Most [[modern]] eschatology and [[apocalypticism]], both religious and [[secular]], involve the [[violent]] disruption or destruction of the world; whereas [[Christian]] and [[Jewish]] eschatologies view the end times as the [[consummation]] or perfection of God's [[creation]] of the world. For example, according to ancient Hebrew belief, life takes a [[linear]] (and not [[cyclical]]) path; the world began with God and is constantly headed toward God’s final goal for creation, which is the world to come. | Most [[modern]] eschatology and [[apocalypticism]], both religious and [[secular]], involve the [[violent]] disruption or destruction of the world; whereas [[Christian]] and [[Jewish]] eschatologies view the end times as the [[consummation]] or perfection of God's [[creation]] of the world. For example, according to ancient Hebrew belief, life takes a [[linear]] (and not [[cyclical]]) path; the world began with God and is constantly headed toward God’s final goal for creation, which is the world to come. |