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God and his angels sit in judgment; they divide humanity into the elect and the damned. Mezzotint by J. Stephenson after J. Martin.

Christ appears in the skies on the day of judgement. Engraving by J. Cole after M. Rota after Michelangelo.

Saint Jerome. Engraving by F. de La Mare-Richard after L. de La Hyre.

The naked are led to hell on the day of judgement. Etching.

The heavens open on the day of judgement; Christ appears above the coast of the Netherlands. Engraving, 16th century.

The four horsemen of the Apocalypse galloping through the clouds. Woodcut, 16th century.

The Last Judgment: the graves open and the dead emerge. Line engraving by P. de Jode the elder, 1615, after Jean Cousin the younger.

Two angels blowing trumpets, about to cause disaster at the Apocalypse. Woodcut, c. 16th century.

The ages of man represented in a step scheme; with the divine judgement under the stairs. Coloured etching.

The archangel Michael, holding a flaming sword and the scales of justice; in heaven the angels kneel before Christ; representing the Day of Judgement. Woodcut.

The identification of the wicked and their descent into hell. Engraving by A. Collaert.

A practical discourse concerning a future judgment, under the following heads: Viz. I. The proof of a future judgment. II. Concerning the time of judgment. III. Who shall be our judge, viz. the man Christ Jesus. IV. The manner and circumstances of Christ's appearance, and the awful solemnities of judgment. V. Who are to be judged; viz. the world, or all mankind. VI. For what we shall be judged. VII. Concerning the righteousness of the future judgment, and the rule where by we shall be judged. VIII. The conclusion. By William Sherlock, D.D. late dean of St. Paul's.

A discourse concerning the happiness of good men, and the punishment of the wicked, in the next world. Part I. Containing the Proofs of the Immortality of the Soul, and Immortal Life. By William Sherlock, D. D. Dean of St. Paul's, Master of the Temple, and Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

Christ in the clouds, coming to judgment; or, The dissolution of all things. Wherein is plainly set forth, the second coming of Christ to judgment. ... Being the substance of a sermon preached by that Reverend Divine, Dr. Bates.

Lightning and stars fall on the earth on the day of Judgement; the sun and the moon hang simultaneously in the sky. Woodcut, 16th century.

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The identification of the wicked and their descent into hell. Engraving by A. Collaert.

A discourse concerning the happiness of good men, and the punishment of the wicked, in the next world. Part I. Containing the Proofs of the Immortality of the Soul, and Immortal Life. By William Sherlock, D. D. Dean of St. Paul's, Master of the Temple, and Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

Christ in the clouds, coming to judgment; or, The dissolution of all things. Wherein is plainly set forth, the second coming of Christ to judgment. ... Being the substance of a sermon preached by that Reverend Divine, Dr. Bates.

Lightning and stars fall on the earth on the day of Judgement; the sun and the moon hang simultaneously in the sky. Woodcut, 16th century.