What would be the opposite word for "apocalypse", or "apocalyptic"?

Question

What would be the opposite word for "apocalypse", or "apocalyptic"?

Answer 1

serenity now.....

Answer 2

the opposite word is

a new life

Apocalypse (Greek: Ἀποκάλυψις Apokálypsis; "lifting of the veil"), is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the majority of humankind. Today the term is often used to refer to the end of the world, which may be a shortening of the phrase apokalupsis eschaton which literally means "revelation at the end of the æon, or age".

Origins

Apocalypse technically refers to a revelation of God's Will (The Bible), not to some knowledge that is or will remain hidden or unknowable.[citation needed] Thus, in Revelation, we see a clear pattern of future events: the various periods of the true church, shown through the letters to the seven churches; the throne of God in Heaven and His Glory; the judgments that will occur on the earth; the final form of gentile power; God' re-dealing with the nation Israel [1] based upon covenants mentioned in the Old Testament; the second coming proper; the one-thousand year reign of Messiah; the last test of Mankind's sinful nature under ideal conditions by the loosing of Satan, with the judgment of fire coming down from Heaven that follows; the Great White Throne Judgment, and the destruction of the current heavens and the earth, to be recreated as a "New Heaven and New Earth" [2] [3] [4], ushering in the beginning of Eternity.

[edit] Terminology

Apocalypse, in the terminology of early Jewish and Christian literature, is a revelation of hidden things revealed by God to a chosen prophet or apostle. The term is often used to describe the written account of such a revelation. Apocalyptic literature is of considerable importance in the history of the Judeo-Christian-Islamic beliefs and traditions, because it makes specific references to beliefs such as the resurrection of the dead, judgment day, eternal life, final judgment and perdition. Apocalyptic beliefs predate Christianity, appear throughout other religions, and have been assimilated into contemporary secular society, especially through popular culture (see Apocalypticism). Apocalyptic beliefs also occur in other religious systems, for example, the Hindu concept of pralay.

[edit] Changes in meaning from the Second Century A.D. to the present time

From the Second Century A.D. onward, the term "Apocalypse" was applied to a number of books, both Jewish and Christian, which show the same characteristic features. Besides the Apocalypse of John (now generally called the Book of Revelation) included in the New Testament, the Muratorian fragment, Clement of Alexandria, and others mention an Apocalypse of Peter. Apocalypses of Adam and Abraham (Epiphanius) and of Elias (Jerome) are also mentioned; see, for example, the six titles of this kind in the "List of the 60 Canonical Books"[5]; and also Development of the New Testament canon.

The use of the Greek noun to designate writings belonging to a certain literary genre is of Christian origin, the original norm of the class being the New Testament Book of Revelation. In 1832 Gottfried Christiane explored the word "Apocalypse" as a description of the book of Revelation

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse

Answer 3

And now the short answer:

It is adopted Greek  to refer to a 'revelation', so I suppose it's antonym would be to 'conceal'. I don't suppose it's necessary to derive a Greek version, the apocalypse really refers to the book of Revelations.

Answer 4

I'd say 'baby-boom' since when an apocalypse is here everyone dies and in a 'baby-boom' many people get born

I learned that term somewhere... it means many people go and... make babies.. like after depressions... wars...

Answer 5

Well, whatever the synonyms of "not apocalyptic" are. Perhaps mundane, ordinary, uneventful....

Answer 6

This is a good question--How about 'everyday', and 'quotidian'?

Answer 7

Awesome question...

On this definition:

'Today the term is often used to refer to the end of the world'.

The antonym might be a word that translates to 'big bang' or  'moment of creation'.