Book of Revelation
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- proper noun
- /bʊk əv ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən/
- Literature
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Apocalipsis
- For example, in the New Testament Book of Revelation, Christ is described as descending from the heavens on a white horse.
- the New Testament book of Revelation
Well, I would say that the end times in the Book of Revelation are always with us.
- Well, I would say that the end times in the Book of Revelation are always with us.
- It's in the Book of Revelation, you moron.
Examples
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The Book of Revelation contains vivid imagery of apocalyptic events.
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We are just finishing the book of Revelation now.
Blog text (28) -
Well, I would say that the end times in the Book of Revelation are always with us.
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Yes, you are right, the book of Revelation was written in Greek.
Blog text (30) -
Dust your Bible off and read the book of Revelation!
Blog text (28) -
The Book of Revelation had predicted it all.
Academic text (2014) -
Every generation of Christians has assumed that the Book of Revelation is about the time that they are living in right now.
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The Book of Revelation speaks of the Antichrist as the beast with many eyes.
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Hallelujah for the Lord God omnipotent that reigneth in the Book of Revelation.
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Apocalypse is from the Greek to uncover, which means Revelation, hence the Book of Revelation, the last in the New Testament.
Synonyms
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The last book of the Christian Bible with visions about heaven and the end of the world
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The last book of the Christian Bible that contains visions about the end of the world
A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world
Surface Forms
Morphology
book + of + Revelation
The phrase literally combines 'book' (a published set of pages) with 'Revelation' (apocalyptic visions/prophecies), so it denotes the book that contains those revelations; a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer this meaning. The naming pattern 'book of X' for a text about X is cross-linguistically common and non-idiomatic, making the expression compositionally transparent.
Etymology
Book of Revelation is called that because it is a book of 'revelations'—strange 'visions' the writer John said were shown to him about the future. That's why the title means a book of visions and predictions about the 'end of the world'.