Societas Dei: Jurnal Agama dan Masyarakat
Vol 7 No 2 (2020): Virus: Sebuah Diskursus

Milenialisme dan Covid-19: Milenialism And Covid-19

Jadi Sampurna Lima (Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Reformed Injili Internasional, Calvin Institute of Technology, Sekolah Kristen Calvin)



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Publish Date
19 Oct 2020

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic in the blink of an eye has radically changed the world as we know it. In a depressive atmosphere like this themes of doomsday or end of time naturally  surfaces.  This  paper  discusses  the  eschatological  options  of  Christian  beliefs and how they can contribute to the wider community. The eschatological discourse would be limited to three options with respect to the realization of God’s rule on earth, namely: premillennialism, postmillennialism and amillennialism in relation to the crisis of the times, the basic longings of humanity, and the reality of power. This paper tries to show how amillennialist eschatology can help Christians realize their social responsibility on the one hand, and on the other hand realize their limitations and mortality, while not losing hope in difficult conditions such as in pandemic times. This research employs hermeneutics and dogmatic studies to reach its aim. Keywords: Covid-19; doomsday; parousia; apocalypse; eschatology

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SD

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Religion Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Fokus pada studi dan penelitian mengenai agama dan masyarakat, utamanya untuk membahas kontribusi agama-agama bagi terciptanya kehidupan masyarakat yang bermartabat, adil dan toleran, serta menghargai keragaman yang merupakan realitas masyarakat ...