end times

alternative End Times · alternative end-times

1. pluralplural onlyChristianityThe days leading up to the second coming of the Messiah (Christ), when the world will be judged.

   And I can hear it loud and clear / The world is ending, and what do I care? / She's gone, end times are here

   2010, Mark Oliver Everett, “End Times”, performed by Eels

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   Robert Jeffress, the pastor of First Baptist Dallas, said in an interview that Mr. Van Impe’s premillennial view of the end times paved the way for his own ministry and that of other popular preachers like John Hagee and David Jeremiah.

   2020 January 22, Elizabeth Dias, “Jack Van Impe, End Times Preacher on TV, Is Dead at 88”, in The New York Times

   About 40 percent of American adults believe that we are living in the “end times,” according to a 2022 poll. Where did that idea come from?

   2026 April 26, Lauren Jackson, “The Apocalypse Goes Mainstream”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: eschaton, end of days

2. pluralplural onlyIslamThe days leading to the coming of the Mahdi, the Messiah or Judgment Day.

   Near-synonym: eschaton

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   Both Islam and Christianity have a strong eschatology (view of the end times) that comes from their worldview.

   2004, William Wagner, How Islam Plans to Change the World, Kregel Publications, →ISBN, page 210

   The coming of the Mahdi during the end—times […]

   2012, Henry Bayman, The Teachings of a Perfect Master, Page 169

   Synonyms: eschaton

3. pluralplural onlylifestyleCorresponding periods in other religious traditions.

   Near-synonym: eschaton

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   Hellenistic Judaism was familiar with the idea that deceit is characteristic of the end times (see T. Levi 10:2; 16:1).

   2002, Raymond F. Collins, I & II Timothy and Titus: A Commentary, Westminster John Knox Press, →ISBN, page 113

   The apocalyptic writings are at times quite fascinating, especially since they stand in some relationship to the apocalyptic visions of the end times found in both the OT and NT.

   2002, Larry R. Helyer, Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period: A Guide for New Testament Students, InterVarsity Press, →ISBN, page 22

   Synonyms: eschaton

1. pluralplural onlyAlternative letter-case form of end times.