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Christian — Southcottian · The Coming of Shiloh, pp.15–16
THE COMING OF SHILOH.
In the Third Book of Wonders is announced “the come of SHILOH, with a call to the Hebrews.” The Spirit says, p. 4. “This year, in the 65th year of thy age, thou shalt have a Son by the power of the Most High, which if they receive as their Prophet, Priest, and King, then I will restore them to their own land, and cast out the heathens for their sakes, as I cast out them when they cast out me, by rejecting me as their Saviour, Prince, and King, for which I said I was born, but not at that time to establish my kingdom.” In consequence of this announcement, the followers of JOANNA SOUTHCOTT, in town and country, are making all sorts of necessary preparations. It is certainly true, that she has literally been overwhelmed with presents.—Laced caps, embroidered bibs, and worked robes, a mohair mantle, which cost £150;—an elegant silver cup and salver, with a lid, on which is placed a ball representing the globe, upon which is perched a dove, with an olive branch. Mr. Lowe, the engraver of Union-street, Birmingham, was employed in ornamenting them.—The cup holds about a quart:—Upon the salver is engraved, ‘Hail, Messiah, Prince of Salem!’ On the lid of the cup is a dove with an olive branch. Inscription round the rim,—‘Of the increase of his government, and peace there shall be no end.’ On a shield on the body—‘This present was sent as a token of love to the Prince of Peace, from a part of the believers in the divine mission of Joanna Southcott, at Birmingham.’ Encircled with vine branches is the figure of a child destroying a serpent, with the motto—‘It shall bruise thy head, then it is finished.’ On the other side, a shield, with the inscription—‘And who shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.’ In another division are three angels, singing praises, surrounded by rays, and the words, ‘Glory to God! Hallelujah!’ ‘Lord God Omnipotent reigneth!’ A pair of goblets accompany the cup, on one of which is inscribed—
‘Then Palaces shall rise;
The joyful Son
Shall finish what his short-lived
Sire began.’
On the other—
‘Their vines a shadow to
Their race shall yield;
And the same hand that sow’d
Shall reap the field.’
Presents to a very large amount have been sent from various parts of the kingdom:—Splendid silver pap-spoons and caudle-cups (one shaped like a dove) have been poured in upon her, till she has at length determined to receive no more of such things. To complete the desired apparatus, a magnificent Crib has just been finished by one of our first upholsterers, and sent to her residence, of which a friend has favoured us with the following particulars:—
Christian — Southcottian · 27 September communication, printed pp.62–63, opening prose before the Cana verse
Monday morning, September 27th.—I was awaked as usual between three and four o’clock, and after various things being revealed to me, that I cannot recollect, I was answered:—
Thou must be perfect in obedience to all my commands; and therefore I told thee that I should work on Pomeroy’s heart, to come in my Spirit, though not in my person, to propose a Marriage Union with thee; and know what I said in my Gospel, when I ordered John to baptise me; know his answer, (Matt. xiii.) “But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee; and comest thou to me? And Jesus answered, saying unto him, suffer it to be so now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness; then he suffered him. And Jesus when he was baptised, went up straightway out of the water, and lo! the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, like a dove, lighting upon him; and lo! a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
I shall not at present explain to thee all the meaning of these verses. But in the perfect manner I came in the body, my second coming must be in the Spirit; and know what I said of Baptism, so I say of the Marriage: thus it behoveth thee to fulfil all righteousness. And let them discern from my Gospel, it was after I had gone through the office of men to be baptised, that this vision was seen from heaven. And so I tell thee thou must go through the office of Marriage, as a Bride, to fulfil all righteousness here upon earth, before the heavens are opened for thou to enter in to know my Spirit and the mysteries that will be revealed, therefore, they can never know what are the glories that lye behind, till the shadow is begun upon earth. Know what I said in thy Writings:—“Heaven and earth alike must join; and what I bind on earth, I will bind in heaven; and what is joined on earth, I will join in heaven.”
Latter-day Saint — Fetting’s messages · Manifestation Received By Apostle Otto Fetting, complete article, printed pp. 69–70; later numbered Message 5
Port Huron, Michigan, March 22, 1928.
At about 8 P. M.
The Messenger came to me at my home for the fifth time since his first visit on February 4th, 1927.
I awoke when he laid his hand on my head and he said: “In 1899 the servant of the Lord laid his hands on you, and set you apart from among men to represent Christ, and gave you authority to preach the gospel and bring others into his kingdom. That authority has not been taken from you, and will never be taken from you unless you deny the Lord your God.
