millennial-prophecy
The text references millennial prophecies and their social impact, illustrating how apocalyptic beliefs persist and evolve.
2 chapters across 2 books
Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (1995)Carl Sagan
Chapter 7 of 'The Demon-Haunted World' provides a scholarly overview of folklore, supernatural beliefs, and their persistence in modern culture, particularly focusing on entities like fairies, UFO abductions, and millennial prophecies. The chapter draws on a wide range of sources from anthropology, history, and folklore studies to illustrate how supernatural narratives adapt and endure in technological and contemporary contexts. It highlights the cultural and psychological functions of these myths and the importance of scientific skepticism in understanding them.
666! A Novel on the Millennium Years (1973)Salem Kirban
The chapter 'Preamble' serves as an introduction and overview to Salem Kirban's novel '1000', a sequel to his earlier work '666!'. It presents excerpts from the book illustrating key moments during the Millennium Years, a biblically inspired future period of Christ's thousand-year reign. The chapter also includes a cast of characters, acknowledgments, a forward emphasizing the book's foundation on biblical prophecy, and the author's motivation for writing the novel as a continuation of the prophetic narrative.