Battle of Armageddon… Means “mount of slaughter” progressing over 7 years
Revelation 16:16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast [antichrist] and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse [Jesus] and his army.
- Three dominate powers during this time… European Union headed by the Antichrist, China and Russia
- God destroys Russia in the tribulation Ez 38-39… This final battle is between the Antichrist/western nations and China, “armies of the east”… God gathers them to battle 55 miles north of Jerusalem, 10 miles from Nazareth, called the valley of Megiddo … Armageddon… More than 200 battles have been fought here… “All the armies of the world could maneuver their forces on this vast plain, There is no place in the whole world more suited for war than this. It is the most natural battleground on the whole earth.” — Napoleon Bonaparte, 1799… This is when Jesus returns…