Again, in 1926 you, with your brethern, were set apart as members of the Twelve, to represent Christ and His Church, with the same authority as the apostles of old. Many are representing Christ but not Christ and His Church, but you men have been chosen to represent Christ and His Church as he established it when he was here.
Remember, Satan, in times past, has led men away from the teachings of Christ and His Church, but let it not be so with you. Others have been led away by adultery because of following the whisperings of Satan, but let it not be so with you. Some have been led by pride and a love of the praise of men, but let it no be so with you. All these things and many more come from the whisperings of Satan. Let not your hearts be tempted neither by the praise of men or by the lure of money, because it will rob you of the Spirit and goodness of God.
The Lord has called you men to assist in His work in these last days, to build up the kingdom of God, and to help in His work let there be added with you Elmer E. Long, B. C. Flint, and James E. Yates as members of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Christ, and if you men and brethern will work in peace with the love of God in your hearts, then God will bless you, and also the Church for your sake and God will love you, and will bless you and the people and your work.
You men, with others, shall assist in the building of the Temple, the house of the Lord, which shall be started in 1929. The Lord will give you seven years in which to complete the work. While it may be slow in the beginning, the Lord will open the way and many will help. Let the work be well done and as the Lord will open the way, and direct from time to time. As you stand in need He will direct and send you help. Think not that the work can be done without the help of the Lord, and He will send His spirit and his messengers from time to time, for this house shall not be built by promises, but by sacrifice, but the Lord God shall sanctify the house that shall be built in His name, and the glory of the Lord shall rest upon it, and the Spirit of the Lord shall fill the hearts of men, and Christ shall come to it, and the cloud that shall rest upon it shall sanctify it and the lives of His people.
Let all those who can, assist in the work of the Lord, and let the bands be broken of the blind shepherds who have led away the Lord’s people to dry pastures and to by and forbidden paths, that they may return unto the Lord, their God.
Let the house be built of steel and concrete, and let the outside be gray stone, polished. Let the pillars and foundations be strong. Let the basement or first floor be finished, that the Lord’s people in Independence may gather there for their services. Let the main floor be used when the Lord’s people gather for their general assemblies from time to time, at which times the Lord’s Spirit will rest upon them in great power, and will direct them in their work that the gospel may be preached to all nations in power, for behold your message shall be a message of love, and this power shall come to the servants of the Lord and His people.
The cloud shall not rest upon the house all the time, but only when the people of the Lord shall assemble therein, in humility and love; then will the Lord meet with them. Let the length of the building be double the width thereof, so that the main floor may seat 3500. The people that will gather there at times will be many, for great will be the desire of the people to come to the Lord’s house, and the Lord will meet them in the hour of their great need, when they confess their sins unto Him, and the weak shall be made strong.
Let the roof be strong, let the beams be of steel, the center be rounding, and let the building be fireproof in all parts that nothing can burn.
To the servants of the Lord, let your voice be heard everywhere, warning the people that the coming of Christ is near at hand. Preach the gospel, cry repentance to all people and nations, that all may be warned.
Do not be harsh with your brethren who also believe in the coming of Christ and the building of the temple, and if you will present your message in love you will win your brethren, and many will help. Yea, let your message go to them first, for many have looked for this day when they could help, nevertheless, you shall start your preparations for the temple now, and in 1929 your weak efforts shall start in faith to begin the work which shall be great when finished.
Great shall be the joy of the people of the Lord, not so much because of the house, but because the Lord shall sanctify His people; His power will be with them and His spirit will fill their souls with joy. The house shall be a sheltering rock to them, a haven of rest wherein they will find spiritual food and knowledge, a school wherein they will learn of God’s goodness.
Let all your work be done in faith, for behold you can do nothing without faith. Faith will make you strong. Prepare yourselves to be a people who can meet the Lord at His coming.
Let each one warn his neighbor in love and faith. Prepare the ground, then will your harvest be great. Think not you are weak and cannot warn your neighbor, for the Lord is strength, and inasmuch as you will trust him in your work he will give you the strength you need. Think not that Satan will not tempt you, for his power will also be manifested, and unless you are spiritually minded you will not detect his work by which he will seek to destroy your work. Ask, and ye shall receive as to your needs from day to day. Let all things be done in love and faith.
