<P> In the major Abrahamic religions, there exists the expectation of an individual who will herald the time of the end or bring about the Kingdom of God on Earth; in other words, the Messianic prophecy . Judaism awaits the coming of the Jewish Messiah; the Jewish concept of Messiah differs from the Christian concept in several significant ways, despite the same term being applied to both . The Jewish Messiah is not seen as a "god", but as a mortal man who by his holiness is worthy of that description . His appearance is not the end of history, rather it signals the coming of the world to come . </P> <P> Christianity awaits the Second Coming of Christ, though Full Preterists believe this has already happened . Islam awaits both the second coming of Jesus (to complete his life and die) and the coming of Mahdi (Sunnis in his first incarnation, Shi'a as the return of Muhammad al - Mahdi). </P> <P> Most Abrahamic religions agree that a human being comprises the body, which dies, and the soul, which is capable of remaining alive beyond human death and carries the person's essence, and that God will judge each person's life accordingly after death . The importance of this and the focus on it, as well as the precise criteria and end result, differ between religions . </P> <P> Judaism's views on the afterlife ("the Next World") are quite diverse . This can be attributed to the fact that although there clearly are traditions in the Hebrew Bible of an afterlife (see Naboth and the Witch of Endor), Judaism focuses on this life and how to lead a holy life to please God, rather than future reward . </P>

Who is the patriarch of judaism and why was he different from other religious leaders