Eschatology is by definition the study of the final or end things, but the term itself has been coupled with the term apocalyptic to refer to a specific kind of eschatology, dealing with a specific kind of prophecy— namely visionary prophecy like one finds in Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah, the book of Revelation, and various early Jewish books like 1 Enoch or even 4 Ezra. A word of caution is in order. The last place to start reading and interpreting the... Read more