Easton's Bible Dictionary The Greek name of the Book of Revelation (q.v.). Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament. 2. (n.) Anything viewed as a revelation; a disclosure. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia APOCALYPSE a-pok'-a-lips. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE; REVELATION OF JOHN. PETER, APOCALYPSE OF See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS, II, 4; LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC (Introduction). ZEPHANIAH, APOCALYPSE OF A (probably) Jewish apocryphal work of this name is mentioned in the Stichometry of Nicephorus and another list practically identical with this; a quotation from it is also preserved by Clement of Alexandria (Strom., v. 11, 77). Dr. Charles thinks this indicates a Christian revision (Encyclopedia Brittanica, II, article "Apocalypse"); others suppose it to point to a Christian, rather than a Jewish, origin. See Schurer, HJP, div II, volume III, pp. 126-27, 132; GJV4, III, 367-69. APOCALYPSE OF BARUCH ba'-ruk. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. BARUCH, APOCALYPSE OF See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. NOAH, BOOK (APOCALYPSE) OF See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.