The War of Armageddon

What is the War of Armageddon?

1.  Revelation 16:16 says "they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon." This means in Hebrew Mountain of Megiddo. Two verses earlier we are told that the false trinity (Dragon, beast, and false prophet) send evil spirits to the kings of the earth to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.

2.  Thus the battle of Armageddon has to do with the gathering of world-wide political leaders over the entire earth to stand against Christ and His people (the Church).

3.  This same gathering for war is spoken of again in Revelation 19:19 (the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse (Christ) and against His army (The Church).  See also Rev 20:8 where the nations of the earth are deceived and gathered together for war.

4.  NT references:  Revelation 11:7 (the beast making war with the church and seeming to overcome and kill believers); Revelation 16:14-16 (see above); Revelation 19:19; Revelation 20:8

4. The Players:  The Beast and the Nations (Kings) of the Earth VS Christ and the Church

5.  Is the battle literal or figurative.  We believe very clearly figurative.  Consider:

    a.  OT prophecies of the final battle of history take place, without exception, in the immediate vicinity of Jerusalem and Mount Zion.  The plain of Megiddo is a two days walk north.
    b.  No Mountain of Meggido exists.  The name Armageddon means Mount of Megiddo or "mountain of attack."
    c.  OT battles in the plains of Meggido (the book of Judges (Barak and Gideon), the deaths of Saul and his sons, death of King Josiah, Zechariah 12-14) are typological pointers to the final battle of history which is Satan VS Christ and His Church.  It is there that the Israelites had some of their greatest victories and defeats.  Armageddon is the battle which has been going on and will continue to go on.  The time of this battle is between the first and second comings of Christ.  Such a view as we have here accepts the 1000 year reign of Christ as current (symbolical) and not future (literal).  
    d.  This spiritual battle which sees the saints (all true believers) persecuted has been clearly going on since the book of Acts and will continue until Christ judges the enemies of Himself and the Church.
    e.  Studying the results of the battle in Revelation 16, Revelation 19, and Revelation 20 shows in each instance a supernatural picture of the destruction of Satan and those who stand with Him.  See 16:18-21, 19:20-21, and 20:9-10.  There is no literal battle that takes place.  It is a supernatural and spiritual one.

6.  Armageddon is the culmination and climax of the war that began in Genesis 3:15 between Satan and Christ.  Revelation 12 explains this long battle in detail.  The final battle is a spiritual one that has varying degrees of intensity and at times looks as though Satan is the winner.  The Church is seen as destroyed in Revelation 11 (the Two Witnesses representing the Church dying and rising again) and throughout church history there have certainly been periods where the light of the Church burned dim.

Conclusion:  The Battle of Armageddon is the ongoing effort of Satan to destroy Christ and the Church as mentioned in Revelation 12.  He deceives nations and kings and leaders of all sorts to take their stand against the Church.  This is just as we have seen it as we study church history for the past 2000 years.  In the end Christ will deliver His church from years of persecution and opposition.

December Christmas Gifts

As we prepare for the coming of Christ in this season we are saying thanks to all who have given to Christ through us in order to promote the mission of making Jesus Christ famous in all the earth. We have a couple Christmas gift ideas for your loved ones here as well as some ways you can help God's mission at home and abroad through World Impact Now at the end of this year and next.

Christmas Gifts For You or Your Loved Ones

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