the religious end of the world theme

also known as: Ragnarök, apocalypse, rapture

A religious doctrine that predicates the end of all material things for one reason or another is featured.

Examples

The people of Ventax II thought the prophesied end was neigh when their devil seemed to appear in the flesh in tng4x13 "Devil's Due".

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ds96x21 choice the prophets planned an end of the world scenario on Bajor after which a golden age of a thousand year peace would come
tz2002e1x15 choice The story ended with a suggestion that the worthy had been saved just before Armageddon. A bum handed Vince a note about the end of the world.
blackmirror6x05 major The demon Gaap declared that the Christian End of The World would take place within three days, should Nida fail to commit a murder a day for that very duration.
ds97x20 major Winn Adami seeks Bajoran Armageddon by releasing the Pah'wraiths.
movie: Deluge (1933) major People saw the worldwide natural disasters as the coming of the biblical end of the world.
movie: Ghostbusters (1984) major Winston Zeddemore speculated that the reason the Ghostbusters' had been so busy was because Judgment Day was nigh. It turned out that Dana's building was designed as a gateway to summon Gozer and bring about the end of the world.
movie: The End of the World (1931) major Jean Novalic fancies he will become the shepherd of humanity after cometary impact event and Genevieve sees a vision of Jean as Christ.
movie: The Seventh Seal (1957) major The plague was said to harbinger Armageddon.
movie: Thor: Ragnarok (2017) major The film climaxed with the realm of Asgard was destroyed by the fire demon Surtur in fulfillment of the Ragnarök prophesy.
movie: When Worlds Collide (1951) major A rogue star called Bellus triggers a desperate effort to build a space ark to transport a group of men and women to Bellus' single planet, Zyra.