Religious Eschatology and Afterlife

Millennialism is the belief that the world will end in a cataclysmic event called the Apocalypse, followed by a thousand-year reign of Christ on Earth.

Immaterialism is the belief that the soul continues to exist after death in a disembodied state, separate from the physical body.

Universalism is the belief that all people will eventually be saved and enter heaven, regardless of their beliefs or actions in life.

Annihilationism is the belief that the soul is annihilated or ceases to exist after death.

Preterism is the belief that the world will end in a gradual process of decline and decay, rather than a sudden cataclysm.

Reincarnation is the belief that the soul is reincarnated into a new body after death.

Particularism is the belief that the soul is judged after death and sent to either heaven or hell, based on the person's beliefs and actions in life.

Purgatory is the belief that the soul is purified after death in a process called purgatory, before it can enter heaven.

Samsara is the belief that the soul is trapped in a cycle of rebirth and suffering until it achieves enlightenment.

Brahman is the belief that the soul is absorbed into a universal consciousness after death.

Metempsychosis is the belief that the soul is reincarnated into a new body, but only within the same species.

Transmigration is the belief that the soul is reincarnated into a new body, but can also progress to higher or lower forms of life.

Karma is the belief that the soul is reincarnated into a new body, but only if it has achieved a certain level of spiritual development.

Dharma is the belief that the soul is reincarnated into a new body, but only if it has completed certain tasks or lessons in its previous life.

Moksha is the belief that the soul is reincarnated into a new body, but only if it has achieved a certain level of spiritual purity.