Afterline Keywords Flashcards
Kingdom of god
A varied christian term that has often been used to refer to heaven,God’s rule, judgement and eschatological events.
Parodias
Greek word meaning ‘arrival ‘ and used to refer to the anticipation of christs returning to earth
Empyrean
The highest part of heaven, where god rules, in Dante’s paradise
Beautific vision
The moment when a person directly communicates with and fully understands god. Often thought to be the moment of salvation for a human being.
Theosis
The process where by a human being becomes divine and united with god
Eschatology
Theological teaching and doctrine associated with death,judgement, and the afterlife
Parable of sheep and goats
A parable in the gospel of Matthew widely interpreted to be jesus teaching on the correct moral life and gods judgement of humanity
What is the second coming ?
A belief that Christ will one day return to earth
Particular judgement
The individual jeudgement by god a person undergoes immediately after death
General judgement
The judgement of all humanity that will occur on the day of christs and gods return to earth
Millenarianism
A belief in some Christian groups that there will be a future transformative thousand year age of the kingdom of god before or after Christs return to earth
Preterism
A theological view that the prophecies of revelation have all partly already come true
The divine comedy
An epic, allegorical poem by Dante Alighieri about his travels through hell, purgatory and heaven before finally meeting God
Recidivism
The tendency for someone to recommit a sin or crime
Apostasy
The renunciation of or leaving from a religion or set of beliefs
