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Advent
Summary of Advent
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Religious Studies
11th Grade
01/18/2011

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Duration of Advent
Definition
4 weeks
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Meaning of Advent
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Coming [of Jesus]
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Polyvalent celebration of Advent
Definition
-History at Bethlehem
-Mystery through word & Eucharist
-Majesty at the end of time
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How Church calculates Advent
Definition
-Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew of the Apostle
-Spans 4 Sundays & 4 weeks of preparation( If Christmas is on the 4th Sunday, that Sunday is only one day long)
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Advent's original purpose
Definition
Preparation for the Epiphany (when converts are baptized)
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Escahaton
Definition
The end [goal]
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Eschatology
Definition
The study of the End Times
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Apocalypse
Definition
A prophetic revelation
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Apocalypticism
Definition
belief in apocalyptic prophecies; destruction of world & foundation of a new world order because of the triumph of the good over evil
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Apocalyptic Literature
Definition
literary genre dealing with eschatogical themes
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Parousia
Definition
The second coming of Christ
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Major pieces of Apocalyptic Literature in the Bible
Definition
-Daniel
-Revelation
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Characteristics of apocalyptic literature
Definition
Presumes:
-Otherworldly reality
-Life after death
-Final Judgement
-Final clash of good & evil
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Modern-day applications of apocalyptic literature
Definition
-Antichrist
-End of time predictions
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Where "Anti-Christ" is found in the Bible
Definition
-John 1
-John 2
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About the Anti-Christ
Definition
-Satan's chief agent on earth, Jesus' evil twin
-Will forge a one-world government through promises of peace
-Will be exposed by Jesus and defeated
-Jesus will rule for 1000 years with the martyrs
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Examples of "Anti-Christ"'s
Definition
Trilateral Comission, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Mikhail Gorbachev, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama, Pope Leo X, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, Ronald Wilson Reagan, Osama bin Laden
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Examples of failed end-times predictions
Definition
-Persian Prophet Zoroaster (1200 BC)
-Various books
-Hal Lindsay
-Mayan & Aztec Calendars
-Nostradamus
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Jesus' opinion on end-times predictions
Definition
NO ONE KNOWS
Preparation:
-Always be ready
-Help the needy
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