"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants — things which must shortly take place . . . " (Revelation 1:1, NKJV)
The word APOCALYPSE is one of several English translations of the Greek word apokalupsis (Greek: ἀποκάλυψις, Strong's Concordance #G602). In many Bible translations (such as the New King James Translation used for the above verse) this Greek word, which means "disclosure, appearing, manifestation, be revealed, etc." is translated as Revelation. Apocalypse has historically, however, taken on the meaning of "the horrible events foretold to happen at the end of Man's rule on Earth" which are described in the book of Revelation. Thus, "The Apocalypse" is another term for the book of Revelation, as well as the series of events described therein. Apocalypse is also a technical term for a certain type of Biblical prophecy. An apocalyptic passage in the Bible is viewed as a prophecy describing events that will surely come to pass, and thus cannot be affected by the choices made by men. ARMAGEDDON is frequently used as a term to label the entire time period starting from when the armies of the world begin to gather together (along with the beast and false prophet) to FIGHT Jesus to his actual return and victorious war over the forces of evil. It is after this victory that Christ sets up His Millennial Kingdom on the earth. The word ARMAGEDDON, which means "mount of Megiddo," occurs only once in the Bible. Mount Megiddo itself is a small hill, located in the northern part of modern-day Israel, on which ancient forts were built that guarded the main highway, the Via Maris, that connected Ancient Egypt with Mesopotamia. | 
