Eschatology

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“	Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great and would suffice.	”
—Robert Frost

Eschatology is the study of the end of the world. Most of the time, eschatology refers to the study of the Christian Bible in order to understand the prophecies within it and how the end will come. However, the study of any myth about the end of the world also constitutes eschatology, such as the Norse Ragnarok, or the Native American Shirt Dance imagery of the Return of the Ghosts.

[edit] See also

• 2012 Apocalypse
• Doomsday scenario