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.
cause. 1  anything producing an effect or result. 2  a person or thing acting voluntarily or involuntarily as the agent that brings about an effect or result: drinking was the cause of his downfall. 3  a reason, motive, or ground for some action, feeling, etc.; esp., sufficient reason: cause for complaint.