According to Zabel and Friedman's original plan, the pilot and first season ( given the overall title " Official Denial ") would cover the period from 1961 to 1969, the second season (" Progenitor ") 1970 to 1976, the third season (" Cloak of Fear ") 1977 to 1986, the fourth season (" New World Order ") would cover 1987 to 1999, and the fifth and final season (" Stroke of Midnight ") would break from the decade-spanning format to encompass the apocalyptic final conflict against the invaders, taking place from 2000 to 2001.

Tertullian ( lawyer, theologian ) also alludes to Christ as the Alpha and Omega ( De Monogamiâ, v ), and from Prudentius ( Cathemer., ix, 10 ) we learn that in the fourth century the interpretation of the apocalyptic letters was still the same: " Alpha et Omega cognominatus, ipse fons et clausula, Omnium quae sunt, fuerunt, quaeque post futura sunt.

The book is made up of six court tales and four apocalyptic visions set in the time of the Babylonian captivity.

Although the book has been historically classified as " prophetic ", the style of writing is apocalyptic which was popular between 200 BCE and 100 CE.

The book spans three literary genres: epistolary, apocalyptic, and prophetic.

The traditional ascription of the whole book to the prophet Joel was challenged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by a theory of a three stage process of composition: 1: 1 – 2: 27 were from the hand of Joel, and dealt with a contemporary issue ; 2: 28 – 3: 21 were ascribed to a continuator with an apocalyptic outlook.

This splitting of the book ’ s composition began to be challenged in the mid-twentieth century, with scholars defending the unity of the book, the plausibility of the prophet combining a contemporary and apocalyptic outlook, and later additions by the prophet.

Mani began preaching at an early age and was possibly influenced by contemporary Babylonian-Aramaic movements such as Mandaeanism, and Aramaic translations of Jewish apocalyptic writings similar to those found at Qumran ( such as the book of Enoch literature ).

In his book Billion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction, Brian Aldiss coined the term cosy catastrophe to describe the subgenre of post-war apocalyptic fiction in which society is destroyed save for a handful of survivors, who are able to enjoy a relatively comfortable existence.

A special edition of Kid A was also released, in a thick cardboard package in the style of a children's book with a new cover and different oil paintings of apocalyptic landscapes and bear images.

The proponents of Amillennialism interpret the Millennium as being a symbolic period of time, consistent with the highly symbolic nature of the apocalyptic genre of the book of Revelation, sometimes indicating that the thousand years represent God's rule over his creation or the Church.

It is possible to see the book as an important transitional work for Twain, in that earlier, sunnier passages recall the frontier humor of his tall tales like The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, while the corrosive view of human behavior in the apocalyptic latter chapters is more akin to darker, later Twain works like The Mysterious Stranger and Letters from the Earth.

His 1999 book Destroying the World to Save It described the apocalyptic terrorist sect Aum Shinrikyo as a forerunner of " the new global terrorism ".

The apocalyptic writer, therefore, professedly addressed his book to future generations.

The last five listed only appear in this book and nowhere else in apocryphal or apocalyptic works.

In 1993, historian Bruce Barron wrote a stern rebuke of apocalyptic Christian conspiracism in the Christian Research Journal, when reviewing Robertson's 1991 book The New World Order.

His book, The Late Great Planet Earth ( 1970 ), became Dylan's second Bible and added an apocalyptic edge to his worldview ...

* Prophetiae Merlini: Geoffrey presented a series of apocalyptic narratives as the work of the earlier Merlin who, until Geoffrey's book came out, was known as " Myrddin ".

2 Esdras ( also called 4 Esdras or Latin Esdras ) is the name of an apocalyptic book in many English versions of the Bible ( see " Naming conventions " below ).

The book is considered one of the gems of Jewish apocalyptic literature.

Dulness calls forth her servants to herald the new king, and the book ends with Dulness's prayer, which takes an apocalyptic tone in the new version:

Following the success of his first author book, he published in 1994 MALEFIC, with the collaboration of Royo Romulo in the setting and scenarios, it presents an apocalyptic and personal world.

In 2009 he publishes the book Dead Moon in collaboration with Romulo Royo again, this is an ambitious book with an epic and intimate story at the same time, with a tragic and apocalyptic ending, where the images display a range of different techniques, from graphite, a precious illustration or large format paintings.

Early Christian writers occasionally cited Ezra as author of the apocalyptic books attributed to him.

