What is the Greek meaning of apocalypse?

to uncover, reveal, lay bare
The Greek root for apocalypse [αποκαλυπτω | αποκαλυψισ] is a verb meaning to uncover, reveal, lay bare, or disclose.

What is the biblical meaning of apocalyptic?

Definition of apocalypse 1a : one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 b.c. to a.d. 150 marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom.

What is a synonym for apocalypse?

catastrophe, debacle. (also débâcle), disaster, tragedy.

What types of apocalypse are there?

The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; natural, such as an impact event; man-made, such as nuclear holocaust; medical, such as a plague or virus, whether natural or man-made; or imaginative, such as zombie apocalypse or alien invasion.

What is the name of the apocalypse in the Bible?

Revelation to John
Revelation to John, also called Book of Revelation or Apocalypse of John, abbreviation Revelation, last book of the New Testament.

What is the apocalypse in the New Testament?

“Apocalypse” means the revealing of divine mysteries; John is to write down what is revealed (what he sees in his vision) and send it to the seven churches. The entire book constitutes the letter—the letters to the seven individual churches are introductions to the rest of the book, which is addressed to all seven.