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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 ...
Since this article has not been renamed to apocalypse (literary genre) (see discussion from May above), could we please expand a bit more on this statement which is the first sentence of the main text of the article: "Apocalypse" has come to be used popularly as a synonym for catastrophe, but the Greek word apokálypsis, from which it is ...
Gottman's Four Horsemen are four negative communication patterns that can signal the end of a relationship. An expert reveals how to work on them together.
The word apocalypse is often correlated with Judaism and Christianity. The earliest literary records of apocalyptic ideologies are found in the Bible . [ 3 ] There are four characteristics of an apocalypse that can be categorized and used to determine these beliefs.
The Olivet Discourse or Olivet prophecy is a biblical passage found in the Synoptic Gospels in Matthew 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21.It is also known as the Little Apocalypse because it includes the use of apocalyptic language, and it includes Jesus's warning to his followers that they will suffer tribulation and persecution before the ultimate triumph of the Kingdom of God. [1]
The descriptions not only tell of the end times, but also describe both past and present events and their significance, often in heavily coded language. When speaking of the end times, apocalyptic literature generally includes chronologies of events that are to occur, and frequently places them in the near future, which gives a sense of urgency ...
The world is closer than ever before to total apocalypse, the scientists behind the Doomsday Clock have warned. The Doomsday Clock was begun in 1947, as a metaphor for the danger that the world ...
Alas, Babylon is a 1959 novel by American writer Pat Frank. [1] It is an early example of post-nuclear apocalyptic fiction and has an entry in David Pringle's book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.