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protects the author
Use of pseudonyms
- adds a sense of mystery.
Use of symbolism
- Divine presence over evil
Angels and Demons
- During persecution, it is easier to keep going if the specific day of relief is known
Escatological Topics/Predictions of the end
– an Old Testament book about a faithful young man who refused to deny
God even under the threat of execution
The Book of Daniel
the last book of the New Testament written in the apocalyptic genre
The Book of Revelation
– a type of scriptural writing that uses symbolism and other worldly
being to relay messages from God
Apocalyptic Writing
– refers to the Second Coming of Christ when the faithful, both living and dead,
will be taken up into heaven
The Rapture
– in the Book of Revelation, refers to the complete destruction of evil in the world and the establishment of
The Apocalypse
– refers to the number 666 which is believed to refer to the Emperor Nero, but has been misinterpreted in modern times as a reference to the devil
The Number of the Beast
– the most frightening of all of the beasts mentioned in the Book of Daniel
refers to the Hellenistic occupation of Palestine
The Fourth Beast
– was the king of the Babylonian Empire from 605 B.C.E to 562 B.C.E.
King Nebuchadnezzar
– was the Persian king who defeated the Babylonians and allowed the exiled Hebrews to return to their homeland.
King Cyrus
– the Emperor who burned down the city of Rome, but blamed the early Christians.
This led to the brutal persecution of Christians.
Nero
Why is Apocalyptic Literature not meant to be interpreted literally?
Apocalyptic Literature uses symbolism and pseudonyms, because of this, it should
never be interpreted literally.
