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"Apocalypse" has come to be used popularly as a synonym for catastrophe, but the Greek word apokálypsis, from which it is derived, means a revelation. [13] It has been defined by John J Collins as "a genre of revelatory literature with a narrative framework, in which a revelation is mediated by an otherworldly being to a human recipient, disclosing a transcendent reality which is both ...
The term apocalypse means the revealing of divine mysteries; [19] John is to write down what is revealed (what he sees in his vision) and send it to the seven churches. [4] The entire book constitutes the prophecy—the letters to the seven individual churches are introductions to the rest of the book, which is addressed to all seven. [4]
Apocalypticism is the religious belief that the end of the world is imminent, even within one's own lifetime. [1] This belief is usually accompanied by the idea that civilization will soon come to a tumultuous end due to some sort of catastrophic global event.
Apocalypse (Ancient Greek: ἀποκάλυψις, romanized: apokálupsis) is a Greek word meaning "revelation", "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling". [1]
Historically, such predictions have been made for the purpose of diverting attention from actual crises like poverty and war, pushing political agendas, or promoting hatred of certain groups; antisemitism was a popular theme of Christian apocalyptic predictions in medieval times, [5] while French and Lutheran depictions of the apocalypse were ...
Harrowing television footage showed flames engulfing some of the multimillion dollar oceanside mansions in Pacific Palisades. One resident who escaped likened the situation to a scene from a ...
The seven angels with seven trumpets, and the angel with a censer, from the Bamberg Apocalypse.. In the Book of Revelation, seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to cue apocalyptic events seen by John of Patmos (Revelation 1:9) in his vision (Revelation 1:1).
Readywise’s product line includes items with 15- and 25-year shelf lives, meaning you can almost make it to the year 2050 with its product range. Costco’s ‘apocalypse’ food bucket. (Costco)