesus' right (the viewer's left); and the torments of those who have been damned to his left. In Theology, salvation can mean three related things being saved from or Liberation from something such as Suffering or the punishment of Dammit redirects here to see the Opeth album see Damnation (album. Separating the two is the River of fire which proceeds from Jesus' left foot.

Hymnography

The theme of the Last Judgment is found in the funeral and memorial hymnody of the Church, and is a major theme in the services during Great Lent. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember The service In the Eastern Church, the various prayers for the departed have as their purpose to pray for the repose of the departed to comfort the living Great Lent, or the Great Fast, is the most important Fasting season in the Church year in Eastern Christianity, which prepares Christians The second Sunday before the beginning of Great Lent is dedicated to the Last Judgment. It is also found in the hymns of the Octoechos used on Saturdays throughout the year. The Octoechos ( Greek:; Slavonic: Октонхъ Oktoikh, or Осмогласникъ Osmoglasnik)&mdashliterally the book

Protestantism

On the whole, Protestants believe that all who are covered with the blood of the lamb (Jesus) will be judged perfectly innocent in the eyes of God.

Millennialism

Main article: Millennialism

Particularly among those Protestant groups who adhere to a millennialist eschatology, the Last Judgment is said to be carried out before the Great White Throne by Jesus Christ to either eternal life or eternal consciousness in the lake of fire^[2][3][4] at the end of time. This is an article on sociological Millennialism You may be looking for the article on Christian Premillennialism. This is an article on sociological Millennialism You may be looking for the article on Christian Premillennialism. The Christian Last Judgment when all people will stand in judgment before Jesus Christ and a verdict of their salvation will be made Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of living in physical or spiritual form for an Infinite length of Time. A lake of fire appears in both Ancient Egyptian and Christian religion as a place where after death the wicked are punished or destroyed End time, End times, or End of days are the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios in various other Salvation is granted by grace based on the individual's surrender and commitment to Jesus Christ. In Christianity, divine Grace refers to the sovereign favour of God for humankind — especially in regard to Salvation — irrespective of actions Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) ^[5][6][7] A second particular judgment they refer to as the Bema Seat judgment occurs after (or as) salvation is discerned when awards are granted based on works toward heavenly treasures. Particular judgment, according to Christian Eschatology, is the judgement given by God a departed Soul undergoes immediately after death in The Bema Seat (from the Greek word Bema, "step" according to the teaching of some Evangelical Christians —particularly among those ^[8]. What happens after death and before the final judgment is hotly contested; some believe all people sleep in Sheol until the resurrection, others believe Christians dwell in Heaven and pagans wander the earth, and others consider the time to pass instantaneously. See also Intermediate state In Christian theology, soul sleep is a belief that the Soul sleeps unconsciously between the Death of the Sheol (pronounced "Sheh-ole" in Hebrew שאול (Sh'ol is the "abode of the dead" the " Underworld " "the common Nevertheless, the body is not fully redeemed until after Death is destroyed after the Great Tribulation. The Tribulation (or " Great Tribulation " is an event referred to in the New Testament of the Bible at ("For then shall be great tribulation

Protestant Millennialism falls into roughly two categories: Premillennialist (Christ's second coming precedes the millennium) and Postmillennialist (which sees Christ's second coming as occurring after the millennium). Premillennialism in Christian eschatology is the belief that Christ will literally reign on the earth for 1000 years at his Second coming. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum In Christian eschatology, postmillennialism is an interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation which sees Christ 's Second coming

Dispensational premillennialism generally holds that Israel and the Church are separate. Dispensationalism is a Christian theological view of history and Biblical interpretation that became popular during the 1800s and early 1900s and is It also widely holds to the pretribulational return of Christ, which believes that Jesus will return before a seven year Tribulation followed by an additional return of Christ with his saints. The Tribulation (or " Great Tribulation " is an event referred to in the New Testament of the Bible at ("For then shall be great tribulation

Amillennialism

Main article: Amillennialism

Amillennialism is common among some "mainline" Protestant denominations such as the Lutheran, Reformed and Anglican churches. Amillennialism ( Latin: a- "not" + mille "thousand" + annum "year" is a view in Christian eschatology Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther The Reformed churches are a group of Christian Protestant Denominations formally characterized by a similar Calvinist system of doctrine historically Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Many, but not all, partial preterists are amillennialists. Partial preterism is a form of Christian Eschatology that holds much in common with but is distinct from Full preterism (or 'consistent' or 'hyper' Amillennialism declined in Protestant circles with the rise of Postmillennialism and the resurgence of Premillennialism in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it has regained prominence in the West after World War II. In Christian eschatology, postmillennialism is an interpretation of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation which sees Christ 's Second coming

