From the pew, I have been introduced to the word eschatology but I really had forgotten its meaning, so I did look it up. for the few un-enlightened laymen aboard, like me.es·cha·tol·o·gy: a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind : a belief concerning death, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny of humankind ; specifically : any of various Christian doctrines concerning the Second Coming, the resurrection of the dead, or the Last Judgment