Warn ye the people, that they may till the soil, for famine will come, and many things that shall make people idle and no work, and all those that shall not seek to supply themselves with the fruits of the soil will suffer. Let the people of the Lord take warning and keep out of debt lest when the trying times will come they shall lose, but those that are wise will seek to supply themselves with that which they need and be therewith content.
Work while you can, and save while you can, that each may have their home and the soil to grow food for their families, that none may suffer. Follow not after the craze of the world, for the Lord wants a holy people.
I will come from time to time, and will direct in the work ye shall do that a people of the Lord may be prepared for His coming.
General Judaism · Micah 4:1–13 (Hebrew numbering)
1 But in the end of days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established as the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it.
2 And many nations shall go and say: 'Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths'; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
3 And He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide concerning mighty nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken.
5 For let all the peoples walk each one in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
6 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven away, and her that I have afflicted;
7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a mighty nation; and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from thenceforth even for ever.
8 And thou, Migdal-eder, the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come; yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no King in thee, is thy Counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail?
10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon; there shalt thou be rescued; there shall the LORD redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
11 And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say: 'Let her be defiled, and let our eye gaze upon Zion.'
12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they His counsel; for He hath gathered them as the sheaves to the threshing-floor.
13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples; and thou shalt devote their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
General Sikhism · Preface p.xviii, reported prison conversation ending “destroy thine empire”; following fulfillment claim retained as commentary
A few of the advantages of the Sikh religion to the State may be here enumerated. One day, as Guru Teg Bahadur was in the top story of his prison, the Emperor Aurangzeb thought he saw him looking towards the south in the direction of the Imperial zenana. He was sent for the next day, and charged with this grave breach of Oriental etiquette and propriety. The Guru replied, ‘Emperor Aurangzeb, I was on the top story of my prison but I was not looking at thy private apartments or at thy queens. I was looking in the direction of the Europeans who are coming from beyond the seas to tear down thy pardas and destroy thine empire.’
English popular prophecy · Notes and Queries, 4th ser. X, 7 December 1872, pp. 450–451; complete query
“Mother Shipton’s Prophecy.”—I desire to know if the following prophecy is considered genuine; also where it was first published?—
“Ancient Prediction,
(Entitled by popular tradition ‘Mother Shipton’s Prophecy’),
Published in 1448, republished in 1641.
“Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with woe.
Around the earth thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling of an eye.
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at the root of a tree.
Through hills men shall ride,
And no horse be at his side.
Under water men shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white, in black, in green;
Iron in the water shall float,
As easily as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and shown
In a land that’s not now known.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall at last admit a foe,
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.”
Simeon Rayner.
Bábí · Selections from the Writings of the Báb, Qayyúmu’l-Asmá, complete Chapter I selection as published (three paragraphs; source ellipses retained)
All praise be to God Who hath, through the power of Truth, sent down this Book unto His servant, that it may serve as a shining light for all mankind.… Verily this is none other than the sovereign Truth; it is the Path which God hath laid out for all that are in heaven and on earth. Let him then who will, take for himself the right path unto his Lord. Verily this is the true Faith of God, and sufficient witness are God and such as are endowed with the knowledge of the Book. This is indeed the eternal Truth which God, the Ancient of Days, hath revealed unto His omnipotent Word—He Who hath been raised up from the midst of the Burning Bush. This is the Mystery which hath been hidden from all that are in heaven and on earth, and in this wondrous Revelation it hath, in very truth, been set forth in the Mother Book by the hand of God, the Exalted.…
O concourse of kings and of the sons of kings! Lay aside, one and all, your dominion which belongeth unto God.…
Let not thy sovereignty deceive thee, O Sháh, for “every soul shall taste of death,” and this, in very truth, hath been written down as a decree of God.
General Islam · Sura XVIII, passage corresponding to Qur'an 18:92–101.
Then followed he a route
Until he came between the two mountains, beneath which he found a people who scarce understood a language.
They said, "O Dhoulkarnain! verily, Gog and Magog waste this land; shall we then pay thee tribute, so thou build a rampart between us and them?"
He said, "Better than your tribute is the might wherewith my Lord hath strengthened me; but help me strenuously, and I will set a barrier between you and them.
Bring me blocks of iron,"--until when it filled the space between the mountain sides--"Ply," said he, "your bellows,"--until when he had made it red with heat (fire), he said,--"Bring me molten brass that I may pour upon it."
