End Times, Eschatology, and Final Judgment
Most traditions describe an end of the current age, final divine judgment, and ultimate transformation of reality. These teachings address cosmic destiny and ultimate meaning.
Matthew 24:3-51; Revelation 19-21
“As it was in the days of Noah... the Son of Man will come... I am coming soon; my reward is with me.”
Christ's return, resurrection, judgment, new heavens and new earth.
Daniel 12:1-3; Maimonides' Thirteen Principles
“At that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered... many will awake to everlasting life.”
Resurrection of the dead; messianic age; righteous and wicked receive appropriate reward/punishment.
Quran 75:1-40; 81:1-29
“I swear by the Day of Resurrection... when the sun will be rolled up and the stars will scatter.”
Day of Judgment with cosmic upheaval; resurrection, weighing of deeds, eternal destinies.
Bhagavad Gita 4.7-8; Brahma Samhita
“Creation and destruction occur eternally in endless cycles... At the end of each day of Brahma, creation dissolves.”
Cyclical cosmology; yugas (ages) with decline culminating in pralaya (dissolution).
Digha Nikaya Suttas 26-27
“All conditioned things are subject to decay... The cosmos dissolves and re-emerges through karmic forces.”
Cyclical universe; no creator god directing end times; natural cosmic cycles.
Tao Te Ching 4
“The Tao is eternal and infinite. It endures without name; transforms without end.”
Emphasis on eternal continuation rather than apocalyptic end; cyclical transformation.
Doctrine and Covenants 29:10-11; 88:87-89
“The end shall come... And the righteous shall be gathered on my right hand unto eternal life.”
Christ's millennial reign; resurrection; three degrees of glory.