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Eschatology refers to a set of beliefs about the last things or the end-times. Derived from the Greek words eschatos (“last”) and logos (“word”), a Latin form of the word (escbatologia) was first used by Abraham Calovius in the 1600s. The word appeared in German in the early 1800s and in English in 1845. Since then, it has been considered an important (and usually the last) component of Christian theology, but it can be applied more generally to any view concerning future events.

Eschatology is divided into two subject areas. Individual eschatology focuses on the fate of the person after death. ...

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