1 Hence the name. 2  Apocalyptic literature often uses prophetic vision formula to see the future, âand I saw...â This phrase appears many times in Revelation. 3  It is not in the earliest examples of the genre, however.4  The literature uses mysterious and symbolic language. Hence the name. 2  Apocalyptic literature often uses prophetic vision formula to see the future, âand I saw...â This phrase appears many times in Revelation. 3  It is not in the earliest examples of the genre, however.
Cause. a phenomenon that directly determines or gives rise to another phenomenon, the effect. In the real world all phenomena and processes are in a state of universal connection and interaction.
Definition of cause for English Language Learners. : 1  something or someone that produces an effect, result, or condition : something or someone that makes something happen or exist. : 2  a reason for doing or feeling something. : 3  something (such as an organization, belief, idea, or goal) that a group or people support or fight for.