In Judaism, the end of the day makes reference to the Messianic age and includes an ingathering of the exiled Jewish diaspora, the resurrection of the righteous, the coming of the Messiah and the world to come.
On Christianity, the end of the world is through a series of cataclysmic events followed by the resurrection of departed souls and judgment day.
According to Vedic tradition, Aditi is the mother of eight Adityas or solar deities (suns). It is said that this 8 suns will shine together when the world ends.
The Buddha speaks of how this seven suns will shine in the sky and eventually destroyed earth, after many hundreds and thousands of years, through a series of cataclysmic events written below
The earth will suffer from a severe drought due to lack of rains. All vegetation and life forms will disappear and vanish from the planet.
A second sun will appear on the horizon, resulting in the evaporation of many streams and ponds.
A third sun will appear resulting in the evaporation of many great rivers like the Ganges.
After a long lapse of time, a fourth sun will appear in the sky resulting in the evaporation of great lakes.
After another long lapse of time, a fifth sun will appear and the oceans will dry up slowly till they will become a finger deep.
After another long lapse of time, a sixth sun will appear. The earth crust and core will heat up to intense temperatures resulting in many volcanic explosions, scorched earth, and smoke filled skies.
After another vast interval, a seventh sun will appear. The earth will become a fiery ball of flame and expand. Its flames will spread far and wide. Finally, it will explode and disappear altogether.
The Buddha also said that all life forms on earth will vanish before the second sun appears. So the earth will be a dead planet when it destructs.
The seven stars mentioned must be various planets of the solar system that will become hot and shine due to some changes in sun's activity or gravitational force.
The manner in which the drying of the Earth is describes as one of the greenhouse effects that might have happened on planet Mars which had once oceans and rivers and probably some living things.
The Buddha delivers this sermon to warn his disciples of our impermanent nature of the world and our existence.
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SOURCE: THE COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE, SIMPLE CAPACITY
