This would be contrasted with the growing interest in premillennialism, advocated by dispensational figures such as J. Puritans in the 18th and 19th centuries were particularly interested in a postmillennial hope which surrounded Christian conversion. The growing modern interest in eschatology is tied to developments in Anglophone Christianity. The word was used first by the Lutheran theologian Abraham Calovius (1612–86) but only came into general usage in the 19th century.
160–225), and was given fuller reflection and speculation soon after by Origen (c. Treatment of eschatology continued in the West in the teachings of Tertullian (c. 35–107 AD) in his epistles, then given more consideration by the Christian apologist, Justin Martyr (c. Ĭhristian eschatology is also discussed by Ignatius of Antioch (c. 95, criticizes those who had doubts about the faith because the Second Coming had not yet occurred. The First Epistle of Clement, written by Pope Clement I in ca. The Second Epistle of Peter explains that God is patient, and has not yet brought the Second Coming of Christ in order that more people will have the chance to reject evil and find salvation (3:3–9) therefore, it calls on Christians to wait patiently for the parousia and to study scripture. Other escathological doctrines can be found in the Epistle of James, the First Epistle of Peter, the First Epistle of John. Christian eschatology is an ancient branch of study in Christian theology, informed by Biblical texts such as the Olivet discourse, The Sheep and the Goats, and other discourses of end times by Jesus, with the doctrine of the Second Coming discussed by Paul the Apostle in his epistles, both the authentic and the disputed ones. 10 The End of the World and the Last JudgmentĮschatology within early Christianity originated with the public life and preaching of Jesus.8.1 Doctrine of the resurrection predates Christianity.
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