Esoteric and Gnostic tradition

Although the Last Judgment is preached by a great part of Christian mainstream churches; the Esoteric Christian-Gnostic tradition - composed, among others, by the Essenian and Rosicrucians - the Spiritualist movement, which includes Christian Science, and some liberal theologies reject the traditional conception of the Last Judgment as inconsistent with an all-just and loving God, in favor of some form of universal salvation. Esoteric Christianity is a term which refers to an ensemble of spiritual currents which regard Christianity as a Mystery religion, and profess the existence The Essenes were strictly speaking a Jewish religious group that flourished from the 2nd century BC to the 1st century AD The term Rosicrucian (symbol the Rose Cross) describes a secret society of mystics allegedly formed in late mediaeval Germany, holding a doctrine "built on Spiritualism is a Religion founded in part on the writings of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772 Christian Science is believed by its supporters to be a system of spiritually scientific truths which are summed up in the two commandments having one God one Mind one Life Truth Liberal theism is the philosophical and religious belief in the existence of a deity without adhering to an established religion God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Universalism can be classified as a Religion, Theology and Philosophy that generally holds all persons and creatures are related to God or the Divine and In Theology, salvation can mean three related things being saved from or Liberation from something such as Suffering or the punishment of The Rosicrucians teach that all beings of the human evolution will ultimately be saved in a distant future as they acquire a superior grade of consciousness and altruism by means of successive rebirths. Spiritual evolution is the Philosophical, theological, esoteric or spiritual idea that nature and human beings and/or human culture evolve along Consciousness has been defined loosely as a constellation of attributes of Mind such as Subjectivity, Self-awareness, Sentience, and the Altruism is selfless concern for the welfare of others It is a traditional Virtue in many cultures and central to many religious traditions ^[9] This salvation is seen as being mentioned in Revelation 3:12 (KJV), which states "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God and he shall go no more out". The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John ( pronounced, from the Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου However, this western esoteric tradition states - like those who have had a near-death experience - that after the death of the physical body, at the end of each physical lifetime and after the life review period (which occurs before the silver cord is broken), it occurs a Last Judgment, more akin to a Final Review or End Report over one's life, where the life of the subject is fully evaluated and scrutinized. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific A life review is a phenomenon widely reported as occurring during Near-death experiences in which a person rapidly sees much or the totality of their life history in chronological This article is about a metaphysical term For the album by The Classic Crime see The Silver Cord Silver cord is in metaphysical literature a Life is a state that distinguishes Organisms from non-living objects such as non-life and dead organisms being manifested by growth through Metabolism ^[10] This judgment is seen as being mentioned in Hebrews 9:27, which states that "it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment". The Epistle to the Hebrews (abbr Heb for Citations is one of the books in the New Testament.

Artistic representations

In art, the Last Judgment is a common theme in medieval and renaissance religious iconography. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all Like most early iconographic innovations, its origins stem from Byzantium. This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM In Western Christianity, it is often the subject depicted on the central tympanum of medieval cathedrals and churches, or as the central section of a triptych, flanked by depictions of heaven and hell to the left and right, respectively (heaven being to the viewer's left, but to the Christ figure's right). A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure ( Entablature) typically supported by A triptych (pronounced "trip-tick" trip'tik (or US: 'tɹʷɪp Heaven may refer to the physical heavens the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the Universe beyond Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering

The most famous Renaissance depiction is Michelangelo Buonarroti's The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all The Last Judgment is a Mural by Michelangelo on the Altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina is the best-known Chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. Included in this fresco is his self portrait, as St. Bartholomew's flayed skin. Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. Bartholomew (Βαρθολομαίος transliterated "Bartholomaios" comes from Flaying is the removal of Skin from the Body. Generally an attempt is made to keep the removed portion of skin intact ^[11]

The Last Judgment and the Day of Atonement

Some Bible teachers have considered that the Day of Atonement, a future tenth day of Tishrei on the Hebrew calendar, may well mark the last day of this present age. Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר ˈjɔm kiˈpur also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays Its The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious It would be that "day of reckoning" just before the return of the Messiah. This article is about the concept of a Messiah in religion notably in the Christian Islamic and Jewish traditions

