In the “Dark Inside” presentation, I constructed 2 slides and helped Hayden and Chris with their own slides. The two slides I made were “End Times Islam” and “End Times Hinduism”. I also made half of “End Times Mayan Calendar”. I described in minimal detail how, in their religion, the world will end. This relates to our book because, in Dark Inside, the world is pretty much getting destroyed and people try to survive.
“End Times Islam” is about how the world would end in, in the Quran. It is said that there are three periods of life and after the three periods end, then the world ends. The first period began when Muhammad passed away. Muhammed is supposedly the prophet and founder of Islam, which is why when he died, it was “devastating for Islam's” according to the Quran. When Muhammad passed away, the first period ended. The second period commenced with the deaths of Muhammad's companions. We today live in this second period. No one knows when this period will end, but Islams
…show more content…
The 2012 phenomenon was when lots of people were saying the world would end on December 21st. This rumour started when people found out what the Mayan Calendar was. The Mayan Calendar is a system of calendars used to track time by the Mayans. It is said that this calendar only can track 5126 years, once it passes that set amount of years, a new life commences.This occurred on December 21st, and that is why lots of people thought everyone was going to die. Mayans hosted many “end of life” festivals before this day came. Once the day passed by and nothing happened, they denied any claim of saying the world would end and also said that people “hyped” it up themselves.
In conclusion, this shows that religions are extremely diverse and have many different beliefs. Some believe that the world will end in a very long time (Hinduism) and others believe that it will end soon (Mayans). That’s what I learned when completing this
The Mayans had many gods but they all managed to respect all of them, the Calendar was very different and difficult to follow but the gods showed them, the buildings were small or big hits depending on there wealth and they would always have a main temple for were they would go to pray, science was trying to prove that the gods weren't what we thought they were which started wars between each other or if they wanted there villages. Family's followed the religion like it was the only thing they new, they wouldn't curse or hurt there own. They thought if they followed there religion they would meet them in person. In the mornings they would wake up and have hot chocolate for breakfast but if they were not rich enough, they would have a corn drink (atole) and that would be there main drink for the day. In each town they would have a noble family and they would be basically the mayor of the town, they would provide the drinks/seeds for family's to grow.
Signs Preceding the End of the World is an insider’s look at the mind and journey of an illegal immigrant. A Mexican young woman crossing the border story is what challenges the ethics of readers. The main character in Signs Preceding the End of the World is Makina. “Makina is in charge of a small Mexican town’s telephone. A reliable, messenger, she knows how to keep a secret and when to keep her mouth shut. She is dangerous when threatened, quick to defend herself against lecherous fools, and unafraid of speaking truth to power” (Long). Makina is just like an ordinary person. She is no different from an average American. Makina has a job and harmless when not threatened. Americans act as if immigrants are so beneath them. Immigrants are hard workers, just like Americans. Immigrants want better lives for themselves and their families, just like Americans. Americans and immigrants are not the only ones who want these things. People all around the world want what is best for everyone they know. Most people will do whatever it takes to get to what they need; even if it is in life threatening conditions. Signs Preceding the End of the World challenges our ethics by placing the reader in the mind of an illegal immigrant, allowing the reader to know the true feelings and experience of the immigrant.
There is a recent form of prophetic interpretation known as Islamic End-Time Theory. This view was made popular from the book, Middle East Beast by Joel Richardson. The basic premise is that the last kingdom Daniel prophesied as the ten toes of the statue in chapter two and the fourth beast in chapter seven is an Islamic kingdom ruled by an Islamic Antichrist, considered by Muslims as the Mahdi.
Roadmap to the End of Days by Daniel Friedmann presents a biblical view of religious events, using history to connect the end of days. Digging within religious texts, Friedmann speaks about the days of creations, explaining, as well as referencing, historical events that happened through holy text. Throughout the 10 chapters, the author considers several events; the cosmic ideal, the Messianic era, a general timeline, the past in recent history, looking forward and the world to be (in his eyes) alongside a conclusion.
The mystery concerning the fundamental explanation for the collapse of the Mayan Civilization has been a major focus for researchers in the fields of anthropology and archeology for a considerable period of time. At the very core of this mystery of the Mayan collapse was the question of how could such a strong, stable civilization that had flourished for approximately twenty-seven hundred years disappear without a clear, rational explanation. As a result, researchers have put forth a large number of theories for the explanation of the collapse and subsequent decimation of the Mayan empire.
