![]() ![]() What will conditions be like during the battle of Armageddon? While we do not know how God will use his power, he will have at his disposal weapons such as those he has used in the past-hail, earthquake, flooding downpour, fire and sulfur, lightning, and disease. Instead, Armageddon is the worldwide situation in which the nations assemble in their last stand against rule by God. There is no large mountain there, and even the entire adjoining Low Plain of Jezreel could not contain all those who will fight against God. ( Judges 5:19, 20 2 Kings 9:27 23:29) However, Armageddon cannot refer to the literal area near ancient Megiddo. History tells of decisive battles that were fought in its vicinity, including some that are recorded in the Bible. Rather than being restricted to one area, the battle of Armageddon will encompass the whole earth.- Jeremiah 25:32-34 Ezekiel 39:17-20.Īrmageddon, sometimes rendered “Har–Magedon” (Hebrew Har Meghiddohnʹ), means “Mountain of Megiddo.” Megiddo was once a city in the territory of ancient Israel. Will Armageddon literally be fought in the Middle East? No. ( Revelation 19:11-16, 19-21) These enemies include those who oppose God’s authority and who treat God with contempt.- Ezekiel 39:7. Who will fight at Armageddon? Jesus Christ will lead a heavenly army to victory over God’s enemies. Prophetically, Revelation shows that at “the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon,” “the kings of the entire inhabited earth” will be gathered “together to the war of the great day of God the Almighty.”- Revelation 16:14. The word “Armageddon” occurs only once in the Bible, at Revelation 16:16. ( Psalm 2:2) The battle of Armageddon will bring human rulership to an end.- Daniel 2:44. ![]() These governments and their supporters oppose God even now by refusing to submit to his rulership. The battle of Armageddon refers to the final war between human governments and God. ![]()
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