19-03-2017, 05:34 PM
I've just been re-reading this thread.
The whole concept of the apocalyptic tradition is that the world would end by Divine judgement. There was no thought of a post-apocalyptic world in which survivors struggled on - that's entirely a 20th century invention.
God would order the trumpets to be sounded and the Final Battle would begin. Humanity would either be elevated to paradise or thrown down to Hell. I don't think anybody ever suggested that some people would be ignored - even the non-Christians would be sent off to Limbo.
(OK, that's entirely a Christian tradition, but both Judism and Islam have their own versions of how the world would end)
Quote:Linda It seems to me that if you thought your way of life was in danger, you might want to collect up the knowledge for rebuilding. Many of the plants in the MS seem to me to be those which will grow anywhere and may be presented as a way to feed a displaced civilization.
The whole concept of the apocalyptic tradition is that the world would end by Divine judgement. There was no thought of a post-apocalyptic world in which survivors struggled on - that's entirely a 20th century invention.
God would order the trumpets to be sounded and the Final Battle would begin. Humanity would either be elevated to paradise or thrown down to Hell. I don't think anybody ever suggested that some people would be ignored - even the non-Christians would be sent off to Limbo.
(OK, that's entirely a Christian tradition, but both Judism and Islam have their own versions of how the world would end)