Uriel also appears in the Second Book of Esdras ( found in the Apocrypha section of many bibles, and sometimes called Esdras IV in Catholic versions, which makes up part of the apocalyptic literature of Esdras ), in which the prophet Ezra asks God a series of questions, and Uriel is sent by God to instruct him.

The experience described is unique not just in 4 Ezra but in the whole Jewish apocalyptic literature.

The word " apocalypse " is also used for other works of a similar nature in the literary genre of apocalyptic literature.

However, there was also an apocalyptic dimension in his teaching, and he was clear that if everybody stopped marrying and having children that would be an admirable thing ; it would mean that the Kingdom of God would return all the sooner and the world would come to an end.

It also emphasizes the inevitability of resurrection, judgment, and the eternal division of the righteous and the wicked .. Islamic apocalyptic literature describing Armageddon is often known as fitnah (" a test ") or malāhim ( or ghaybah to the Shī ‘ a ).

He also believed that Drexler ’ s speculations about apocalyptic dangers of molecular assemblers threaten the public support for development of nanotechnology.

Norman's 1969 apocalyptic song, I Wish We'd All Been Ready ”, was also featured in the 1972 Christian end times film A Thief in the Night, which was watched by an estimated 50, 000, 000 people, but sung by an obscure group known as The Fishmarket Combo.

The techno-thriller genre also has substantial overlaps with the genres of conspiracy fiction and apocalyptic fiction.

Smalley also believed that Drexler's speculations about apocalyptic dangers of self-replicating machines that have been equated with " molecular assemblers " would threaten the public support for development of nanotechnology.

Applewhite also utilized New Age concepts, but he differed from that movement by predicting that apocalyptic, rather than utopian, changes would soon occur on Earth.

" However, there was also an apocalyptic dimension in his teaching, and he was clear that if everybody stopped marrying and having children that would be an admirable thing ; it would mean that the Kingdom of God would return all the sooner and the world would come to an end.

While also being an early desert island story and coming of age story, the novel deals with various science fiction elements such as spontaneous generation, futurology, apocalyptic themes, the end of the world and doomsday, resurrection and the afterlife.

" HonestGamers also reviewed the game, giving it a score of 10 out of 10, praising the game's apocalyptic mood and difficulty.

Counted also among his influences are apocalyptic and religious thinkers as diverse as gnostics like Valentinus ( see " Spirit of Utopia ") and Thomas Müntzer ( see " Thomas Müntzer als Theologe der Revolution ").

While also being an early desert island story and coming of age story, the novel deals with various science fiction elements such as spontaneous generation, futurology, apocalyptic themes, the end of the world and doomsday, resurrection and the afterlife.

The relatively painless nature of the shift was due to growing right-wing populist opposition to corporate internationalism but also in part to the basic underlying apocalyptic millenarian paradigm, which fed the Cold War and the witch-hunts of the McCarthy period.

Skeptics argue that unfounded fears about an imminent or eventual gun ban, military coup, internment, or U. N. invasion and occupation are rooted in the siege mentality of the American militia movement but also an apocalyptic millenarianism which provides a basic narrative within the political right in the U. S., claiming that the idealized society ( i. e., constitutional republic, Jeffersonian democracy, " Christian nation ", " white nation ") is thwarted by subversive conspiracies of liberal secular humanists who want " Big Government " and globalists who plot on behalf of the New World Order.

The band also has many misanthropic or apocalyptic songs, such as " Reclamation ".

Ballard previously used the theme of apocalyptic crystallisation in the 1964 short story " The Illuminated Man " ( included in The Terminal Beach ), which is also set in the same locations.

It also divided the organization into two factions: the Roosters ( theologians who believe in an apocalyptic event foretold in the Bible ) and the Owls ( their secular counterparts ).

Ashmore will also star in an upcoming apocalyptic siege warfare film The Day with Dominic Monaghan and Michael Eklund as well as television drama series The Following, starring Kevin Bacon.

The Neon Genesis Evangelion series also ends in a similar fashion, with two theatrical releases: the first part ( Death ) being composed largely of clips from the already-released episodes, and the second part ( Rebirth / The End of Evangelion ) made up of new animation devolving into apocalyptic territory much like that of Be Invoked, right down to overtones of rebirth.

Praised by Heylin as a " powerful reinterpretation of The Daemon Lover motif ", " Man in the Long Black Coat " also contains some prominent use of apocalyptic imagery, evoking a place where the " water is high " and " tree trunks uprooted ".