Apocalypse
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| - | '''Apocalypse''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ἀποκάλυψις -[[transliteration|translit.]] APOKALYPSIS, literally: the lifting of the veil), is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the mass of humankind. Today the term is often used to mean "[[end]] of the world", which may be a shortening of the [[phrase]] ''apokalupsis eschaton'' which literally means "revelation at the end of the world". | + | | style="text-align: left;" | |
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| + | An '''apocalypse''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: ''apocálypsis'', from ''ἀπό'' and ''|καλύπτω'' meaning 'un-covering') is a [[revelation]] of something hidden. In religious contexts it is usually a revelation of hidden meaning - hidden from mankind in an era dominated by falsehood and misconception. In the [[Book of Revelation|Revelation of John]] (Greek ''Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου'', Apocalypsis Ioannou), 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 therefore, many people misconstrue the word ''apocalypse'' to refer to any so-called [[End Time]] scenario, or to the [[Risks to civilization, humans and planet Earth|end of the world]] in general. | ||
| - | *[[Apocalypse Culture]] | + | == See == |
| - | *[[Apocalypse Culture II]] | + | *[[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction]] |
| + | *''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Apocalypse Culture]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Apocalypse Culture II]]'' | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Apocalypse Tapestry]] | ||
| + | * [[Apocalyptic fiction]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian eschatology]] | ||
| + | * [[Ragnarök]] | ||
| + | * [[Messianic Age]] | ||
| + | * [[Human extinction]] | ||
| + | * [[Ultimate fate of the universe]] | ||
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An apocalypse (Ancient Greek: apocálypsis, from ἀπό and |καλύπτω meaning 'un-covering') is a revelation of something hidden. In religious contexts it is usually a revelation of hidden meaning - hidden from mankind in an era dominated by falsehood and misconception. In the Revelation of John (Greek Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου, Apocalypsis Ioannou), 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 therefore, many people misconstrue the word apocalypse to refer to any so-called End Time scenario, or to the end of the world in general.
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- Apocalypse Tapestry
- Apocalyptic fiction
- Christian eschatology
- Ragnarök
- Messianic Age
- Human extinction
- Ultimate fate of the universe
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