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Apocalypse means a Revelation, or "lifting the veil" to reveal truth. It's not about disaster or end of the world, though many tend to incorrectly associate the word with that.
I wonder how many people maxed out thier credit cards thinking they wouldnt have to repay it?
I read about one guy in Long Island (NY) that used most of his savings to drive back and forth with a billboard on his car advertising the Rapture. I'm sure there were plenty of others.
Apocalypse means a Revelation, or "lifting the veil" to reveal truth. It's not about disaster or end of the world, though many tend to incorrectly associate the word with that.
That's odd, because ol' Merriam-Webster has two other definitions in addition to that:
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Originally Posted by ol' Merriam-Webster
1. a: one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 b.c. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/b.c. - broken link) to a.d. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a.d. - broken link) 150 marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom
bcapitalized:Revelation 3
2 a: something viewed as a prophetic revelation
b:armageddon
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