Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 " THE LAST JUDGMENT Hope in a Last Judgment has always been an answer to the problem of theodicy. The dominion of evil in this world will finally be overthrown, and the righteousness of God will be vindicated, when He judges all humankind at the end of days. Evil will be vanquished once and for all, and the glorious realm of God's full sovereignty will appear--the Kingdom of God. Variations on this theme are represented by the passages in this section. In the passages from the Avesta and the Old Testament, the Last Judgment and the emerging Kingdom of God are said to occur on the earth. On the other hand, in the passages from the Qur'an and the New Testament, the earth will be destroyed and the redeemed will live in heaven. Consequently, the Last Judgment may be interpreted either as a supernatural event at the world's end--typically the stance of Islam and most strains of traditional Christianity--or as a social, political, and religious renovation of this world--a view common to Judaism and some new religions, for example in a passage cited below from a scripture of Sekai-Kyusei-Kyo, a new religion from Japan. The kingdom of Heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. . . . Civilization as we know it is only transitory; it will finally pass away as the new age dawns and the true civilization is born. That will mark the end of the " provisional " world we live in today. God wills a reckoning for the old civilization and the establishment of a new one, and the time of His reckoning is at last drawing near. Until now evil forces have had wide latitude in civilization, but in the transition from the old to the new, they will be weeded out. All people will go through an inexorable process of cleansing. The world will be terribly afflicted in payment for untold sins gathered over millennia. The great affliction is the sign that all societies and nations are being purified, and it will lift humankind to a new level of existence where good prevails. The transition, which is actually upon us now, is the last stage before the beginning of an earthly paradise. In the upheaval, every sphere of life and every corner of civilization will be transformed. Those who believe in God and repent will witness the coming of the new world, and they will be able to start on the road to salvation. But those still heavily burdened with sin and unable to overcome their malicious ways will end this life in absolute misery and may find no salvation in the next. " World Scripture, A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts Dr. Andrew Wilson, Editor International Religious Foundation, 1991 " I want to tell you, as a Mother, that you all should depend on Paramchaitanya. That's very important to depend on Paramchaitanya. Also there's a habit of many people to put the blame on others, like I got caught up from this person and got caught up from that person. You're caught up by yourself only. All such ideas are of no use. Face yourself, find out about yourself and you have to perfect yourself. That's so important because at this juncture of the time, people think that something great is going to happen. I don't know, 2000 years according to them would be something great, but I don't know because it's all man-made. All this 2000 year and 3000 year is man-made but I Myself feel, as predicted by many, that possibly because of your understanding and your wisdom I am sure something great may happen in this world and things may be brought to a proper level of understanding of spirituality because this is the Last Judgment and in this Last Judgment you have to play a very vital role which I am sure you can do it, if you decide to achieve something for the future. May God bless you. " Shri Adi-saktih Devi You All Should Depend On Paramchaitanya, Navaratri Puja, Cabella, Italy — September 27, 1998 Adi-saktih (615th): Primal power being the first cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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