In many religions they speak of an apocalyptic end of time or the day of judgement. The ancient Mayan civilization had an accurate calendar that prophesied that the end of time would be in 2012. (Note: the Mayan civilization used the same calendar as the Ethiopians, in which it currently is 2010 instead of 2017.) We commonly imagine this apocalypse to be something physical like a massive global destruction. Perhaps the end of time described in religious scriptures shouldn’t be interpreted literally but rather esoterically.