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Question: In H!.G!. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," what is meant by "the last great day"!?
The quote is:

"And strange!.!.!. to recall the time when I saw it all bright and clear-cut, hard and silent, under the dawn of that last great day!.!.!.!."Www@QuestionHome@Com


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hey man!. in religion, "the last great day" (simchat torah) is the name of the last of the seven annual sabbaths prescribed in the torah or old testament!. while all the sabbaths represent or picture something, the seventh one seems particularly relevant to the overall conclusion of 'the war of the worlds':

"[it] pictures the judgment when the vast majority of humanity will be resurrected to mortal life and given their opportunity for salvation!."

so it looks like he's using it in the "resurrected/born-again" practically religious sensation of a second chance for the whole of humanity!. take into account the line following your quote, where he talks about himself and his wife being counted among the dead!.Www@QuestionHome@Com