Eschatology Of The End: According To Revelations

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Eschatology Of The End: According To Revelations

Eschatology of the End: According to Revelations What happens to us all when we die or when the universe comes to an end? Is it all just over? Does history proceed with a purpose? If so what is the culmination of that purpose? Everyone from scientist to theologians agree that the world as we know it will eventually end? The question I want to address is does that eschatological moment, or end mean the destruction of the earth with fire and brimstone or is does a more glorious end await us? Is there a possibility of an alternative end, without the desolation some have used to describe it? If one looks deep enough maybe some of these answers can be found in the book of revelations. Over time the Book of Revelations has received numerous, some even contradictory interpretations, but after all of those different outlooks, it is usually conceded that the book is an essential tool for understanding eschatology. Eschatology comes from the Greek word of eschatos, meaning last. Eschatology is generally considered to be the doctrine of the last things. Numerous writers have concluded that Eschatology should include the notions of judgement and salvation, both things writers assume to be certain at the end of one’s life. Bauckman (1980, p 470) states In contrast to cyclical conceptions of history, the biblical writings understand history as linear movements toward a goal. God is driving history towards a goal. God is driving history towards the ultimate fulfillment of his purpose for his creation. So biblical eschatology is not limited to the destiny of the individual; it concerns the consummation of the whole history of the world, towards which all God’s redemptive acts in history are directed.Horton (1994, p. 599) shares this view of Baukman but adds, Believers have a better hope in and through Christ, who himself is our hope (Col. 1:27; 1 Tim 1:1). Many believe that the foundation for a better hope along with the events involved in the consummation of the history of this world, are detailed in the Book of Revelation. Without this book little could be known about this area. Revelations provides us with insight into the eschatological field. There is a variety of eschatological understandings in Christian thought that comes from these areas, (1)interpretation of the Book of Revelation as a whole, (2)from the interpretation of Revelation 20, and (3)from whether the hermeneutics employed tend to interpret the Bible mor...

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