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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 ...
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]
Apocalyptic is from Ancient Greek: ἀποκάλυψις, romanized: apokálupsis meaning "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling, revelation". Apocalyptic may also refer to: Apocalyptic literature, a genre of religious writing
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 February 2025. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The Last Judgment by painter Hans Memling. In Christian belief, the Last Judgement is an apocalyptic event where God makes a final ...
BBC reporter David Willis says he has never witnessed a disaster in Los Angeles so widespread and so unpredictable.
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)
The opening of the fifth Seal releases the cries of martyrs for the "Word/Wrath of God". [2] The sixth Seal prompts plagues, storms and other cataclysmic events. [3] [4] The seventh Seal cues seven angelic trumpeters who in turn cue the seven bowl judgments and more cataclysmic events. [5] Lamb opening the seven seals, by Julius Schnorr von ...