Finding consolation in a far-off future to come seems to be a common characteristic of many religions, such as the Second Coming and the Last Judgment of Christianity.
有趣的是，將希望寄託在遙不可及的未來，似乎是所有宗教的共同特色，像是基督教也有「耶穌二度降臨」、「最後審判日」等說法。