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The Battle of Armageddon Explained in Detail!

The End of the Antichrist

Rev. 19, 19-21 tells us what the conclusion of the Antichrist’s reign on earth:
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war
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against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the
false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the
mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire
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that burneth with brimstone: and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the
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horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

Jesus Christ will come to earth as the nations seek to destroy Israel. He will return as He left, landing on
the Mount of Olives, which will split in response to His awesome power. He will destroy the armies
gathered to destroy Israel with His word. His coming actually is a rescue mission to save Israel and fulfill
His promise to rule the earth from the throne of David. At Armageddon “the cup filled with the wine of
the fury of [God’s] wrath” (Revelation 16:19) will be delivered, and the Antichrist and his followers will
be overthrown and defeated. He will be the first one to be cast into the Lake of Fire, reserved for those
who rebel against God.

The battle will be massive, covering most all of Israel. Revelation 14:20 says the blood in the valley will
reach a depth of four feet (the height of a horse’s bridle). “All the birds” will be “filled” with the flesh of
the battlefield (Revelation 19:21) and it will take seven months to bury the dead and seven years to rid
the earth of all the weapons which gathered by the nations (Ezekiel 39:8-16).

“Armageddon” has become a general term that refers to the end of the world, not exclusively to the
battle that takes place in the plain of Megiddo.

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