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Damnation

"Damnation (from Latin damnatio) is the concept of divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for actions that were committed, or in some cases, not committed on Earth.

In Ancient Egyptian religious tradition, citizens would recite the 42 negative confessions of Maat as their heart was weighed against the feather of truth. If the citizen´s heart was heavier than a feather they would be devoured by Ammit.

Zoroastrianism developed an eschatological concept of a Last Judgment called Frashokereti where the dead will be raised and the righteous wade through a river of milk while the wicked will be burned in a river of molten metal. " - (en.wikipedia.org 10.10.2022)

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Das Jüngste Gericht, TitelleisteTod, Teufel und Sünde bedrohen den MenschenFegefeuerVon der pein ewiger verdammnüsszEine Schar Verdammter am Boden sitzend und liegend, von Teufeln bedrängt[Das Jüngste Gericht; The Last Judgment; Le Jugement universel, Montage der drei unteren mittleren Abdrucke F, G und H]
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