Apocalypse facts for kids
An apocalypse is a revelation: seeing something which has been hidden. It comes from the Greek word, Apokálypsis, which means "lifting of the veil", or finding out something secret. Often this secret is discovered in a dream or a vision.
In religion, the word describes Armageddon or the end of the world. This might have come from the words, apokalupsis eschaton, meaning all the secrets will be discovered "at the end of the æon, or age". In Christianity The Apocalypse of John is the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible. It describes the end of the world, and the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Images for kids
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Main metaphor in the Book of Revelation: The Woman of the Apocalypse or the Woman clothed with the Sun (Rev. 12.1) wearing the Holy Crown - painting by a Hungarian painter, Szoldatits Ferenc. In the Book of Revelation, the "woman" is a metaphor for the Church.
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Apocalypse depicted in Christian Orthodox traditional fresco scenes in Osogovo Monastery, North Macedonia
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The Seven trumpets.
