The Apocalypse

6. a 7-year period of great suffering and turmoil before the Second Coming of Christ
9. a prediction from someone who "speaks and acts on behalf of God," conveying God's message to the people; the words could be about past, present or future truths; the actions could be "symbolic" or "miraculous"
10. believers must endure 3½ years of tribulation before they are raptured
11. any one-thousand year period
12. religious groups that expect Rev 20 to occur literally, and often try to calculate exact times
13. the belief that world history is divided into a certain number of eras or "dispensations"
15. the expectation that faithful Christians will be taken off the earth to live with Jesus, while all other people are not; based on an literal misinterpretation of 1 Thess 4:15-17
16. an "uncovering" of something which has always been true, but previously hidden or unknown to humans

1. religious or secular groups that look forward to or prepare for the end of the world
2. anything "revelatory"; usually refers to catastrophic violence or disasters
3. the place (Megiddo) where the final battle is to occur, according to Rev 16:16
4. believers must endure the entire 7-year tribulation before they are raptured
5. any teaching about the "end" times and/or the future world beyond the end of normal time
7. a world view with strong apocalyptic expectations; a social movement that expects the end of the world
8. a cosmic event expected in the future, with specific expectations varying
9. non-believers have to endure the 7-year tribulation, but believers are raptured first
14. the "coming" or "arrival" of any important figure, especially Jesus, in early Christian expectations