Last Judgment

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[[Image:Vasnetsov Last Judgment.jpg|thumb|[[Viktor Vasnetsov]]'s ''The Last Judgment'', 1904]]
The theme of the Last Judgment is important in Orthodoxy. Traditionally, an Orthodox church will have a [[fresco]] or [[mosaic]] of the Last Judgment on the back (western) wall so that the faithful, as they leave the services, are reminded that they will be judged by what they do during earthly life.

The [[icon]] of the Last Judgment traditionally depicts [[Christ Pantokrator]], enthroned in glory on a white throne, surrounded by the [[Theotokos]] (Virgin Mary), [[John the Baptist]], the [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostles]], [[saint]]s and [[angel]]s. Beneath the throne the scene is divided in half with the "mansions of the righteous" ({{bibleverse||John|14:2|KJV}}), i.e., those who have been [[salvation|saved]], to Jesus' right (the viewer's left), and the torments of those who have been [[damnation|damned]] to his left. Separating the two is the [[Lake of fire|river of fire]] which proceeds from Jesus' left foot. For more detail, see below.