Armageddon


Armageddon is popularly conceived as the world's final battle field, on which the forces of evil will ultimately be destroyed.

It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Revelation 16:16 - And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

The Hebrew name is properly Har Magedon, meaning 'Mountain of Megiddo' or 'Mountain of Assembly of Troops'. The significance of this name is seen in Revelation 16:13-17, where the evil spirits that have emerged from the mouths of the Dragon and the Beast and the False Prophet 'go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty'.

Armageddon is probably not a literal place, but symbolizes the ultimate spiritual conflict of good and evil.


The word Armageddon is sometimes pronounced 'Armagideon', as if linking it to Gideon, whose story is told in the book of Judges. Gideon was called to liberate his people from the Midianites, whom he conquered miraculously with an army of just three hundred men.


See the song 'Armageddon' by Bunny Wailer.



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