And Gog and Magog were not able to scale it, neither were they able to dig through it.
"This," said he, "is a mercy from my Lord:
But when the promise of my Lord shall come to pass, he will turn it to dust; and the promise of my Lord is true."
On that day we will let them dash like billows one over another; and there shall be a blast on the trumpet, and we will gather them together in a body.
And we will set Hell on that day close before the infidels,
Whose eyes were veiled from my warning, and who had no power to hear.
General Judaism · Isaiah 11:1–16; complete chapter
1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a twig shall grow forth out of his roots.
2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;
4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the land; and he shall smite the land with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
6 And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den.
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord will set His hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people, that shall remain from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
12 And He will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the dispersed of Israel, and gather together the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
13 The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and they that harass Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
14 And they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines on the west; together shall they spoil the children of the east; they shall put forth their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
15 And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with His scorching wind will He shake His hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dry-shod.
16 And there shall be a highway for the remnant of His people, that shall remain from Assyria, like as there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
General Buddhism · Chapter XXXIX, complete reported sermon from In this country Fa-hien heard through the devotee’s statement that this is not from a sutra
In this country Fa-hien heard an Indian devotee, who was reciting a Sutra from the pulpit, say:--"Buddha's alms-bowl was at first in Vaisali, and now it is in Gandhara. After so many hundred years' (he gave, when Fa-hien heard him, the exact number of years, but he has forgotten it), "it will go to Western Tukhara; after so many hundred years, to Khoten; after so many hundred years, to Kharachar; after so many hundred years, to the land of Han; after so many hundred years, it will come to Sinhala; and after so many hundred years, it will return to Central India.
After that, it will ascend to the Tushita heaven; and when the Bodhisattva Maitreya sees it, he will say with a sigh, 'The alms-bowl of Sakyamuni Buddha is come;' and with all the devas he will present to it flowers and incense for seven days. When these have expired, it will return to Jambudvipa, where it will be received by the king of the sea nagas, and taken into his naga palace. When Maitreya shall be about to attain to perfect Wisdom (and become Buddha), it will again separate into four bowls, which will return to the top of mount Anna, whence they came. After Maitreya has become Buddha, the four deva kings will again think of the Buddha (with their bowls as they did in the case of the previous Buddha).
The thousand Buddhas of this Bhadra-kalpa, indeed, will all use the same alms-bowl; and when the bowl has disappeared, the Law of Buddha will go on gradually to be extinguished. After that extinction has taken place, the life of man will be shortened, till it is only a period of five years. During this period of a five years' life, rice, butter, and oil will all vanish away, and men will become exceedingly wicked. The grass and trees which they lay hold of will change into swords and clubs, with which they will hurt, cut, and kill one another. Those among them on whom there is blessing will withdraw from society among the hills; and when the wicked have exterminated one another, they will again come forth, and say among themselves, 'The men of former times enjoyed a very great longevity; but through becoming exceedingly wicked, and doing all lawless things, the length of our life has been shortened and reduced even to five years. Let us now unite together in the practice of what is good, cherishing a gentle and sympathising heart, and carefully cultivating good faith and righteousness. When each one in this way practises that faith and righteousness, life will go on to double its length till it reaches 80,000 years.
When Maitreya appears in the world, and begins to turn the wheel of his Law, he will in the first place save those among the disciples of the Law left by the Sakya who have quitted their families, and those who have accepted the three Refuges, undertaken the five Prohibitions and the eight Abstinences, and given offerings to the three Precious Ones; secondly and thirdly, he will save those between whom and conversion there is a connexion transmitted from the past.'"
(Such was the discourse), and Fa-hien wished to write it down as a portion of doctrine; but the man said, "This is taken from no Sutra, it is only the utterance of my own mind."
Hopi · Two-path rock drawing explanation, address dated 10 December 1992
If we continue only on this upper path, we will come to destruction.
Islam — Sunni · Sunan Abi Dawud 4350; Book 39, hadith 60
Narrated Sa'd ibn AbuWaqqas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I hope my community will not fail to maintain their position in the sight of their Lord if He delays them half a day. Sa'd was asked: How long is half a day? He said: It is five hundred years
General Latter-day Saint · 3 Nephi 29:1–9
3 Nephi 29:1–9
29:1 And now behold, I say unto you that when the Lord shall see fit, in his wisdom, that these sayings shall come unto the Gentiles according to his word, then ye may know that the covenant which the Father hath made with the children of Israel, concerning their restoration to the lands of their inheritance, is already beginning to be fulfilled.
