In Orthodoxy, we very often hear such a phrase - judgment day. What does it mean? Life on earth is only a temporary life; after death, eternity begins. At the end of this whole story, the Lord is waiting for us. Most people believe that this day will never come. For many, this day will be the most terrible and terrible, but for believers it is a long-awaited meeting with the Lord.
Revelation of Saint John the Theologian
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon happen. And He showed it by sending it through His angel to His servant John, who testified to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ and what he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who listen to the words of this prophecy and keep what is written in it; for the time is near..."
Life on earth for a person is only a temporary life; after death, eternity begins. At the end of this whole story, the Lord awaits each person. Photo: pbs.twimg.com
Doomsday has several synonymous names:
- the day of the Lord;
- Last Judgment;
- the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;
- God's judgment.
The Last Judgment is the last and universal judgment of the Lord over the world
The Last Judgment is the final and general judgment of the Lord over the world, which will take place at the second coming of Christ. Every person will be assigned to eternal life.
Many holy fathers said that there is a certain book that captures the entire internal and external life of a person. It is at the Last Judgment that this book will open, and it will become clear who we really are. Then it will be possible to see how many times the grace of the Lord called us to salvation, punished us, and also had mercy.
Very often this day was also called the end of the world. People began to talk about this day during the Old Testament. This topic is most fully revealed in the New Testament. On the eve of his death on the cross, Jesus tells his disciples about his second coming, when he will come to judge this world.
Jesus Christ tells his disciples about his second coming, when he will come to judge this world.
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In fact, the Last Judgment begins already during a person’s earthly life, when he chooses in a specific situation whether to do good or evil. God is love, and he will also judge by mercy, not looking for a reason in a person to throw him into hell, but on the contrary, wanting to find an excuse for him and save him. If a person is completely hidden in evil and does not want to repent, then this is his personal choice, the Lord never forces anyone.
Big signs
As Islam says, the speedy onset of the End of the World and the Day of Judgment will be marked by the appearance of Imam Mahdi. After him, Dajjal will appear in the world of people, and then the prophet Isa will appear from heaven to the earthly world.
Imam Mahdi will fill the earthly world with justice. In contrast to him, the Antichrist Dajjal will appear in the earthly world. Then, according to Islam, Isa will appear in the earthly world and descend from heaven to earth. Yajuj and Majuj will scatter across the earth, and then Dabbatul-ard, which is a huge animal, will appear.
The End of the World and Judgment Day will be closer than ever when the sun rises in the west instead of the east. The earth will be filled with smoke, which will remain for forty days.
According to Islam, on the eve of the Day of Judgment, strong fire will appear from the direction of Hijaz, and the contents of the holy Book of the Koran will rise to heaven.
After the Last Judgment, the human soul is in anticipation of heaven or hell
After the Last Judgment, the human soul is in anticipation of heaven or hell, but before the general resurrection of the dead, the fate of the deceased can change thanks to the prayers of the church. But after the last trial, a person will receive a determination for eternal life and it is no longer subject to revision. Many prophets, such as Ezekiel, spoke about the resurrection from the dead.
The prophet Ezekiel spoke about the resurrection of man from the dead.
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The day of judgment is also called the day of God’s wrath. But this does not mean that the Lord will appear before people in some kind of menacing form. He will appear before all those gathered in the splendor of his glory and greatness, as a powerful and fair Judge.
Description of Paradise, which the righteous will find after the End of the World
Paradise is a house of pleasures, unprecedented and unheard of benefits, created by the Almighty for believing slaves, jinn and angels. Those who enter Paradise will remain there forever. According to the majority of Ulama, Paradise is above the seven heavens and below the Arsh. Paradise is an eternal home, its existence has no end. There are benefits there that a person has never seen, never heard of, and could not even imagine. Believers get there only by the grace of Allah. There is no evil spirits (najas) in Paradise. What you eat there turns into a pleasant fragrant sweat and hiccups. There there is joy without sorrow, rest without fatigue, wealth without need, beauty without flaws, youth without old age.
