Abrahamic Apocalypse Flashcards

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Abrahamic Faiths

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam

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Apocalypse

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technically refers to Jewish literature of revelations/Christian tradition from these revelations but has come to refer more broadly to ‘end of world’

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Eschatology

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beliefs regarding end of days

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Qumran

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location where dead sea scrolls were found

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The Dead Sea Scrolls

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Our earliest sources for apocalyptic ancient jewish content

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Aniconism

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prohibits imagery in religious contexts.

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War of Gog and Magog

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the evil forces that will join with Satan in the great struggle at the end of time

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Book of Revelation

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the end of the world and the triumph of good over evil

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New Jerusalem

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as the Last Judgment begins as the Wicked are thrown into pools of fire and Righteous ascend to New Jerusalem; a symbolic city in the Bible that represents the followers of Jesus who go to heaven to rule with him

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