Eschatology: The Last Things

  This is the question that is deep in the human heart and we have been asking that question since the dawn of time. We have archaeological evidence that the earliest humans buried their dead with items indicating a hope for an afterlife.

In modern times, a Google research for “life after death” comes up with two BILLION results. With a mixture of curiosity, fear, and hope, all of us long to know what happens after death. The Church has long taught that prayerful consideration of that area of theology called Eschatology, which is the “study of last things” which are various final moments or stages: death, particular judgment, purgatory, heaven, hell, Second Coming of Christ, general judgment , consummation of all things in the perfection of the Kingdom of God.

This study is an essential part of our growth and maturation as Christians. Unless we take these things seriously, our life here on earth will lack meaning and focus. It is only when we consider the decisions we make in the light of eternity that our entire lives begin to make sense and our relationship with God can come to full maturity.