Development of Hinduism

16. KALKI
“And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed from his prison and will come out
to deceive the nations which are at the four corners of the earth, that is, Gog and Magog, to
gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. And they marched up over the
broad earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city; but fire came down
from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the
lake of fire .. “ Rev. 20 7-10
As is evident we have the original apocalypse of Christians with the Second coming of Jesus
from the heavens on a white horse with the two edged sword which will establish a thousand
year peaceful reign on earth is combined along with the Mahdi concept of a man being raised up
to bring peace on earth in the Vaishanvite Kalki description. This is because of the difference
in the incarnation concept. In the Vaishnavite theology the incarnation into human race by the
Godhead will be born and after completion of the purpse will die as a man. In Christianity there
is only one incarnation in Jesus and he resurrected with his body and continue to live. So in
Christianity it is this Christ that returns on a white horse to establish the Kingdom of God on
earth. But Vishnu will have to born again to do this job.
Strangley the timing of the legend is 7 th century soon after the conquest of islam in India.
History of Kalki concept
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