This paper examines the apocalyptic dynamics of right-wing populist rhetoric in Western societies in the context of affective polarization. Populist leaders increasingly deploy messianic language, civilizational war narratives, and crisis-driven appeals that frame political opponents as existential threats. Such rhetorical strategies intensify emotional and ideological divisions, producing what may be described as a 'double hate' dynamic: hostility projected outward and antagonism reciprocated in return. To interpret this phenomenon theologically, the paper builds on Daniel Nilsson DeHanas's conception of populism as a spiritual phenomenon, arguing that its apocalyptic rhetoric functions as a quasi-theological structure of meaning. It explores how such rhetoric appropriates religious forms, including sacramentality, charismatic authority, and redemptive as well as eschatological imaginaries, in order to sacralize political conflict and legitimize exclusionary narratives. In response, the paper engages the Augustinian understanding of the eschaton alongside Reformational theology, particularly the theme of re-creation, to articulate an alternative eschatological vision. Reimagining Christian eschatology through the dialectic of creation and re-creation offers a constructive public theological framework for resisting polarization and sustaining faithful Christian witness amid concerns about democratic decline in Western contexts. The analysis also considers how apocalyptic political framing shapes public discourse surrounding minority rights, immigration, and democratic legitimacy. By foregrounding the apocalyptic dimensions of populism, this study contributes to ongoing debates on the religious foundations of nationalism and advances a theological critique of contemporary political myth.