<P> Apocalypticism is the religious belief that there will be an apocalypse , a term which originally referred to a revelation of God 's will , but now usually refers to the belief that the end of the world is imminent , even within one 's own lifetime . This belief is usually accompanied by the idea that civilization will soon come to a tumultuous end due to some sort of catastrophic global event . </P>
the view that god 's imminent divine judgment and the end of the world is near is
Apocalypticism