The End of Times
Copyright © by Berthold Jerg, E-Mail: info@bertholdjerg.de
At the end of times, during the Last Judgment, profound truths will be revealed about the return of Christ and the establishment of a divine kingdom that will ultimately determine the fate of humanity.
The momentous event of the Apocalypse is already underway. It enacts the separation of light and darkness, of justice and injustice, making manifest the fulfillment of the divine plan: the ascension of individual souls or their condemnation to purgatory or hell.
The term "Apocalypse," derived from Greek, means "unveiling" or "revelation" and refers to the "making visible of what is hidden." Originally, it referred to the divine plan for a new humanity and a new world. Today, however, it is mostly associated with the end of the world.
The Apocalypse is not an abstract concept but an inevitable message marking the transition from an old to a new humanity and world, as described in the Revelation of John (Revelation 21).
Left: The Tower of Babel. Vienna version (marked in green). Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563, oil on oak wood, dimensions 114 x 115 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Heresies as signposts of decline:
Confusion of languages, multiculturalism, infiltration, diversity, chaos, and arrogance…
Michelangelo's vision of humanity's future: the Great Flood.
After massive floods, only scattered islands and people will be remain...
Left: The Flood (marked in red) by Michelangelo Buonarroti in the Sistine Chapel. 1508–1512, Vatican City, Rome.
Impending disasters:
Due to countless misdeeds, large parts of the Earth will sink into the oceans, and many souls will descend into the hell of the seas...
Left: Statue of Liberty in New York underwater (marked in pink). Photo: iStock.
Hope for the future of humanity:
Completion of collective salvation through the element of individual salvation. The salvation of the soul is possible only through following Christ.
Left: Hope exists for believers (marked in light blue) at the end of times in the Last Judgment. Photo: Shutterstock.