Zoroastrianism was a huge influence on the formation of Christianity. There are multiple links between the two religions while Zoroastrianism pre-dates Christianity by hundreds of years. The evidence found through archaeological discovery and from the beliefs of present day Zoroastrianists points to one conclusion: that although Christianity and Zoroastrianism are seen as two very different religions, their cosmologies are so intertwined that is hard to tell which came first until looking at the physical evidence. The core beliefs are similar and how each religion predicts what will happen at the end of time are, as well. For some Christians, it hard to look at the evidence without it shaking their beliefs, but by taking an outsider’s perspective, one can begin see that religions are evolving throughout the millennia. Three main topics arise when comparing the two religions: the creation story, the story of the savior, and the revelation story. The relationships between these two religions shows that religions may not only be divinely inspired, but also inspired from past religions. This gives people the idea that faith evolves through the ages to better suit the current culture or state of society.
Each of the sacred texts of Christianity, Greek Polytheism, Ancient Macedonian Religion, and Judaism outlines an apocalypse myth which illustrates a near end of the world, and in each myth, the gods or God select survivors. Although each religion is unique, there are some stark similarities among the myths including the methods used to attack the world and the way the survivors rescue themselves and others. Some religious texts portray one person saving people who will repopulate the Earth, but others describe a group of people or even a small population withstanding the apocalypse. Investigating several religious texts reveals that even though some apocalyptic trends remain constant throughout each belief, the selection and utilization of humans by the higher power changes slightly between each myth.
Back in the day calendars were all used the same but they all had different predictions on how the days, months, and years work. The Egyptians were about how they used the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars to measure the time. The Mayan thought that the world was going to end in 2012 of December which was wrong, so everybody had a different idea of how the calendar works.
There is a recent form of prophetic interpretation known as Islamic End-Time Theory. This view was made popular from the book, Middle East Beast by Joel Richardson. The basic premise is that the last kingdom Daniel prophesied as the ten toes of the statue in chapter two and the fourth beast in chapter seven will be Islamic, and the Antichrist will be a Muslim and likely be seen by Muslims as the Mahdi.
Those who are raised within one religious tradition may find it difficult to understand the traditions of another religion. It is not until one is educated in the basics of the other major world religions, that it is possible to see the many similarities between them. Just as there are many similarities between the countries culturally, the major religions share more things than they are different. In viewing Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism with an open mind, it is easy to see the differences, similarities and ideals that make these religions as widespread as they are.
Ancient Mayan civilization invented a calendar with prodigious accuracy and complexity with their knowledge of astronomy and mathematics. It is one of the most accurate calendar systems in human history. The Maya calendar serves practical and ceremonial purposes. The Maya calendar consist several calendars that are based on solar, lunar, planetary and human cycles. The Maya calendar uses three different calendars. These three calendars are the Long Count, the Tzolkin (divine calendar), and the Haab (civil calendar). They hybrid together their complex mathematics and precise astronomy in a cycle known as “calendar round”.
Why are so many people fascinated by end-of-the-world prophecies? Why do so many people believe in them? This is because people are curious- they want to know when the world will end. They want to be prepared for the end of this world. Everybody has this instinct of wanting to know what will happen in the future. The future is unpredictable and nobody wants to travel towards this unpredictable, thus unstable future. We want to travel to a future that it already predicted.
The novel Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera brings to light many issues faced by immigrant women. The novel follows the young Makina in her quest to find and bring home her brother from what she imagines to be a mystical far away land. While the novel focuses on the challenges of immigration, the underlying meaning is much more complex. In Yuri Herrera’s Signs Preceding the End of the World, the common misconception that women cannot be the strong character in the novel is challenged. This is achieved by having the female protagonist, Makina, go on a quest to save her brother, be a vital individual in her community, and fight the misogynistic society she lives in.
When most people think of the Mayans, they think end of the world prediction in 2012. Everyone knows the movie 2012 which portrayed the end of the world predicted by the Mayan calendar. What many do not know is that the Mayans developed three separate calendars; the Long Count, the Tzolk’in, and the Haab, which were represented by glyphs or pictures that were used in their daily lives in many different ways. The Mayans kept time in a very different way than we do today. The Mayans may not have invented the calendar, but they certainly developed it further, and still use their version today.
Islam:-One day all the world, humans, animals, jinn, angels, earth, skies and whatever that is in them will be finished. Except for Allah there will be nothing left. This is known as the coming of 'Qayamat '. Before the coming of Qayamat. there will be some signs that will appear Out of which, we write some of them here.