Abstract
This article is devoted to the analysis of the significance of the concept of eschatological war for the development of modern prophetic discourse, which is popular in marginal Orthodox communities. Under the discourse of marginal prophetics, the author understands a set of religious texts that set out various prophecies and predictions, often of an anonymous or pseudonymous nature, popular among sectarian Orthodox movements. In the course of the study, the main hermeneutical patterns of explaining the purpose of the eschatological war were revealed. 1 War as a way of physical destruction of a significant part of the population of the Earth. 2 War as a way of the accession of the Antichrist. 3 War as a way to save the elect. 4 War as a condition for the accession of the Russian Orthodox Tsar. All these patterns are analyzed in the article from the point of view of pragmatics and semantics. Further, the article lists the main types of configuration of military relations and makes the assumption that their formation was influenced by the changing geopolitical situation and numerous subjective factors. The main signs of eschatological war are investigated: brevity, worldwide character and special destructiveness.
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