Devotional Poetry

Millennium Theology

Millennium Theology

Judaism

The End of Days,
or the Time of the End,
conjures images of both life after death
and the Messianic Age.

The Messiah,
a human and not the Son of God,
has yet to come;
the dead await resurrection.

Christian

At the Second Coming of Christ
God will bring the word to an end;
then everything will be made new.

Hinduism

The cycles of creation,
have different incarnations.

In the beginning
the universe is recreated;
the last age
and the final stage
is pure worship of God.

Latter Day Saints

Earth was created by Jesus Christ
for humanity's testing.

We are living in the Latter Days;
Christ will soon return
in power.

The just,
regardless of their religion,
will be caught up;
Earth will be changed to an Eden;
the Kingdom of God will descend;
the Millennium
will be followed by the Last Judgment
and evil will be eradicated.

Islam

The Resurrection and the Judgment
will come to pass;
the Earth will be shaken
]and the mountains scattered.

Humanity
will be divided thrice:
those who have attained what is right;
those who have lost themselves in evil;
those who have achieved paradise.

Baha'i

Baha'u'llah
fulfills the prophecies of all religions.

We are living at the beginning of a new age;
the Second Coming has occurred;
the Lord of the Vineyard has come;
the Everlasting father has arrived.

Baha'u'llah
is the Promised One of all religions.

Poet's Note: ▼

This was written sometime in 149 B.E. The inspiration was an interfaith panel discussion on the Millennium in relation different faith traditions.