Apocalypticism

As modern society begins to polarize away from traditional Christian views, the fears that Christianity distilled into humanity have begun to take a new form. In the past, the apocalypse has been seen as an end to the world as we know. An event that would save those who followed God’s word while condemning those who failed in this task. However, popular culture has appropriated a new interpretation of this Christian event. We will attempt to define the how the apocalypse has been reinterpreted, as well as, how violence from God does not necessarily predict an oncoming apocalypse. With the creation and deployment of nuclear weapons, society has gained the ability to physically view the destructive apocalyptic potential that humanity can cause. Before this, the apocalypse could only be seen through a person’s imagination. This changed has allowed for humanity to see the apocalypse as entirely real and entirely human creation. However, instead of fearing this, humanity tends to ignore the possible reality of nuclear devastation, trusting that world leaders will abstain from the “unthinkable” (James 26). This assumption of the public varies from their governmental leaders who are militarizing and arming themselves in an attempt to combat a possible nuclear war. In the past, the apocalypse was used as a tool to unite humanity under a common fear. However, recently this has not been the case. This can be seen through the banning of the movie The War Game: A hyper…

Introduction Millennialism is the conviction of a religious, social, poliical group or movement in tie card inal transformations of associated with millennial cycles. More generally, the term is used to refer to any sacralintion of a tlousand-year period. *Ihe phenonenon of millenarianism exists in many cultures aryl religions. Separately, a Christi•n millenarianism is singled out, it is a tewehing based on a literal interpretation of tie prophecy of Reselation 20: 1-6, determining the…

The time of the end of the age of man spans from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament to the book of Revelation, which is the last book of the New Testament. Most people only consider the books of Daniel and Revelation as apocalyptic discernment to a future period known as the Great Tribulation. To fully understand where we are in the prophetic structure of the time that was allotted to the age of man, you must go back to the very beginning. You must look deep into the Scriptures for…

If one dares ask a question that examines or critiques Trump, prepare to be attacked. This will only get worse as his ascendancy continues. However, if you laud Trump with praise, he will elevate you to a place of honor, exactly corresponding to Daniel 11:39. This is presently happening as people sell their soul and surrender their principles to join the Trump Train. Buddy up to him and he will treat you wonderfully. But challenge him at your own peril. The last part of the verse says, “he’ll…

The word apocalyptic, apocalypse, and Apocrypha may give some people a thrill of excitement because they love delving in to ancient literature of any kind, they may give others a sense of dread because they fear the end times and still others may be scratching their heads trying to figure out what you are talking about. For those who are scratching their heads a definition may be in order. The word an apocalyptic stems from a Jewish noun but has been used to mean several ideas. In this paper…

“Kingdom of God”, “the day of the LORD”, “the end of the world”, “the last judgment” and “a new heaven and a new earth.” These words are the image of eschatology, and eschatology is an important subject in the Bible. Even Donald K. McKim says that the theme of the Bible is the kingdom of God (McKim, 167). In the Gospel, Jesus taught about the kingdom of God in his whole life and ministry, and the kingdom of God is represented as “already, but not yet” (McKim, 170). John Calvin, a 16th century…

By: Jaylen Majors The Denver airport is drowning in a conspiracy theory. The theory is that the Denver airport is hell on earth. Its blue mustang Blucifer is the devil’s horse. Its head fell on its creator and killed him instantly. The horse’s glowing red eyes have said to, “watch you wherever you go. The murals at the airport are to , “show where a man kills the environment and the people. Other evidence is that the underground is a bunker for Armageddon. Nobody in that airport except…

Apocalyptic literature reveals God’s secrets, it refers to the notion that God created history and will bring it to an end. Furthermore, an apocalypse is the idea that the world consists of both evil and righteous people and at some point God will destroy the evil people and send people to heaven or hell. To begin with, this apocalyptic literature is present throughout Daniel, as “until the time of the end” is mentioned repeatedly which refers to a time when history will come to an end. In…

Christian Apocalypticism has developed in various of ways. The first millennial mentioned is Puritans. The Puritans is a group established for the purpose of Christ’s Second Coming. Many Puritans had similar beliefs as Calvinists. Their idea was God predetermined everything. There was nothing anyone can do to change anything because God already put it in stone. The Puritans preached an apocalyptic message stating the end will occur after the abomination, which is the Catholic Church, is…

The belief that they will one day transform into “prosperous, white-skinned, celestial beings… and have a New Body [that] will never die” (127). Maybe, traditional Ayoreo culture and evangelical Christianity were not mutually exclusive. Instead, Christianity had something to offer to their ayipie that the Ayoreo always desired. Apocalypticism had something to offer and that it provided an opportunity for self- transformation. Yet, as I agree with what Bessire says, this was so terrifying that…