Orthodox Eschatological Views

[Bulldog]

What are the Orthodox Eschatological Views?

 

[Reader Nilus]

They are stated clearly in the Symbol of Faith. He shall come again with great glory to judge the Living and the Dead, whose Kingdom shall have no end.
There is no room for speculation on when that will be.
Jeff the Finn

 

[MariaRegina]

Death (we all must die), Judgment (heaven or hell), Eternity (with or without God forever)

 

[countrymousenc]

This may help: I recall that Oblio said, in another thread, that Orthodox eschatology is similar to amillenialism (a term more familiar to most Protestants or evangelicals). That's what I'm noticing, also, as I read.

 

[OrthodoxTexan]

Shoot, I'm impressed that a 13 year old knows the word 'eschatalogical'. Keep learning and seeking bulldog.

 

[Philip]

This may help: I recall that Oblio said, in another thread, that Orthodox eschatology is similar to amillenialism (a term more familiar to most Protestants or evangelicals). That's what I'm noticing, also, as I read.

Orthodoxy is amillenial in that we do not believe in a literal 1000 yeat kingdom.

 

[MariaRegina]

Orthodoxy is amillenial in that we do not believe in a literal 1000 yeat kingdom.

LOL what are YEATS?
couldn't resist.!

p.s. I needed that laugh after viewing some threads in GA

 

[Philip]

LOL what are YEATS?
couldn't resist.!

William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) was an Irish poet. We Orthodox deny that Christ will return with an army consisting 1000 clones of Yeats, don't we?

 

[Patristic]

Orthodoxy is amillenial in that we do not believe in a literal 1000 yeat kingdom.

Just curious. What does the 1,000 years in Revelation 20 signify in Orthodox thought? If it's not literal it must mean something else.

 

[OrthodoxTexan]

The book of Revelation is a very difficult book to understand without having a firm grasp on the nuances of JudeoChristian Apocalyptic literature. Symbolic numerology (666, 7, 12, 1000, 144,000, etc), imagery and symbolism pervade the text.

The problem, IMO, is that many of our Christian brothers have removed the text from its proper Apocalyptic context and have attempted to interpret the text without being mindful of the literary techniques common to Apocalyptic literature. There is a reason that the many in the East were initially very reluctant to the inclusion of the Apocalypse in the canon of the NT. Even early on, the text was being misinterpreted and these misinterpretations were leading some Christians into heresy. What we are seeing today is no different.

 

[Photini]

Just curious. What does the 1,000 years in Revelation 20 signify in Orthodox thought? If it's not literal it must mean something else.

The 1000 years is a symbolic number representing the time of the Gospel.

 

[Philip]

Just curious. What does the 1,000 years in Revelation 20 signify in Orthodox thought? If it's not literal it must mean something else.

The unknown length of time between Christ's Ascension and Second Advent. You are in the 1000 years right now.

 

[Patristic]

The unknown length of time between Christ's Ascension and Second Advent. You are in the 1000 years right now.

Got it! I remember reading this in Saint Augustine, but at the time I didn't give it much thought.