Eschatology 101 The study of the final events of history and the ultilmate destiny of the human race. The 10-week theology course was supposed to be an easy elective to fulfill my degree requirements at the university. Wars, and Rumors of Wars. Global Climate Devastation. Famine. Pestilence. Pandemic. Economic Collapse. Suddenly the Apolcalypse, the End of Days, no longer seemed like a far off fairy tale. Jim Morrison once opined, No one here gets out alive. Except us. We will endure.