Encyclopedia of Zoroastrianism. Frashokereti.

Frashokereti, meaning “making wonderful” or “renewal” in Avestan, is Zoroastrianism’s eschatological vision—a transformative endgame where the world is perfected, evil is eradicated, and all souls are reconciled with Ahura Mazda. This cosmic event concludes the struggle between good (led by Ahura Mazda) and evil (Angra Mainyu), unfolding in stages that blend judgment, purification, and restoration.

It begins with the arrival of the Saoshyant, a savior figure born of Zarathustra’s lineage, miraculously conceived by a virgin bathed in a lake preserving Zarathustra’s seed. The Saoshyant, often aided by two predecessors, ushers in the final era, awakening humanity to righteousness. As evil weakens, Angra Mainyu and his forces mount a last, futile assault.

Then comes the resurrection: all souls, righteous and wicked, rise from the dead, their bodies reconstituted from earth, water, or wherever they rested. The world trembles as a molten metal flood—sometimes likened to milk for the good—pours from the heavens or mountains. This fiery ordeal purifies everyone. For the righteous, it’s a gentle cleansing; for the wicked, a burning purge that strips away sin, leaving them redeemed.

Finally, Angra Mainyu is destroyed, the earth flattens into a boundless plain, and death vanishes. Humanity, now immortal, lives in harmony with Ahura Mazda in a renewed creation—free of corruption, forever radiant. Frashokereti’s triumph is total: good prevails, and existence is made glorious.