eschatology

noun2

1. •
   A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
2. •
   The study of the end times—the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.

   • Eschatology and proleptics aside, I think this is a really stupid way to read a mystery novel. — 2001