29:2 And ye may know that the words of the Lord, which have been spoken by the holy prophets, shall all be fulfilled; and ye need not say that the Lord delays his coming unto the children of Israel.
29:3 And ye need not imagine in your hearts that the words which have been spoken are vain, for behold, the Lord will remember his covenant which he hath made unto his people of the house of Israel.
29:4 And when ye shall see these sayings coming forth among you, then ye need not any longer spurn at the doings of the Lord, for the sword of his justice is in his right hand; and behold, at that day, if ye shall spurn at his doings he will cause that it shall soon overtake you.
29:5 Wo unto him that spurneth at the doings of the Lord; yea, wo unto him that shall deny the Christ and his works!
29:6 Yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of the Lord, and that shall say the Lord no longer worketh by revelation, or by prophecy, or by gifts, or by tongues, or by healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost!
29:7 Yea, and wo unto him that shall say at that day, to get gain, that there can be no miracle wrought by Jesus Christ; for he that doeth this shall become like unto the son of perdition, for whom there was no mercy, according to the word of Christ!
29:8 Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor make game of the Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of Israel; for behold, the Lord remembereth his covenant unto them, and he will do unto them according to that which he hath sworn.
29:9 Therefore ye need not suppose that ye can turn the right hand of the Lord unto the left, that he may not execute judgment unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the house of Israel.
Islam — Sunni · Sahih Muslim 2937a; Book 54, hadith 134; deprecated USC-MSA Book 41, hadith 7015.
An-Nawwas b. Sam`an reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) made a mention of the Dajjal one day in the morning. He (ﷺ) sometimes described him to be insignificant and sometimes described (his turmoil) as very significant (and we felt) as if he were in the cluster of the date-palm trees. When we went to him (to the Holy Prophet) in the evening and he read (the signs of fear) in our faces, he (ﷺ) said:
What is the matter with you? We said: Allah's Messenger, you made a mention of the Dajjal in the morning (sometimes describing him) to be insignificant and sometimes very important, until we began to think as if he were present in some (near) part of the cluster of the date-palm trees. Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: I harbor fear in regard to you in so many other things besides the Dajjal.
If he comes forth while I am among you, I shall contend with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth while I am not amongst you, a man must contend on his own behalf and Allah would take care of every Muslim on my behalf (and safeguard him against his evil). He (Dajjal) would be a young man with twisted, contracted hair, and a blind eye. I compare him to `Abd-ul-`Uzza b. Qatan. He who amongst you would survive to see him should recite over him the opening verses of Sura Kahf (xviii).
He would appear on the way between Syria and Iraq and would spread mischief right and left. O servant of Allah! adhere (to the path of Truth). We said: Allah's Messenger, how long would he stay on the earth? He (ﷺ) said: For forty days, one day like a year and one day like a month and one day like a week and the rest of the days would be like your days.
We said: Allah's Messenger, would one day's prayer suffice for the prayers of day equal to one year? Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: No, but you must make an estimate of time (and then observe prayer). We said: Allah's Messenger, how quickly would he walk upon the earth? Thereupon he (ﷺ) said: Like cloud driven by the wind. He would come to the people and invite them (to a wrong religion) and they would affirm their faith in him and respond to him.
He would then give command to the sky and there would be rainfall upon the earth and it would grow crops. Then in the evening, their pasturing animals would come to them with their humps very high and their udders full of milk and their flanks stretched. He would then come to another people and invite them. But they would reject him and he would go away from them and there would be drought for them and nothing would be left with them in the form of wealth.
He would then walk through the waste land and say to it: Bring forth your treasures, and the treasures would come out and collect (themselves) before him like the swarm of bees. He would then call a person brimming with youth and strike him with the sword and cut him into two pieces and (make these pieces lie at a distance which is generally) between the archer and his target.
He would then call (that young man) and he will come forward laughing with his face gleaming (with happiness) and it would be at this very time that Allah would send Jesus, son of Mary, and he will descend at the white minaret in the eastern side of Damascus wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffron and placing his hands on the wings of two Angels. When he would lower his head, there would fall beads of perspiration from his head, and when he would raise it up, beads like pearls would scatter from it.
Every non-believer who would smell the odor of his self would die and his breath would reach as far as he would be able to see. He would then search for him (Dajjal) until he would catch hold of him at the gate of Ludd and would kill him.
