Revelation 16:12-16

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Revelation 16:12-16;
19:17-21
“We have had our last chance. If we will not devise some greater and
more equitable system, Armageddon will be at the door.”
-General Douglas MacArthur, 1945
“For the first time ever, everything is in place for the battle of
Armageddon and the second coming of Christ.”
-Governor Ronald Reagan, 1971
“You know, I turn back to your ancient prophets in the Old Testament
and the signs foretelling Armageddon, and I find myself wondering if
-if we’re the generation that is going to see that come about. I don’t
know if you’ve noted any of those prophecies lately, but, believe me,
they certainly describe the times.”
-President Ronald Reagan, 1983
“There is no doubt that global events are preparing the way for the
final great war of history –the great Armageddon!”
-Reverend Billy Graham
1) What does the word Armageddon mean?
“And they gathered them together to the place
called in Hebrew, Armageddon.” Rev. 16:16
Har(mountain) and Megiddo(a city in the northern
part of ancient Israel)

2) What Armageddon is and is not:
It is not a single battle
.
It is a war or a campaign involving a series of
battles in the land of Israel.
It is not the last battle or war fought on earth.
It is the climactic war of the Great Tribulation
when all the armies of the earth gather to attack
Israel and attempt to finally eradicate the Jewish
people.
3) Ten main Scriptural passages that
describe Armageddon:
1. Psalm 2 6. Zech. 14:1-15
2. Isaiah 34:1-6 7. Malachi 4:1-5
3. Isaiah 63:1-6 8. Rev. 14:14-20
4. Joel 3:1-17 9. Rev. 16:12-16
5. Zech. 12:1-9 10. Rev. 19:19-21
4) Seven Key Titles of Armageddon:
1. the day of the Lord’s vengeance – Isaiah 34:8
2. the winepress of God – Isaiah 63:2; Joel 3:13;
Revelation 14:19-20
3. the great and awesome day of the Lord – Joel 2:31
4. the harvest – Joel 3:13; Revelation 14:15-16
5. the day…burning like a furnace – Malachi 4:1
6. the great and terrible day of the Lord – Malachi 4:5
7. the war of the great day of God, the Almighty –
Revelation 16:14
5) The Scope of the Campaign of
Armageddon:
A. The Valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2;12)
(The Kidron Valley)
B. The Plain of Esdraelon (the Valley of Jezreel
and the Plains of Megiddo)
C. Bozrah/Edom (Isaiah 34:1-5; 63:1)
(Modern day Jordan)