THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON

 The subject of the battle of Armageddon has been a topic of biblical discussion for ages. In recent time, some use the term Armageddon to mean a cataclysmic event and Hollywood in many of its movies project Armageddon as a doomsday. Their representation of Armageddon as a horrible event cannot be far from the truth.

The term Armageddon is found once in Revelations 16:16 which says "And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon" The physical geographic location of Armageddon is the valley of Megiddo mentioned in 2 Chr 35:22 and the valley of Megiddo was where Deborah and Barak defeated Sisera and also where Josiah was slain.The location today is in the middle East.

At the battle of Armageddon, there will be a great and terrible slaughter of sinners. Sinners and the armies of antichrist will unit to engage Jesus and  his saints in a battle but Christ will destroy them by his mighty power.

 Before the battle of Armageddon, two main events recorded in the bible are going to take place, the rapture and The Hreat Tribulation. At the rapture, Christ will come in mid air when the fully overcoming saints, living and as well dead will be caught up to meet him. 

Matt 24: 31 says "And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." The rapture of the saints from the earth will now usher in the second event, The Great Tribulation.

At The Great Tribulation, the antichrist will be revealed and every human still on earth will be forced to recieve the mark of the beast, 666 on their right hand or on the forehead. Anyone who refuses this mark will not be able to buy or sell. 

The Great Tribulation will be followed by the revelation of Christ when Christ will return to the earth with the saints to rule the earth for 1000 years. As he returns, the rulers of the earth, sinners, the armies of antichrist and the enemies of God will unite to wage a war against Jesus and the saints at the valley of Megiddo in the Middle East. 

This is called the battle of Armageddon. Jesus will totally obliterate them and establish his reign on earth which will last for 1000 years. The saints martyred during The Great Tribulation will be ressurected and will also reign with Christ. 

As good Christians who are heavenly minded, we should strive to be partakers of this great millennial reign of Christ. In the view of the events in the middle East, it is very evident that the battle of Armageddon is iminent. 

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