Then a people whom Allah had protected would come to Jesus, son of Mary, and he would wipe their faces and would inform them of their ranks in Paradise and it would be under such conditions that Allah would reveal to Jesus these words: I have brought forth from amongst My servants such people against whom none would be able to fight; you take these people safely to Tur. And then Allah would send Gog and Magog and they would swarm down from every slope.
The first of them would pass the lake of Tiberias and drink out of it. And when the last of them would pass, he would say: There was once water there.
Jesus and his companions would then be besieged here (at Tur, and they would be so much hard pressed) that the head of the ox would be dearer to them than one hundred dinars and Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and his companions would supplicate Allah, Who would send to them insects (which would attack their necks) and in the morning they would perish like one single person.
Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and his companions would then come down to the earth and they would not find in the earth as much space as a single span which is not filled with their putrefaction and stench. Allah's Apostle, Jesus, and his companions would then again beseech Allah, Who would send birds whose necks would be like those of Bactrian camels and they would carry them and throw them where God would will.
Then Allah would send rain which no house of clay or (the tent of) camels' hairs would keep out and it would wash away the earth until it could appear to be a mirror. Then the earth would be told to bring forth its fruit and restore its blessing and, as a result thereof, there would grow (such a big) pomegranate that a group of persons would be able to eat that, and seek shelter under its skin and milch cow would give so much milk that a whole party would be able to drink it.
And the milch camel would give such (a large quantity of) milk that the whole tribe would be able to drink out of that and the milch sheep would give so much milk that the whole family would be able to drink out of that and at that time Allah would send a pleasant wind which would soothe (people) even under their armpits, and would take the life of every Muslim and only the wicked would survive who would commit adultery like asses and the Last Hour would come to them.
Esoteric — Benjamin Creme · Printed p 43, May 1984 Q&A; sentence describing a prior plan
The Day of Declaration was planned to take place on 30 May 1982.
General Christianity · 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
17 then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Zoroastrian · Selections of Zadspram 34:21–41
21. The creating of creation, the progress of Religion, and the final rehabilitation are like unto the building of a house. (22) For a house can only be completed by means of three things, that is the foundation, the walls, and the roof. Creation is the foundation, the progress of Religion the walls, and the rehabilitation the roof. (23) As when a man desires to build a house, he chooses three men of whom one is most skilled in laying the foundation, one in raising the walls, and one in making the roof; and each is assigned to his proper work. Till the foundation was laid and the walls raised, it was not possible (to make the roof). (24) He who bade the house (be built) knows clearly how many things are needed to completei~ and because he has no doubt concerning the skill of the maker of the roof, long does he confidently wait. When the walls are completed, it is as easy for him whose business is the roof, to roof (the house) in as (it is) for the other two in the work that is assigned to them.
25. And again the rehabilitation was like unto a dark night: when the night draws to its close, the Sun rises over three corners of the earth and returns to its proper place and completes its cycle and comes to shine anew and smites the darkness and gloom.
26. It was like unto the Moon which waxes for fifteen (nights) and for fifteen wanes. When it has completely disappeared, it is born anew and is manifest in the sheen (it has) from the Sun, the lord of lights: the restoration of the world of the resurrection is made manifest thereby.
27. It was like unto the year in which, in spring, the trees blossom, in summer they bear fruit, in autumn they bear the last fruits, and in winter they become dry and as if dead. (28) When the order of the years is fulfilled. Mihr (the Sun) returns to his first place, day and night are equal in measure. and the atmosphere (returns to) its original(?) equilibrium. And the resurrection of the dead is like unto dry trees and shrubs that put forth new foliage and shoot forth tender saplings. (29) Since stability must be restored the end of all natural things is in the same manner as their beginning, even as man whose coming to be springs from the semen or as the plants whose becoming is from seed; their perfection and end are in the selfsame seed.
30. In the Religion thus is it revealed -- When Ahriman rushed into creation, he had the brood of the demon Whore of evil religion as his companion even as a man has a whore woman as his bedfellow; for verily the whore is a demon: and he appointed the demon Whore queen of her brood, that is the chief of all the whore demons, the most grievous adversary of the Blessed Man.
31. And [the demon Whore] of evil religion joined herself [to the Blessed Man]; for the defilement of females she joined herself to him, that she might defile females; and the females, because they were defiled, might defile the males, and (the males) would turn aside from their proper work.