Paradise has different levels: Jannatul 'adn, Jannatul-khuldi, Daru-nna'im, Jannatul-ma'va, Daru-salaam, Daru jalal. The highest level of Paradise is called Firdavs. In each level of Paradise, people are also distributed according to their deeds and the strength of their beliefs. There people will have the same age - 33 years and the same height - approximately 37.5 meters. It is impossible to convey in words the beauty of Paradise. For example, the taste of one grape in Paradise is much better than the taste of all the grapes grown on Earth. The hadith transmitted by Al-Bukhari and Muslim says that if one heavenly maiden (guria) appears on Earth, she will illuminate the whole world with her noor and fill it with her fragrant aroma. Her headdress (scarf) is better than the whole world and everything in it. Wives who behaved righteously in this world are better there than houris. Every time their husbands come to them, they will be virgins.
Those who are at the lowest level of Paradise will receive as many benefits as the richest king in the world had and five times more. First he will say: “Oh my Lord, I am pleased.” Then the Almighty will increase all this tenfold. This is what it says in a hadith narrated by Muslim.
However, it must be remembered that a person will receive benefits in Paradise in accordance with his good deeds committed in this world. Most of all, the inhabitants of Paradise will regret there the time spent in vain, without benefit in the world below, and they will envy those who have found more benefits and pleasures. Although now it seems to us that it is enough just not to go to Hell, but in the next world we will think differently. Therefore, one should not rest on what has been achieved; it is necessary to make every effort to serve the religion of Allah, for the sake of His pleasure.
May Allah grant all Muslims Paradise!
Nobody knows when the world will end
When will the end of the world described in the Bible occur? How the Last Judgment will take place was revealed by God to the Evangelist John the Theologian in his mysterious book “Revelation or Apocalypse.”
It was the Evangelist John the Theologian who revealed what would happen when Christ came to earth to judge the human world.
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This is a very complex description with numerous expressions. Excerpts from it are read during services in the temple. This revelation must be studied only with the interpretations of the holy fathers, otherwise a perverted understanding of the deep words of this description cannot be avoided. Consider a small fragment from Revelation about the end of the world:
(Revelation of John)
“...And the seven angels having seven trumpets prepared to blow. The first angel sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and fell to the earth; and the third part of the trees was burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
The second angel sounded his trumpet, and as it were a great mountain, burning with fire, was cast into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood, and the third part of the living creatures that lived in the sea died, and the third part of the ships perished.
The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a lamp, and fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of this star is “wormwood”; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many of the people died from the waters, because they became bitter.
The fourth angel sounded, and a third part of the sun and a third part of the moon and a third part of the stars were struck, so that a third part of them was darkened, and a third part of the day was not light, just like the nights. And I saw and heard one Angel flying in the middle of heaven and saying with a loud voice: Woe, woe, woe to those who live on earth from the rest of the trumpet voices of the three Angels who will blow!..”
From all this we can understand that after the terrible judgment of the Lord, a new city of Jerusalem will be created, where the righteous, headed by Christ, will settle and will abide with him in eternal bliss.
The Lord also says that the Last Judgment can be avoided by those who listen to the word of God and live in accordance with its laws. That is why it is impossible to answer the question on what day the Last Judgment will occur. People can only be satisfied with what the Lord himself revealed to people, and remain in prayer and repentance until the end of their days.
Minor Signs of the Day of Judgment
- According to Islam, the first sign of the onset of the End of the World and the Day of Judgment will be that ignorance will begin to multiply around - religious knowledge will begin to disappear, people will commit adultery openly and drink alcohol.
- Another sign that the Day of Judgment is near will be that human life will lose its value, and such a sin as murder will become a frequent, familiar and ordinary occurrence.
- The sign that justice will disappear on earth will also indicate that the End of the World and the Day of Judgment are near: according to Islam, this will be indicated by the fact that Muslims will forget what haram and halal are.
- Humanity will begin to approach Judgment Day as children begin to listen to their parents less and less. According to Islam, the approach of the Day of Judgment will also be indicated by the fact that men will begin to obey women.
