What is “apocalyptic prophecies”? Why is it plural?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
The speaker is speaking about prophecies about the apocalypse in general, and not any specific prophecy itself. Thus, "apocalyptic prophecies" appears in the plural form to show that it is being spoken about generally. Ex: I've gotten interested in electric cars. (General) Ex: I'm interested in the Tesla Model 3. (Specific)