12) and, second, there appear three evil figuresa dragon, a beast, and a false prophetout of whose mouths issue "three foul spirits like frogs" (v. First, the Euphrates river is dried up "that the way might be prepared for the kings from the east" (v. Go back a few more verses and it may sound even more unusual and strange. Now with that background aside, the battle scene of Armageddon in Revelation is quite extraordinary: (1) "The kings of the whole world" are therehence this is far larger than any Old Testament encounter that was limited to two sides battling it out (2) Demonic spirits, "the spirits of demons, performing signs had assembled themhow are we to interpret what this means? It seems already like some very unusual battle. King Josiah and his army marched out to fight him,* but King Neco* killed him when they met at Megiddo. While Josiah was king, Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, went to the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. ) and there the fatal struggle took place between King Josiah and Pharaoh Neco ( 2 Kings 23:29 Close 2 Kings 23:29 "The kings of Canaan came and fought, at Taanach near Megiddo's springs, but they carried off no silver treasures. On that plain the armies of Israel defeated Sisera and his host ( Judges 5:19 Close Judges 5:19 To the north and east, it overlooked the broad plain of Esdraelon (Valley of Jezreel)a plain that could easily accommodate a large battle. The ancient city stood at the entrance of a strategic passageway through the Carmel ridge. Throughout its history, Megiddo was often an arena of warfare. A difficult term to understand, Armageddon means literally "mountain (Har) of Megiddo." Megiddo was a populous city in Old Testament times. : "And they assembled them at the place which is called in Hebrew Armageddon." Prior to this, the Scripture speaks of "spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty" (v. Only one place in the Bible is the word Armageddon to be found, namely, in Revelation 16:16 Close Revelation 16:16Īnd the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon.* What about Armageddon according to the Book? How are we to go about understanding it? Many are saying that the battle is near at hand, and that it will be a terrifying day for the world, perhaps a nuclear holocaust and much else. There is much talk today in prophetic circles about the battle of Armageddon.
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