Project Gutenberg 2017-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 1286 Wigglesworth, Michael 1631 1705 Dean, John Ward 1815 1902 Mather, Cotton 1663 1728 Mather, C. (Cotton) The Day of Doom; Or, a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgement Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_Doom Another version of this eBook is available in the collection at https://book.klll.cc/ebooks/58716 Produced by Michael McDermott, using scans obtained from the Internet Archive "The Day of Doom; Or, a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgement" by Michael Wigglesworth is a religious poem written in the mid-17th century. This work presents a vivid, poetic exploration of biblical themes surrounding Judgment Day and the afterlife, specifically reflecting the Puritan perspective on sin, judgment, and redemption. Through stirring stanzas, the text aims to capture the grave consequences of unrepentant sin and offers a compelling spiritual narrative. The opening of the poem sets a foreboding scene, described as a calm night, while souls remain blissfully unaware of the imminent judgment. It highlights the contrasts between the sleeping world and the upcoming divine reckoning, awakening sinners to the terrifying reality of their fate. As the poem unfolds, images of chaos and terror illustrate the suddenness of Christ's return to judge humanity, culminating in a powerful depiction of the resurrection of the dead. The stark juxtaposition of the secure, sinful lives of the unwise against the approaching doom serves as a dire warning and a call to prepare for the ultimate reckoning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Judgment Day -- Poetry PS Text Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 214944 2025-09-22T10:12:42.827420 text/html 190314 2024-10-23T02:56:26 text/html 179450 2025-09-22T10:12:52.111376 application/epub+zip 178470 2025-09-22T10:12:46.795352 application/epub+zip 142777 2025-09-22T10:12:45.199390 application/epub+zip 430510 2025-09-22T10:12:55.143394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394436 2025-09-22T10:12:50.908365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192318 2022-08-25T09:13:05.364598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165793 2025-09-22T10:12:41.845438 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145804 2024-10-23T02:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17663 2025-09-22T10:12:55.278349 application/rdf+xml 24502 2025-09-22T10:12:45.729522 image/jpeg 4726 2025-09-22T10:12:45.462371 image/jpeg 171385 2025-09-22T10:12:42.844384 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia