The holy prophets and apostles spoke about the end of the world and the Last Judgment; the Holy Scripture speaks about this. Shortly before His death, Jesus Christ revealed to His disciples the mystery of the end of the world and His Second Coming. The Day of the Last Judgment is unknown, so every Christian should be ready for the second coming of the Lord to earth, for the hour when he will have to answer for his sins. This book contains the sacred knowledge preserved by the Orthodox Church about the fate of the world. There are also stories about the afterlife, the appearances of the dead from the other world, about the torments of sinners in hell and the bliss of the righteous in paradise. The book is recommended by the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.