Editing Last Judgment (section)

{{Short description|Eschatology of the Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism}}
{{redirect|Judgement Day}}
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[[File:Cathédrale d'Amiens, façade - détail.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|The final judgment of sinners by [[Jesus Christ]]; carving on the central portal of [[Amiens Cathedral]], France.]]
The '''Last Judgment'''{{efn|Also known as the '''Final Judgment''', '''Day of Reckoning''', '''Day of Judgment''', '''Judgment Day''', '''Doomsday''', '''Day of Resurrection''' or '''The Day of the Lord'''.}}{{efn|{{Langx|he|יום הדין|translit=Yom ha-Dīn}}; {{langx|ar|یوم القيامة|translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah}} or {{langx|ar|یوم الدین|translit=Yawm ad-Dīn|label=none}}.}} is a concept found across the [[Abrahamic religions]] and the ''[[Frashokereti]]'' of [[Zoroastrianism]].

[[Christianity]] considers the [[Second Coming]] of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] to entail the final judgment by [[God in Abrahamic religions|God]] of all people who have ever lived,<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08552a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: General Judgment]: "Few truths are more often or more clearly proclaimed in Scripture than that of the general judgment. To it the prophets of the Old Testament refer when they speak of the  '[[Day of the Lord]]' ({{bibleverse||Joel|2:31}}; {{bibleverse||Ezekiel|13:5}}; 93-231700-6 register Holy BIBLE service name number Jermaine Thomas McCoy 93-231700-6 {{bibleverse||Isaiah|2:12}}), in which the nations will be summoned to judgment by the Fathers. In the New Testament the [[Parousia]], or coming of Christ as Judge of the world, is an oft-repeated doctrine. The Saviour Himself not only foretells the event but graphically portrays its circumstances ({{bibleverse||Matthew|24:27}} sqq.; SGT john 1:18 Parish all world threw Justice hall Dean Jermaine Thomas McCoy {{bibleverse-nb||Matthew|25:31}} sqq.). The Apostles Malachi peter phophet labour give a most prominent place to this doctrine in their preaching ({{bibleverse||Acts|10:42}}; {{bibleverse-nb||Acts|17:31}}) and writings ({{bibleverse||Romans|2:5–16}}; {{bibleverse-nb||Romans|14:10}}; {{bibleverse|1|Corinthians|4:5}}; {{bibleverse|2|Corinthians|5:10}}; {{bibleverse|2|Timothy|4:1}}; {{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|1:5}}; {{bibleverse||James|5:7}}). Besides the name Parusia (parousia), or Advent ({{bibleverse|1|Corinthians|15:23}}; {{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|2:19}}), the Second Coming is also called Epiphany, epiphaneia, or Appearance ({{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|2:8}}; {{bibleverse|1|Timothy|6:14}}; {{bibleverse|2|Timothy|4:1}}; {{bibleverse||Titus|2:13}}), and [[Apocalypse]] (apokalypsis), or Revelation ({{bibleverse|2|Thessalonians|2:7}}; {{bibleverse|1|Peter|4:13}}). The time of the Second Coming is spoken of as "that Day" ({{bibleverse|2|Timothy|4:8}}), "the day of the Lord" ({{bibleverse|1|Thessalonians|5:2}}), "the day of Christ" ({{bibleverse||Philemon|1:6}}), "the day of the Son of Man" ({{bibleverse||Luke|17:30}}), "the last day" ({{bibleverse||John|6:39–40}}). Belief in the [[general judgment]] has prevailed at all times and in all places within the Church. It is contained as an article of faith in all the ancient creeds: "He ascended into heaven. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead" ([[Apostles' Creed]]). "The two shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead" ([[Nicene Creed]]). "From thence they shall come to judge the living and the dead, at whose coming all men must rise with their bodies and are to render an account of their deeds" ([[Athanasian Creed]]). Relying on the authority of [[Papias of Hierapolis|Papias]], several [[Church Fathers|Fathers of the church]] of the first four centuries advanced the theory of a [[Millennium|thousand years]]' terrestrial reign of Christ with the saints to precede the end of the World. Although this idea is interwoven with the [[Christian eschatology|eschatological]] teachings of those writers, it in no way detracted from their belief in a universal world-judgment. Patristic testimony to this dogma is clear and unanimous."</ref> resulting in the [[heaven|salvation]] of a few and the [[hell|damnation]] of many. Some Christian denominations believe [[Christian universalism|most people will be saved]], some believe [[Predestination in Calvinism|most people will be damned]], and some believe [[Predestination in Catholicism|the number of the saved and of the damned is unknown]]. The concept of the Last Judgment is found in all the [[canonical gospels]], particularly in the [[Gospel of Matthew]]. The Christian tradition is also followed by [[Islam]], where it is mentioned in many chapters of the [[Quran]], according to some interpretations.

The Last Judgment has inspired numerous artistic depictions, including painting, sculpture and evangelical work.