Key Terms - Eschatology

Question 1

Paschal Candle

Answer 1

Paschal relating to easter and therefore is the easter candle.

Question 2

Easter Vigil

Answer 2

Service that takes place in the hours of darkness between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, during which the resurrection of Jesus is proclaimed and celebrated, and the first mass of easter is held.

Question 3

Jesus and Mary in Michelangelo’s Last Judgement

Answer 3

• Jesus in central figure, shown to be powerful but is still carrying the wounds of crucifixion showing that Jesus came to his glory and his role as judge through obedience and suffering.
• Everyone in the photo is naked but Jesus and Mary showing that all people are equal before God regardless of their status.

Question 4

Seven Angels in Michelangelo’s Last Judgement

Answer 4

• Blowing trumpets, refers to chapters 8-10 in the book of revelation, when the angels blow their trumpets devastation comes to the earth and the end of the world is announced followed by God’s judgement.

Question 5

Saints in Michelangelo’s Last Judgement

Answer 5

• Some saints are holding weapons that lead to their death, standing next to Jesus.
• However, they all have perfect bodies, despite the fact they have been tortured with weapons it shows that resurrection will be renewed.

Question 6

The Faithful in Michelangelo’s Last Judgement

Answer 6

• Rest of the painting refers to the parable of the sheep and the goats, the good on his right and the bad to his left.
• At the bottom are people who were dead being raised for judgement by Christ. People in the graves gives the depiction that all people will be raised on the last day.
• Jesus right hand is raised showing that he has the power to raise people from the dead and the people on his right will be risen to heaven.
• Archangel Michael has a book of people going to heaven which is smaller than the book of people going to hell which is held by the other angels.

Question 7

The Condemned in Michelangelo’s Last Judgement

Answer 7

• On the right of the painting are people who are destined to go to hell, shown by facial expressions and the way they hold their bodies.
• MA doesn’t show hell but there is a gaping blackness that shows a gateway to hell beyond which people won’t be able to return.
• No ligt in in it suggesting that the light of Christ cannot reach people who have rejected God.

Question 8

The Last Judgement

Answer 8

The time when all people will have to account for their actions and will be rewarded of condemned by God.

Question 9

The Last Day

Answer 9

End of time, when the earth will be destroyed and people will face judgement.

Question 10

Burial

Answer 10

Catholics believe in the resurrection of the body. During a person’s life the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and therefore must be treated with respect even after death.

Question 11

Cremation

Answer 11

The burning of the bodily remains of a person.

Question 12

Tombstone

Answer 12

A large carved stone that is place either lying or standing over a burial site.

Question 13

Monument

Answer 13

Something that is built to remember a person or event.

Question 14

Remembrance Garden

Answer 14

An area designed for the remains of the deceased, where mourners can come and reflect in quiet.

Question 15

Eschatology

Answer 15

The study of what will take place at the end of life.

Question 16

Cosmic Disasters

Answer 16

Frightening events in the universe that will indicate the end of time.

Question 17

Four Last Things

Answer 17

• Death; The earthly body will come to an end, this is not the end of an individual. It is a new phase of eternal life without the limitations of the earthly body.
• Judgement; The belief that God judges a person based on their actions, and either rewards or punishes them as a result.
• Heaven; The state of eternal happiness in the presence of God.
• Hell; The state of total separation from God.

Question 18

Purgatory

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A state of cleansing to remove the effects of sin, to help a person accept the full presence of God.

Question 19

Particular Judgement

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The time when a person is judged by God after they Dei, and has to accept the responsibility for their actions when alive.

Question 20

Final Judgement

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Sometimes called the Last Judgement; when Christ comes at the end of time and the whole of creation is judged.

Question 21

Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

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‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.

Question 22

Cosmic Reconciliation

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The time when all things in creation will be brought together in harmony.

Question 23

Julian of Norwich

Answer 23

‘It was necessary that there should be sin; but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.’

Question 24

3 parts of the Church

Answer 24

• The church militant; people on earth who are struggling against the temptations of sin and evil.
• The Church Suffering; The souls of the faithful who are in purgatory.
• The Church Glorious; The faithful who are enjoying happiness of heaven.

Question 25

Church’s Teachings About The End of Time

Answer 25

• Jesus told his followers to be constantly prepared for the end. Applies to the death of the individual and the end of the world.
• ‘Since however we don’t know the day nor the hour, on Our Lord’s advice we must be constantly Vigilant’ - Lumen Gentium 48.

Question 26

Anointing of the Sick

Answer 26

One of the seven sacraments that gives strength, healing and forgiveness.

Question 27

Commendation of the Dying

Answer 27

The prayers that are said when a person is at the point of their death.

Question 28

Last Rites

Answer 28

Prayers and blessings that take place when a person is approaching death.

Question 29

Funeral

Answer 29

A ceremony to mourn the dead person.

Question 30

Requiem

Answer 30

The mass for the dead.

Question 31

Commital

Answer 31

• End of mass, Priest will pray asking any sins by the deceased individual may be forgiven.
• Coffin sprinkled again with holy water as a symbol of baptism.
• Priest waves smoke over coffin of burning incense.
• Rising smoke of the incense represents the prayers of the faithful being offered up to god on the behalf of the deceased.
• As the coffin is blessed congregation sing ‘May the angels lead you to paradise and with poor man Lazarus of old may you enjoy eternal life.’
• Prayer said for the mourners, that they may live in the hope that they will meet with the deceased again in the new life of heaven.

Question 32

Sanctity of Life

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All life is holy as it created and loved by God; Hyman life should not be misused of abused.

Question 33

Euthanasia

Answer 33

Killing someone painlessly and with compassion, to end their suffering.

Question 34

Care of the Dying

Answer 34

People nearing death often need special care. People must not feel like they are an unnecessary burden. When people know they are valued, their own sense of self-worth increases.