[bigheadfred]

Anyone out there know what the GREEK word “APOCALYPSE” means???

[DogByte6RER]

Greek: ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis; "lifting of the veil" or "revelation" Or, something like that.

[Vermont Lt]

Unveiling or something along those lines.

[elcid1970]

“Apocalypse” and “Revelation” mean the same both being the title of the final book of the New Testament: as noted, a `revealing’ an `opening’ as of a book or prophecy.

“Apocalyptic” is often misused to connote “catastrophic”, “civilization-ending”, “end of the world as we know it” (well.... that is sort of what is predicted in the Book of Revelation).

Anyway, what makes the ancient Mayans so far-seeing? They practiced human sacrifice (after killing their victims the priests wore their flayed skins - yuk!), couldn’t even invent or use the wheel, had no knowledge of metallurgy and wielded knives made of chipped obsidian, and got walked over by a handful of Spaniards with primitive muskets.

So what’s to admire or learn from?

[dljordan]

“Anyone out there know what the GREEK word “APOCALYPSE” means???”

Yes.

[righttackle44]

Apocalypse means unveiling, in the sense, “The Revelation is an unveiling of seals, horns, et cetera and the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.” The meaning of the word is “unveiling.” I know the people at The History Channel are going to be surprised.

[Cronos]

Apocalypse -- ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis means "lifting of the veil" or "revelation", hence the alternate name for the Apocalypse of St. John is the Revelation of St. john