Apocalypse

This article is about the general concept of Apocalypse.

For specic Apocalypses, see Apocalypse (disambiguation).
An apocalypse (Ancient Greek: apok-

St. John at Patmos: the receiving of an apocalyptic vision

1 Biblical ideas

Apocalypse depicted in Christian Orthodox traditional fresco

scenes in Osogovo Monastery, Republic of Macedonia

1.1 Dreams
lypsis, from and meaning uncovering),
translated literally from Greek, is a disclosure of knowledge, i.e., a lifting of the veil or revelation. In religious
contexts it is usually a disclosure of something hidden, a
vision of heavenly secrets that can make sense of earthly
realities.[1]
In the Book of Revelation (Greek:
, Apokalypsis Ioannou literally, Johns Revelation), the last book of the New Testament, the revelation
which John receives is that of the ultimate victory of good
over evil and the end of the present age, and that is the Viktor Vasnetsov, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
primary meaning of the term, one that dates to 1175.[2]
Today, it is commonly used in reference to any prophetic The revelation may be made through a dream, as in the
revelation or so-called end time scenario, or to the end of Book of Daniel, or through a vision, as in the Book of
the world in general.
Revelation. In biblical accounts of revelations the manner
1

2 END OF THE AGE

of the revelation and its reception is generally described.

sumptio Mosis, vii.1. Symbolic language is also used to

things or events; thus, the horns of
According to the Book of Daniel, after a long period of describe persons,
[10]
Daniel
7
and
8;
Revelation 17[11] and following; the
[3]
fasting, Daniel is standing by a river when a heavenly
Esdras xi and following; the
being appears to him, and the revelation follows (Daniel heads and wings of 2 [12]
seven
seals
of
Revelation
6;
trumpets, Revelation 8;[13]
10:2).
vials of the wrath of God or bowl... judgments, Revelation 16;[14] the dragon, Revelation 12:317,[15] Revelation 20:13;[16] the eagle, Assumptio Mosis, x.8; and so
1.2 Symbolism
on.

2 End of the age

The Seven trumpets.

Symbolism is a frequent characteristic of apocalyptic

writing. One instance of this occurs where gematria is
employed, either for obscuring the writers meaning or Russian Orthodox icon Apocalypse
enhancing it; as a number of ancient cultures used letters also as numbers (i.e., the Romans with their use of
"Roman numerals"). Thus the symbolic name "Taxo,
"Assumptio Mosis", ix. 1; the Number of the Beast"
(616/666), in the Book of Revelation 13:18;[4] the number 666 ('I), Sibyllines, i.32630.
Similar is the frequent prophecy of the length of time
through which the events predicted must be fullled.
Thus, the time, times, and a half, Daniel 12:7[5] which
has been taken to be 3 years in length by Dispensationalists; the "fty-eight times" of Enoch, xc.5, "Assumptio Mosis", x.11; the announcement of a certain number of weeks or days, which starting point in Daniel
9:24, 25 is the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince
shall be seven weeks,[6] a mention of 1290 days after the
covenant/sacrice is broken (Daniel 12:11),[7] 12; Enoch
xciii.310; 2 Esdras 14:11, 12; Apocalypse of Baruch
xxviviii; Revelation 11:3, which mentions two witnesses with supernatural power,[8] 12:6;[9] compare As-

Apocalyptic I by contemporary Mexican painter Mauricio Garca Vega.

In the Hebrew Old Testament some pictures of the end of

the age were images of the judgment of the wicked and
the glorication of those who were given righteousness
before God. In the Book of Job and in some Psalms the
dead are described as being in Sheol, awaiting the nal
judgment. The wicked will then be consigned to eternal suering in the res of Gehinnom, or the lake of re
mentioned in the Book of Revelation.[14][17][18][19][20]

See also
Apocalypse Series (Kanso)
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic ction
Christian eschatology
Hindu eschatology
Human extinction
Islamic eschatology
List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events
Messianic Age
Ragnark
Ultimate fate of the universe

References

[1] Bart D. Ehrman, How Jesus Became God, pg. 59, ISBN
978-0-06-177818-6
[2] Oxford English Dictionary, A, Oxford University Press, p.
386
[3] Daniel 10:14 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Retrieved 2007-11-15.
[4] Revelation 13:1618 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway. 2012. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
[5] Daniel 12:7 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved
2007-11-21.
[6] Daniel 9:2425 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Retrieved 2007-11-21.
[7] Daniel 12:11 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Archived from the original on 2007-11-05. Retrieved
2007-11-21.
[8] Revelation 11:3 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved
2007-11-21.
[9] Revelation 12:6 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved
2007-11-21.
[10] Daniel 7; Daniel 8 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
[11] Revelation 17 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved
2007-11-21.
[12] Revelation 6 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Archived from the original on 2007-11-15. Retrieved
2007-11-21.

[13] Revelation 8 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.

Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved
2007-11-21.
[14] Revelation 16 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved
2007-11-21.
[15] Revelation 12:317 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
[16] Revelation 20:13 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
[17] Revelation 19:20 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
[18] Revelation 20:10 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway. Archived from the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
[19] Revelation 20:1415 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
[20] Revelation 21:8 (King James Version)". Bible Gateway.
Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved
2007-11-21.

5 Further reading
Morris, Henry M (1985) [1983]. The Revelation
Record. Tyndale House and Creation Life.

6 External links

The Apocalypse on In Our Time at the BBC. (listen

now)
Its the End of the World: 8 Potential Armageddons,
Fox, Sep 29, 2010.
Bible. N.T. Revelation. Latin. Selections. 1470.
Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis. Germany, ca. 1470
48 leaves. illus. 31 cm. From the Rare Book
and Special Collections Division at the Library of
Congress

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