End Times / Eschatology
Visions of the final age — cosmic destruction, divine judgment, and the renewal of all things.
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away... He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more.”
“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create.”
“When the sun is wrapped up, and when the stars fall, losing their luster, and when the mountains are made to vanish, and when the she-camels are neglected, and when the wild beasts are gathered, and when the seas are set on fire.”
“At the end of the Kali Yuga, when righteousness has nearly vanished, Kalki, the final avatar of Vishnu, will appear on a white horse, wielding a blazing sword, to destroy the wicked and usher in a new Satya Yuga.”
“When the age of decline reaches its nadir and human lifespan shrinks to ten years, the future Buddha Maitreya will arise in the world, fully enlightened, endowed with wisdom and compassion, and will teach the Dharma again.”
“At the Frashokereti, the final renovation, Ahura Mazda will triumph over Angra Mainyu. The dead will be resurrected, a river of molten metal will purify all souls, and the world will be made perfect and immortal.”