A Study and Criticism of Apocalyptic Literature in Judaism

The issue of ‘future’ and other relevant issues particularly eschatology and End of the Time are of special importance in Judaism. Taking a cursory look at the revelation of Jewish prophets in the Old Testaments, we see most of them having visions and dreams about the future of the Jewish people and their land. This study is an attempt to analyze and criticize the apocalypses of Jewish prophets concerning the future of the Jews, Jerusalem, and deliverance of this people at the End of the Times according to the Scriptures. The apocalyptic literature is of high significance among Jews, since certain Jewish sects are seeking to establish the great Jewish state and people, relying on this literature. Having defined relevant terms, the article deals with some apocalypses of Jewish prophets, the typology of these revelations, and the prophecy of the good or bad fate of the Jewish people.