A Discussion On "Revelation" As A Unique Apocalyptic Literature

Nowadays as more and more emphasis is put on literary thinking, we decide to explore the Bible, themagnificent temple of literature. However, in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the most profoundmystery lies in apocalyptic from which we start to study the Bible. Generally," Revelation " is the mostrepresentative works of literary inspiration. On the contrary, if we study “Apocalypse” we will encounter alot of doubts with the usual sense of apocalyptic conclusion, because we find that it is inappropriate toapply some apocalyptic principles to" Apocalypse".Then comes the opinions of this article which are based on the biblical text. From forms and ideas thearticle states the relationship of “Apocalypse" and the apocalyptic literature with the comparative visionstated in three parts, in order to determine the “revelation record “as a unique revelation literature.The introduction part is divided into two sections. The first review states the current research results tothis topic which pointed out that studies now are proposed on interaction between “Apocalypse". Section IIdetermines the significance and research methods. From a large background and apocalyptic literature itself,the article carries out the text study on the basis of the existing text with the comparative vision.Text is divided into three chapters:First determine the definition of apocalyptic literature, and historical background. Second,considering the " Apocalypse " with some of the important elements of stylistic inspiration, we need tohave a common review " Apocalypse" and the apocalyptic literature, including the use of symbolic strokesand seeing the world beyond the perspective.Formally aspects, is divided into five sections discuss the differences between " Apocalypse" andapocalyptic. The first section discusses the many apocalyptic works are entrusted name creation, while "Apocalypse" is different. It claims the author as " John "; Section on creative purposes, apocalypticliterature is written for the few, and is "for the transfer of knowledge of ancient mysteries," not forgrandstanding ". Revelation," has its unique purpose which is written for most people with openness anduniversal; Section III discusses the " Apocalypse" Although form with apocalyptic prophecy, but withletters for the packaging, which is in the other apocalyptic literature does not exist; Section IV discusses the " Apocalypse " and covered with a rich visual image (vision), which is extremely unusual, of course,the other apocalyptic literature is also full of symbolic visions, but in other apocalyptic works, some otherway of revelation often occupy the same proportion, or even a greater proportion; Section V discusses the" Apocalypse" rich repeat arts, including the dominant word repetition, repetition and word repetition ofideas which were cited by many examples. But in other apocalyptic literature, the feature of repetition wasnot so obvious as in the " Apocalypse".Chapter III states the differences between " Apocalypse" and the apocalyptic from four aspects.Section I starts from the topics covered by Apocalypse" and the apocalyptic literature which considersthat " Revelation " concerns all " eschatological " proposition, and not just stumbled apocalyptic"doomsday theory", as well as angel theory, multi-universe etc.; Section II is about the Messiah said,"Revelation," contains a wealth of Christ in theory. In contrast to the messianic apocalyptic rather vagueconcept; Section III discusses the two dualism difference," Revelation," the dualism is not absolute and isalready fixed in; fourth quarter compared both of history, come in " Revelation," the view of history, theend of the world begins with "Jesus Christ" the resurrection and ascension, continued to second coming ofChrist, and the apocalyptic end of the world and this life is relatively fixed in the end of the world.The last part of the summary conclusion on the basis of the full text concludes:" Revelation " is themost typical, the most characteristic and most representative of apocalyptic literature, stylistic inspirationfor " Apocalypse" has an important interpretation of the meaning, but because of different aspects of bothin form and content, we pay great attention to the interpretation, not dogmatic put certain principles applyapocalyptic " Revelation," the text body, such a distinction for understanding the " Apocalypse" and otherliterary works of great inspiration instructive to avoid too general overview of the scope of apocalypticliterature ignores the " Apocalypse" uniqueness.