Islam

Main article: Qiyamah

In Islamic eschatology, Judgment day is the end of the earth and the universe as we know it. In Islam, Yawm al-Qiyāmah "the Day of Resurrection" (يوم القيامة or Yawm ad-Din "the Day of Faith" (يوم الدين is God's final Islamic eschatology is concerned with the al-Qiyāmah "Last Judgement" Preceding judgment day there are the Great Signs of The day of Judgement. The first sign is the rise of the Sun from the west for one day accompanied by the rise of the Earth Beast. The coming of the Mahdi (also Mehdi and meaning "the divinely guided one"), which precedes the Second Coming of Isa (Jesus), triggers the redemption of Islam and the defeat of its enemies. In Islamic eschatology the Mahdi ( ar مهدي, also Mehdi; "Guided One" is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on earth In Christianity, the Second Coming is the anticipated return of Jesus Christ from Heaven to earth an event that will fulfill aspects of Messianic The exact nature of the Mahdi differs between Shi'ah Muslims and Sunni Muslims, but both agree that Isa (Jesus) and the Mahdi work together to fight evil in the world, to cement justice on Earth, and will unite the Muslims and true Christians under true Islam and abolish Jizya. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Under Islamic law, jizya or jizyah (جزْية ʤɪzjæh Ottoman Turkish: cizye both derived from Pahlavi and ultimately from Aramaic The Mahdi comes from Mecca and rules from Damascus, Syria. Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Isa will defeat Dajjal (literally: deceiver; the false Messiah or antichrist,) and then shall live on Earth for many years. Masih ad-Dajjal ( Arabic: الدّجّال literally "The Impostor" is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. According to some traditions Isa will marry and have a family, and then die.

In the text, Signs of Qiyamah, Muhammad Ali Ibn Zubair Ali states that after the arrival of the Mahdi, "the ground will cave in, fog or smoke will cover the skies for forty days (ayah). Ayah (ar آية, plural Ayat ar آيات) is the Arabic word for sign or Miracle, cognate with Hebrew ot, A night three nights long will follow the fog. After the night of three nights, the sun will rise in the west. The Beast of the Earth shall emerge. Dabbat al-ard (دابة الأرض is an Arabic phrase meaning beast of the earth. The beast will talk to people and mark the faces of people. The Number of the Beast is a concept from the Book of Revelation of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. A breeze from the south shall cause all the believers to die. The Qur'an will be lifted from the hearts of the people. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran "

During judgment, a person's own "book of deeds" will be given to the person, and they will be apprised of every action they did and every word they spoke (Qur'an 54. 52-53). If given in the right, tht Person will go to Jannah (paradise). If he gets it in his left, he's going to Jahannam(Hell). Actions during childhood are not judged. Even minor and trivial deeds are included in the account. When the hour is at hand, some will deny that the Last Judgment is taking place and will be warned that the Judgment precedes the "Day of Pining" (distress) (Qur'an 30. 55-57, 19. 39). If one denies a deed he or she committed, or refuses to acknowledge it, his or her body parts will testify against them.

The Qur'an states that some sins can condemn someone to hell. These include lying, dishonesty, corruption, ignoring God or God's revelations, denying the resurrection, refusing to feed the poor, indulging in opulence and ostentation, and oppressing or economically exploiting others. ^[12] However, if someone had the true Islamic belief in their heart, then they will eventually be allowed into paradise after their just punishment.

Throughout judgment, however, the underlying principle is that of a complete and perfect justice administered by Allah. The accounts of judgment are also replete with the emphasis that Allah is merciful and forgiving, and that mercy and forgiveness will be granted on that day insofar as it is merited.

This is similar to some Protestant theologies that state that salvation is by the grace of God, and not by deeds. Islam, however, emphasizes that grace does not conflict with perfect justice.

Notes

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia

See also

• Apocalypse
• Apocatastasis
• Armageddon
• Atonement
• Day of Atonement
• End of the World
• End Times
• Eschatology
• General judgment
• Particular judgment
• Plan of Salvation Mormon view
• The Last Judgment (painting)
• Qiyamah Muslim view
• Pralay
• Second Coming
• New World Order (conspiracy)

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia "General Judgment"
• Jewish Encyclopedia: Judgment, Divine

In Christian mythology Armageddon ( Greek Αρμαγεδδων; also spelled Har-Magedon in some modern English translations also known as The atonement is a doctrine found within both Christianity and Judaism. Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר ˈjɔm kiˈpur also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays Its Eschatology (from the Greek, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of" is a part of Theology End time, End times, or End of days are the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios in various other Eschatology (from the Greek, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of" is a part of Theology General judgment is the Christian theological concept of a judgment of the souls of the dead by nation and as a whole Particular judgment, according to Christian Eschatology, is the judgement given by God a departed Soul undergoes immediately after death in See also Mormon cosmology According to doctrine in several sects of the Latter Day Saint movement, the plan of salvation (also known as the plan of happiness In Islam, Yawm al-Qiyāmah "the Day of Resurrection" (يوم القيامة or Yawm ad-Din "the Day of Faith" (يوم الدين is God's final In Hindu mythology, Pralay (or Proloy) means the day when 'shrishti' and 'Brahmaand' (i In Christianity, the Second Coming is the anticipated return of Jesus Christ from Heaven to earth an event that will fulfill aspects of Messianic New World Order refers to a Conspiracy in which a powerful and secretive group is plotting to eventually rule the world via an autonomous World

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