First, let it be clearly understood that no attempt will be made here to exhaust the subject introduced by the question: “What is Eschatology?” Neither will there be any attempt made to fully define it. That which is infinite cannot, by its very nature, be fully defined. And Eschatology is infinite in nature and in scope.

The word, according to Webster’s dictionary, comes from Greek “eschatos” meaning “last things”or “ultimate analysis,” and “logos” meaning “science of.”The science of last things, then, or the science of the ultimate analysis,
is the best the dictionary can do for us.

However, this must not be considered a complete or even a very satisfactory definition, because, as has been said, the science is too big to be limited by definition.

Eschatology is true metaphysics. It is not a branch of metaphysics but is, rather, the main stem. Contained in that main stem are all the elements of future growth, future branching out, even though that stem is at present still in the sapling stage.