32. And he chose a captain of his commanders who is none other than Az (concupiscence): and he gave her four commanders to help her, who are Wrath and Winter and Old Age and Bane, like unto the East and West and South and North. (33) Az chose commanders, captains of the right and captains of the left, which are hunger and thirst: so too did Old Age (choose) lamentation and mourning: so too did Bane (choose) excess and deficiency.
34. At the final rehabilitation first a means of overcoming Az is sought, for she is the captain of the commanders of the other lies, and from her has Ahriman of evil religion most strength. (35) When first creation began to move and Zurvan for the sake of movement brought that form, the black and ashen garment to Ahriman, (he made) a treaty in this wise, 'This is that implement like unto fire, blazing, harassing all creatures, that hath the very substance of Az. When the period of nine thousand years comes to an end, if thou hast not perfectly fulfilled that which thou didst threaten in the beginning, that thou wouldst bring all material existence to hate Ohrrnazd and to love thee -- and verily this is the belief in the one principle, that the increaser and destroyer are the same -- then by means of these weapons Az will devour that which is thine, thy creation; and she herself will starve; for she will no longer obtain food from the creatures of Ohrmazd -- like unto a frog that liveth in the water; so long as it defileth the water, it liveth by it, but when the water is withdrawn from it, it dieth parched.”
36. And Az because she had only one nature, had not the power to cause defilement as long as creatures were dispersed. That her powers might work together within creation, she divided them in three, that is “that pertaining to natural functions,” “that pertaining to natural functions directed outward,” and “that outside the natural functions.” That pertaining to the natural functions consists in eating on which life depends: that pertaining to the natural functions directed outward is the desire to mingle (copulate) which is called lust (Varan) through which, by a glance outward, the inwards are excited and the natural functions of the body thrown into turmoil: that outside the natural functions is the yearning for whatever good thing one sees or hears.
37. Each part was divided into two: that pertaining to the natural functions is hunger and thirst; that pertaining to natural functions directed outward is the emitting and receiving (of seed); that outside the natural functions is hoarding by robbery and refusing to give through avarice.
38. This is she who comprises (all) evil. And it is revealed that at the end Ardwahisht will come to earth with the powerful help of Airyaman, the Messenger, to find a means of overcoming Az, and he will show to creatures that the slaughter of the divers kinds of cattle is a grievous sin and that the profit therefrom is small: and this will he command, “Ye are men; slaughter not the cattle even as hitherto ye have slaughtered them.”
39. When the time of the rehabilitation shall draw nigh, those who hearken to the command of Ardwahisht will turn from the slaughter of cattle and the eating of flesh, and one quarter of the power of Az will dwindle, and the strength that is in her body will be destroyed, and the darkness and gloom will be smitten in part: nature will be clad in spirit and intelligences will be more clearly grasped.
40. In the bodies of the children that are born to them Az shall be less strong and their bodies shall stink less, and their nature will be more closely bound to the gods. Instructed by the gods they will turn away from the drinking of milk; half the power of Az will dwindle. (41) And those who are born to them will be sweet-smelling, lacking darkness, spiritual in nature, without offspring, for they will not eat.
Christian — Early Christianity · Didache chapter XVI, sections 1–8; ANF7 p. 382
Chapter XVI.—Watchfulness; The Coming of the Lord.
1. Watch for your life’s sake. Let not your lamps be quenched, nor your loins unloosed; but be ye ready, for ye know not the hour in which our Lord cometh.
2. But often shall ye come together, seeking the things which are befitting to your souls: for the whole time of your faith will not profit you, if ye be not made perfect in the last time.
3. For in the last days false prophets and corrupters shall be multiplied, and the sheep shall be turned into wolves, and love shall be turned into hate;
4. for when lawlessness increaseth, they shall hate and persecute and betray one another, and then shall appear the world-deceiver as the Son of God, and shall do signs and wonders, and the earth shall be delivered into his hands, and he shall do iniquitous things which have never yet come to pass since the beginning.
5. Then shall the creation of men come into the fire of trial, and many shall be made to stumble and shall perish; but they that endure in their faith shall be saved from under the curse itself.
6. And then shall appear the signs of the truth; first, the sign of an out-spreading in heaven; then the sign of the sound of the trumpet; and the third, the resurrection of the dead;
7. yet not of all, but as it is said: The Lord shall come and all His saints with Him.
8. Then shall the world see the Lord coming upon the clouds of heaven.