Book of Revelation in Wikipedia
The Book of the Revelation of John is the last in the
collection of documents which constitute the New Testament
(the second of the two major divisions of the Christian
Bible). It is also known as Revelation, Revelations, the Book
of Revelation, the Apocalypse of John, and the Apocalypse.
These titles come from the Greek, apokalypsis, meaning
revelation, which is the first word of the book. The word
apocalypse is also used for other works of a similar nature,
and the style of literature (genre) is known as apocalyptic
literature. Such literature is "marked by distinctive literary
features, particularly prediction of future events and
accounts of visionary experiences or journeys to heaven, often
involving vivid symbolism."[1] The Book of Revelation is the
only apocalyptic document in the New Testament canon, though
there are short apocalyptic passages in various places in the
gospels and the epistles...
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