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Apocalyptic chronology in Isaac Newton’s eschatology system

Sharov Konstantin Sergeevich  (PhD (Philosophy), Senior Lecturer of M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University)

In the article, the problem of apocalyptic dating of Isaac Newton is considered. It is shown that the philistine, commoners’ understanding of Newton's eschatological dates of the wide audience after the media boom at the beginning of the 21st century, is incorrect. A number of TV programmes related to the unpublished Newton manuscripts have positioned Newton as a predictor of the end of the world since 2003. Analysing the diary notes of Isaac Newton as well as a number of evidence of contemporaries of the English thinker, the author comes to the conclusion that Newton did not propose a system of strictly fixed dates for eschatology, but rather, probable time intervals. The ideas of Newton about the dates of the end of history have evolved throughout his life. The two most developed and well-argued versions of the apocalyptic chronology proposed by Newton, are analysed: 2016 and 2060. The article shows that Newton’s continuous work on apocalyptic chronology which lasts approximately 60 years, includes more than 80 revised and supplemented versions. As a result of the research, the author concludes that Newton’s numerous and complex numerological calculations dating the end of history and landmark apocalyptic events, cannot be interpreted as “heresy”. They represent a vivid example of Newton’s integral faith in the omnipotence of God inseparable from his scientific views and attempt to comprehend God’s future plans for our world.

Keywords:Newton, eschatology, exegesis, Apocalypse, Biblical prophecies, the Bible, the end of the world, Catholicism, Anglicanism, Biblical hermeneutics

 

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Citation link:
Sharov K. S. Apocalyptic chronology in Isaac Newton’s eschatology system // Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики. Серия: Познание. -2018. -№04. -С. 158-163
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