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| The '''Book of Revelation''', also called '''Revelation to John''', '''[[Apocalypse]] of John''' ([[Help:Pronunciation|pronounced]], from [[Greek language|Greek]] Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου, ''Apokalupsis Iōannou''), and '''Revelation of Jesus Christ''' is the last [[Biblical canon|canonical book]] of the [[New Testament]] in the [[Christian Bible]]. It is the only biblical book that is wholly composed of [[apocalyptic literature]]. | The '''Book of Revelation''', also called '''Revelation to John''', '''[[Apocalypse]] of John''' ([[Help:Pronunciation|pronounced]], from [[Greek language|Greek]] Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου, ''Apokalupsis Iōannou''), and '''Revelation of Jesus Christ''' is the last [[Biblical canon|canonical book]] of the [[New Testament]] in the [[Christian Bible]]. It is the only biblical book that is wholly composed of [[apocalyptic literature]]. | ||
| Other apocalypses popular in the [[early Christian]] era did not achieve canonical status, except for [[2 Esdras]] (Apocalypse of Ezra), which is canonical in the [[Russian Orthodox]] and [[Ethiopian Orthodox]] Churches. | Other apocalypses popular in the [[early Christian]] era did not achieve canonical status, except for [[2 Esdras]] (Apocalypse of Ezra), which is canonical in the [[Russian Orthodox]] and [[Ethiopian Orthodox]] Churches. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Apocalypse of John - dated astronomically]] | ||
| + | * [[Apocalypse of Peter]] | ||
| + | * [[Apocalypse Revelation]] | ||
| + | * [[Apocalypticism]] | ||
| + | * [[Arethas of Caesarea]] | ||
| + | * [[Biblical numerology]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian eschatological differences]] | ||
| + | * [[Events of Revelation]] | ||
| + | * [[Horae Apocalypticae]] | ||
| + | * [[The New Earth|New Earth]] | ||
| + | * [[Number of the Beast]] | ||
| + | * [[Second Coming]] | ||
| + | * [[The Beast (Bible)]] | ||
| + | * [[Textual variants in the New Testament#Book of Revelation|Textual variants in the Book of Revelation]] | ||
| + | * [[Woman of the Apocalypse]] | ||
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The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John (pronounced, from Greek Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου, Apokalupsis Iōannou), and Revelation of Jesus Christ is the last canonical book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. It is the only biblical book that is wholly composed of apocalyptic literature. Other apocalypses popular in the early Christian era did not achieve canonical status, except for 2 Esdras (Apocalypse of Ezra), which is canonical in the Russian Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches.
See also
- Apocalypse of John - dated astronomically
- Apocalypse of Peter
- Apocalypse Revelation
- Apocalypticism
- Arethas of Caesarea
- Biblical numerology
- Christian eschatological differences
- Events of Revelation
- Horae Apocalypticae
- New Earth
- Number of the Beast
- Second Coming
- The Beast (Bible)
- Textual variants in the Book of Revelation
- Woman of the Apocalypse
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