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Bunny Wailer - Armageddon


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War, di war, di war!
It's the Armagideon.
Taking place in iration, in iration.
War, di war, di war!
It's the Armagideon.
Taking place inna iration.
Revelation 16:16-17 - And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
In the beginning, Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
There was but one concept,
And that's the concept of I.
 
Then arose Apollyon, the Devil Revelation 9:11 - And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
- Satan! Satan! -
claiming that it's you and I.
And from that day on,
There was trouble in the world,
And the world goin' astray.
From that day on,
Trouble in the world,
And the world goin' astray.
 
We've got wars, and rumours of wars. Matthew 24:6 - And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mark 13:7 - And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
Trouble in the world,
And the world goin' astray... [repeated]
 
Nations rising up against nations, Matthew 24:7 - For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Mother against daughter,
Father 'gainst son,
Micah 7:6 - For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
Matthew 10:35 - For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Luke 12:53 - The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Little children having children,
In dis ya war, di war, di war.
It's the Armagideon.
Taking place in iration, in iration.
War, di war, di war!
It's the Armagideon.
Taking place inna iration.

I see light fighting against darkness,
Righteousness against evil,
Right battling against wrong,
Here comes bondage, struggling for freedom,
 
But have patience! Idren, have patience! James 5:7 - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Don't be burdened by reasons of tribulations.
Have patience! Idren, have patience!
Remember the call of redemption.
 
It says: Blessed art the poor,
They shall inherit the earth.
Blessed art the meek,
They shall have a birth.
Them that hunger and thirst after righteousness
Them alone shall be called blessed,
Matthew 5:3-6 - Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
In dis ya war, di war, di war.
It's the Armagideon.
Taking place in iration, in iration.
War, di war, di war!
It's the Armagideon.
Taking place inna iration.
 
War belong to di pastors
That lead my sheep astray,
Jeremiah 23:1 - Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:2 - Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
Micah 3:5 - Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
Everyone, everyone shall get his pay, yeah.  
All the gates of Hell
Just could never prevail.
Matthew 16:18 - And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
I'd like to say, Babylon fail.
There is one like unto a place of fire,
His name I can tell.
 
He is conquering and to conquer
The gates of Doom and Hell.
Revelation 6:2 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
And life, long life, is His reward
To them that are good.
Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
As for di heathen, as for di heathen
In their hearts, His name is terrible and dreadful.
Psalm 99:3 - Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
In dis ya war, di war, di war.
It's di Armagideon.
Taking place in iration, in iration.
War, di war, di war!
It's di Armagideon.
Taking place inna iration.
In dis ya war, di war, di war.
It's the Armagideon.
Taking place in iration, in iration.
War, di war, di war!
It's the Armagideon.
Taking place inna iration.
 
The night is passed, the day is come
I see Jah shining in the shining sun.
The night is passed, the day is come
I see Jah shining...
Romans 13:12 - The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Revelation 1:16 - And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.



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