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Eschatology

24 claims
Doctrine All Apostolic Succession Christology church Ecclesiology Eschatology existence-of-god Grace & Free Will grace-justification Mariology moral-theology natural-law Petrine Ministry Pneumatology Prayer & Devotion Purgatory salvation Scripture & Tradition Soteriology The Eucharist The Priesthood The Resurrection The Sacraments The Trinity
24 claims in this doctrine
Eschatology
Origen taught that souls pre-existed their bodies before birth — later condemned as heresy
Historically Verified
Eschatology
Christ descended into Hades between his death and resurrection to preach to those held there
Historically Verified
Eschatology
It is safer to await the fulfilment of prophecy regarding the Antichrist than to speculate on the name bearing 666
Historically Verified
Eschatology
The devil is a fallen angel, not an independent evil principle equal to God
Historically Verified
Eschatology
Some suffer temporary punishments after death before the final judgment
Historically Verified
Eschatology
Prayer for the dead is a pious and ancient Christian practice
Historically Verified
Eschatology
The soul survives death and exists consciously before the resurrection
Historically Verified
Eschatology
The bodily resurrection of the flesh at the last day is certain
Historically Verified
Ecclesiology
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
The oldest surviving Christian catechism outside the New Testament — containing the earliest extra-biblical instructions for Baptism, the Eucharist, fasting, and church…
Historically Verified
Ecclesiology
Cyril of Jerusalem — Mystagogical Catecheses
Five post-baptismal lectures delivered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre c. AD 350 — the most systematic early treatment of Baptism,…
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Patristic Texts Addressing Eschatology

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c. AD 350 Intermediate
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem — Mystagogical Catecheses
Five post-baptismal lectures delivered at the Holy Sepulchre c. AD 350 — the most systematic early treatment of the sacraments, including the clearest patristic account of Real Presence and the Epiclesis.
1 chapter on Eschatology
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c. AD 50–120 Introductory
Anonymous (Apostolic)
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
The oldest surviving Christian catechism outside the New Testament — containing the earliest extra-biblical instructions for Baptism, the Eucharist, fasting, and church order. c. AD 50–120.
1 chapter on Eschatology
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