St. Thomas

Question: : I am wondering about the “Final Days”. When we speak of them in the Church, do we mean the end of my life, the end of humanity, or the end of the universe?
Answer: That’s an interesting question. The earliest Christians believed that Jesus’ return was imminent, and so they did not distinguish much between the end of time and the end of our lives. Since the end has not yet come, there have been many explanations of what was being said. Each person has a person life span, and each of us is born and will have an end day on earth. The earth produced life and so humanity had a birth, and there will be a time when there will be no life on the planet. The universe began with a Great Bang, and it will one day come to an end. The end of time can and does refer to all of these. There is a personal end, and end of life, an end of the Creation. What matters most is that we stand united with our God through it all. Whether we are in the beginning of our time or our end, we belong to Christ. But about the Final Judgement, that is another matter for another day….