revelation

revelation

Christianity

a. God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries

b. something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible

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Revelation

the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world. Also called: the Apocalypse, the Revelation of Saint John the Divine

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Revelation

final book of the New Testament discussing the coming of the world’s end. [N.T.: Revelation]

See: Apocalypse

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