- Numerous complaints about cheating in measuring and weighing will indicate that the Day of Judgment is near.
- Another sign of the imminent onset of Judgment Day in Islam will be that respect for man will decrease to the extreme. The advice that people share with each other, exchanging experiences, will lose its value for people; no one will listen to them.
- According to Islam, the imminent onset of the End of the World and the approach of the Day of Judgment will be indicated by the fact that the number of refugees and migrants to the lands of Sham (lands of the Middle East: Syria, Jordan, Palestine, part of Turkey, Lebanon) will increase.
- The higher houses become in cities, the more people who are unworthy of it are held in high esteem, the more weight their word has and the more power they have, the closer the Day of Judgment will be.
- According to Islam, the approach of the Day of Judgment will also be indicated by the fact that gambling and fortune telling on cards will become widespread in the human world. Time will fly by unnoticed in the human world while playing games testing fate.
- A sign of the approaching Day of Judgment according to Islam will be that people will become more wasteful: they will begin to strive not for the benefits and rewards that they will receive from the Almighty after the Day of Judgment, but for those rewards and benefits that the earthly world promises them.
- As Islam says, the destruction of the Kaaba will be the most terrible sign of the approaching Judgment Day and the onset of the End of the World.
There is an icon of the Last Judgment
It is also worth saying that Orthodoxy has an icon of the Last Judgment. The first icon has quite ancient origins.
Several icons of God's judgment date back to the 4th century.
The icon of the Last Judgment in Russia appeared immediately after baptism.
On the icon we can see Adam and Eve - these are the first people, as well as the apostles who hold books in their hands, and the angels who stand behind them. This is what concerns light subjects on the icon.
Icon of the Last Judgment.
It can be seen in many Orthodox churches. Photo: www.klement.ru
There are also dark scenes, these include the snake, as well as the 4th kingdom of destruction, instead of which the kingdom of heaven will appear.
The main essence of this image is not to scare a person, but to make him rethink how he lives, what he does. Therefore, the church meaning of the Last Judgment icon is awareness of sins and repentance.
Nuclear weapons are not the only threat
Since 2007, experts began to take into account the risks to humanity that arise not only from nuclear weapons, but also from other technologies. Then climate change caused by human activity appeared among the threats. According to watchmakers, since 1995, humanity has been slowly but surely moving towards midnight. During this time, the clock was moved forward as many as eight times - and only once by a minute back. This happened in 2010, after the United States began negotiations with Russia on the New START Treaty.
A prayer is read before the icon of the Last Judgment
A prayer is read before the icon of the Last Judgment. It is read in order to gain the opportunity to enter the Heavenly Kingdom.
Prayer:
For on Thy Terrible One, and without respect for persons, I stand before the Judgment Seat, O Christ God, and raise condemnation, and create a word about the evil things I have done: this day, before the day of my condemnation even came, I stand before You at Your holy Altar, and before the terrible and holy Angels By yours, bowed by my conscience, I offer my wicked and lawless deeds, reveal this and expose it. See, Lord, my humility, and forgive all my sins, see how my iniquity has multiplied more than the hair of my head. Why haven't you done evil? What sin have I not committed? What evil have I not imagined in my soul? I have created every feeling and every evil that is defiled, corrupted, and indecent, having become a work of the devil in every way. And I know, Lord, that my iniquities have exceeded my head. But the multitude of Thy bounties is immeasurable, and the mercy of Thy kindness is inexpressible, and there is no sin, conquering Thy love for mankind. Moreover, Wonderful King, kindly Lord, surprise me, a sinner, with Thy mercy, show Thy goodness the power and show the strength of Thy gracious mercy, and when you turn, accept me, a sinner. Receive me as you received the prodigal, the robber, the harlot.
Receive me, having sinned You beyond measure in word and deed, with placeless lust and wordless thought. And just as at the one and tenth hour you accepted those who came, having done nothing worthy, so also accept me, a sinner: for many have sinned, and have become defiled, and have grieved Thy Holy Spirit, and grieved Thy humane womb, in deed, and in word, and in thought, in the night and in days, manifested and unmanifested, willingly and unwillingly. And we know that you have presented my sins before me as such, as I have committed, and have spoken with me about them who have sinned unforgivenly in their minds. But, Lord, Lord, do not reprove me with Thy righteous judgment, nor with Thy wrath, nor punish me with Thy wrath.
Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am not only weak, but also Your creation. For Thou, Lord, hast Thou established Thy fear upon me, and I have done evil before Thee, for Thee alone have sinned. But I pray to You, do not enter into judgment with Your servant. If you see iniquity, Lord, Lord, who will stand? Because I am the abyss of sin and am not worthy, below I am content to look and see the heights of heaven from the multitude of my sins, of which there is no number. Why haven't my sins been corrupted? Are Kiimi not kept evil? I have committed every sin, I have brought every uncleanness into my soul: it would be undesirable for You, my God, and for man. Who will raise me up, in the face of evil and a fraction of fallen sin?
Lord my God, I trust in You: if I have hope for salvation, if Your love for mankind overcomes the multitude of my iniquities, be me a Savior, and according to Your generosity and Your mercy, weaken, forgive, forgive me all, even if You have sinned, for I have been filled with many evils my soul, and there is within me the salvation of hope. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and do not reward me according to my deeds, and do not judge me according to my deeds, but convert, intercede, and deliver my soul from the evils and cruel perceptions that co-increase with it. Save me for the sake of Thy mercy: that where sin abounds, Thy grace abounds.
Grant me tears of contrition and tenderness of heart, leading the fallen to their inheritance, with them I will be cleansed from all sin, for it is a terrible and threatening place for the imam to pass through, bodies separated: then a multitude of dark and inhuman demons will overwhelm me, and no one will accompany or deliver me to help, but my works will condemn me. For this reason, before the end, receive me in repentance and never leave me, Thy servant, but always rest in me, do not betray me to the sedition of the serpent and do not leave me to the desires of Satan, for there is a seed of aphids in me. Thou therefore, O Lord God worshiped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me with Thy Holy Spirit, with whom Thou hast sanctified Thy disciples.
Grant, O Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, too, Thy salvation: enlighten my mind with the light of understanding of Thy Holy Gospel, illuminate my soul with the love of Thy Cross, whiten my heart with the purity of Thy word, heal my body with Thy passionless passion, preserve my thought with Thy humility, and uplift me to do Thy commandments, and grant that with a cheerful heart and sober thought I may pass through the night of this present life, awaiting the coming of Thy bright and revealed day. You are, Lord, Light, more than any light, Joy, more than any joy, Hope, more than any hope, True Life and Salvation, which endures forever and ever. Amen!
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Description of Hell, which sinners will go to after the End of the World
- this is a place created by Allah Almighty for fair punishment and torment of unfaithful and disobedient slaves from among people and jinn. Torment in Hell with heat and cold is terrible and endless. Our earthly fire is a particle of the fire of Hell, which was thrown into the sea seven times to cool. The fire that is on earth is incomparable to the fire of Hell.
In Hell there are snakes, poison (zakum), hamim (a drink so disgusting and hot that when brought to the mouth, it burns the whole face). For those who are subjected to punishment in Hell, to enhance the punishment, the body is enlarged many times; one human tooth is the size of Mount Uhud. The skin is 70 times thicker than normal, and each time after burning it is restored again to subject a person to punishment again and again. Under the feet of the one who deserves the weakest punishment, a fire burns that makes the brain boil. In Hell, people will not be allowed to die and get used to torment.
Hell has seven levels. Believing sinners whose sins Allah has not forgiven are thrown into the top one. On the other stages of Hell there will be infidels who will remain there forever.
The topmost layer is called Jahannam, below are Lazza, Khutamat, Sair, Sakar, Jahil. The lowest one - Haviyat - is intended for hypocrites. The Koran and Hadith talk about Hell. In Hell they will be punished by severe frost, and this punishment will be more painful than the punishment by fire. May Allah Almighty protect all Muslims from Hell by His mercy!
Barzakh is the world of souls, the place where they stay after death in anticipation of the Day of Judgment.
