I'm not sure why - My Bible's New Testament's last book is Revelations...Why?

Question

not Apocalypse?

I didn't remember my Bible at the Chapel today, so I used their Bible. Their Bible's last book was Apocalypse (New Catholic Bible 1956 print), not Revelations (like mine - NIV), and tripled the number of pages and amount of information. I'm trying to locate a Bible with last book as Apocalypse. Any help would be appreciated, I can not find the "New Catholic" version.

Answer 1

I knew the last book as revelations as early as i cant remember. I never heard it ever refered to as apocalyse, although it makes sense.

Answer 2

Oh my goodness, I can't believe that not a single Catholic has figure this puzzle out yet. Dear, the "book" you found was not called Apocalypse, it was called Apocrypha. The Catholic Bible still contains many books of the Bible that the Protestant versions of the Christian religion have removed from the Bible. This collection of books is called the "Apocrypha" and it is usually found at the end of the Catholic Bible. Here's a link to a Catholic Bible that includes the Apocrypha: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Catholic-Bible-RSV-Compact-Apocrypha/dp/0195288505

Answer 3

This book was included for these verses:

Revelation 22:18
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

Revelation 22:19
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book

Intentionally thinking it would be misunderstood as the entire bible and not just the Book of Revelation.
Another book was preferred, I think the "The Gospel of the Nazarenes" but I could be wrong as other books were hotly debated there were two bishops that were excommunicated by the Constantine himself for not agreeing with the decision which forced all the other bishops to agree. Even if I identified the wrong book you can still read it for yourself here:

http://www.thenazareneway.com/ght_table_of_contents.htm

The original is in Aramaic and is as old as the ones that were included. Just more proof that the infallible word of God is a political construct.

Enjoy.

Answer 4

Apocalypse is the Greek word for a revelation or unveiling of something. It's like when they pull the cover off of a new statue and unveil it so that you can see something that was previously hidden from view.

Answer 5

It is the book of "Revelation" and has information about the Apocalypse.

Answer 6

The word Apocalypse and Revelation have the same meaning. The "unveiling" or "revealing".

The book of Revelation is the final "revealing" of Jesus Christ.

Answer 7

Revelations is the last book of the Bible because it is the last Book of the heavens and the earth, as we know them. St. John wrote it on the Isle of Patmos, who was given a vision by God of the end of the world. He was in the spirit on the Lord's Day, and saw the events, which surely must come to pass. He saw "the horses in the vision", and an army of 200,000,000 on the field of Armageddon.

He saw that great city of Babylon thrown down, and the Angels in heaven rejoice over it. He saw the beast, and the anti-Christ, and his armies. He saw Christ lead his own army in the final battle. This Book is especially important today, as we are truly living in the end times. We are in the early stages of Tribulation, which began last January, and there is complete absence of "rapture". I believe we are on a 7-year countdown to the defeat of the Anti-Christ, and Satan being bound for 1,000 years. Christ is here now, and is fulfilling the prophecy, which he showed John almost 2,000 years ago.

Revelations is a difficult book, and is always open to individual interpretation. Many churches on the right believe they have all the answers to this book, and it is certainly every man's and every church's right to interpret is as they choose. But many fail to realize that Christ speaks with a two-edged sword, meaning you probably will not understand the book of Revelation. I don't think it was meant to be understood, but rather it is meant as a warning, to keep watch and stay vigilant. Most people like the phrase that "one will be taken, and the other left", and attribute it to "rapture". However, wouldn't it also make sense if ten were "taken" as in the bridge collapse, and the rest "left'?

And what about Babylon, which will come in remembrance of the Lord? Many religious "scholars" attribute Babylon to Rome or even to the Pope, or just as a word for any immoral city. But in Revelations it gives you a clue. It says, "What great city is like unto that great city Babylon". Just before this it gives a list of all the things that will not be sold in Babylon anymore, after it is thrown down. The last item on the list is "Souls of Men". Couldn't this be a reference to the birthplace of a famous prophet who led that part of the world astray and caused all those who follow it to "sell their souls" to the Devil?

Revelations also mentions that Babylon is the cage of 'every hateful and unclean bird". But when you analyze that statement, you have to wonder: how can a bird be hateful? This is a human emotion. Even vultures have no hate; they are simply doing the job given them. So I look more to the hateful birds, which came to us on September 11, 2001, and to those hidden cells that came as "hateful birds.

And what of the number of the beast, which is the number of a man? Revelations says this number is six hundred threescore and six, which is 666. But could not this number also translate to the Devil being in the soul of a man, who is the anti-Christ. Judas Iscariot was the original and true “anti-Christ”, in that he betrayed Christ to those who crucified him. In the gospel of John, read about the betrayal of Christ at the hands of Judas. This is in John Chapter 6, verse 66 through 71.

In any event, watch the media very carefully in the coming months and years. Look for the numbers 3 and 7 in media reports, as these are mentioned frequently in the Bible, and especially in "Revelations".

Answer 8

Ah yes--the infamous book of Revelation --It had a hard time being voted into the New Testament by the committee of Catholic bishops back in 325AD--Unfortunately they finally included it--huge mistake!!

Answer 9

Apocalypse is the Greek word that means "I reveal"...it was translated into English as "Revelation"

Answer 10

I'm not Catholic, so the answers you received were
truly a revelation to me.