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{{Q|The '''[[w:Book of Revelation|Book of Revelation]]''' (often called the '''Revelation to John''', '''Apocalypse of John''', the '''Revelation from Jesus Christ''' (from its opening words), the '''[[w:Apocalypse|Apocalypse]]''', '''The Revelation''', or simply '''Revelation''') is the final book of the [[w:New Testament|New Testament]], and consequently is also the final book of the [[w:Christian Bible|Christian Bible]]. Its title is derived from the [[w:Incipit|first word]] of the [[w:Koine Greek|Koine Greek]] text: ''apokalypsis'', meaning "unveiling" or "revelation" (before title pages and titles, books were commonly known by their incipit (first words)). The Book of Revelation is the only [[w:Apocalyptic literature|apocalyptic document]] in the New Testament [[w:Biblical canon|canon]] (although there are short apocalyptic passages in various places in [[w:the Gospels|the Gospels]] and the [[w:Epistles|Epistles]], and an extended apocalyptic passage in the [[w:Book of Daniel|Book of Daniel]] in the [[w:Old Testament|Old Testament]]).|Wikipedia|[[w:Book of Revelation|Book of Revelation]]}} | {{Q|The '''[[w:Book of Revelation|Book of Revelation]]''' (often called the '''Revelation to John''', '''Apocalypse of John''', the '''Revelation from Jesus Christ''' (from its opening words), the '''[[w:Apocalypse|Apocalypse]]''', '''The Revelation''', or simply '''Revelation''') is the final book of the [[w:New Testament|New Testament]], and consequently is also the final book of the [[w:Christian Bible|Christian Bible]]. Its title is derived from the [[w:Incipit|first word]] of the [[w:Koine Greek|Koine Greek]] text: ''apokalypsis'', meaning "unveiling" or "revelation" (before title pages and titles, books were commonly known by their incipit (first words)). The Book of Revelation is the only [[w:Apocalyptic literature|apocalyptic document]] in the New Testament [[w:Biblical canon|canon]] (although there are short apocalyptic passages in various places in [[w:the Gospels|the Gospels]] and the [[w:Epistles|Epistles]], and an extended apocalyptic passage in the [[w:Book of Daniel|Book of Daniel]] in the [[w:Old Testament|Old Testament]]).|Wikipedia|[[w:Book of Revelation|Book of Revelation]]}} |