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*[[The Book of Revelation]] (or just "Revelation,") the prophetic book which ends the New Testament. It is also known as "the Apocalypse" (Greek for 'revelation'). It is somewhat similar in style to the [[Old Testament]] book of [[Daniel]] (and indeed weaves common prophecy), and tells of the end of the world, including [[Armageddon]], Judgment Day, and the arrival of the Kingdom of Heaven. Despite Jesus' thrice repeated promise in it that 'I shall come very soon', opinions vary as to whether it refers to imminent events set amid the then Roman Empire or to the far future.
 
*[[The Book of Revelation]] (or just "Revelation,") the prophetic book which ends the New Testament. It is also known as "the Apocalypse" (Greek for 'revelation'). It is somewhat similar in style to the [[Old Testament]] book of [[Daniel]] (and indeed weaves common prophecy), and tells of the end of the world, including [[Armageddon]], Judgment Day, and the arrival of the Kingdom of Heaven. Despite Jesus' thrice repeated promise in it that 'I shall come very soon', opinions vary as to whether it refers to imminent events set amid the then Roman Empire or to the far future.
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As with the Old Testament, the chapter and verse divisions of the various books are not original, but were added in medieval times for greater understanding.
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As with the [[Old Testament]], the chapter and verse divisions of the various books are not original, but were added in medieval times for greater understanding.
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Often time it's not realized that the oldest books in the New Testament aren't the Gospels, but are instead the letters of [[Paul]], or possibly the book of James.
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Often time it's not realized that the oldest books in the New Testament aren't the Gospels, but are instead the letters of [[Paul]], or possibly the book of [[St. James the Less|James]].
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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