Saturday, June 16, 2018

The Battle- Jerusalem.


Continuing from yesterday…..

Rev 16:13  And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 
Rev 16:14  For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which 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. 

'…Since Revelation 16:13-14 will be fulfilled BEFORE the close of probation, what then is the place of this battle to which the leadership of the whole world is to be gathered for the exaltation of Satan when he appears as Christ?

 At what place will the bishops, prelates, and ministers join in the coronation of Satan as the long awaited Messiah?

 Where will the chorus ring forth from thousands of voices - "Christ has come. Christ has come"?

We shall seek to find the answer to these questions in the next thought paper when we analyze Rev. 16:16.

----- Analyzing Rev. 16:16

Rev 16:16  And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 

Where IS the PLACE called ARMAGEDDON?

If I asked you right now where Armageddon is, what would you say?

If you're like most people you might go Google it… and this is what you'd find in Wikipedia-

'According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Bible, Armageddon (/ˌɑːrməˈɡɛdən/, from Ancient Greek: ἉρμαγεδώνHarmagedōn,[1][2] Late Latin: Armagedōn,[3] from Hebrew: הר מגידו‬ Har Megiddo) is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies for a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or a symbolic location. The term is also used in a generic sense to refer to any end of the world scenario.
"Mount" Tel Megiddo is not actually a mountain, but a tell (a hill created by many generations of people living and rebuilding on the same spot)[4] on which ancient forts were built to guard the Via Maris, an ancient trade route linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia. Megiddo was the location of various ancient battles, including one in the 15th century BC and one in 609 BC. Modern Megiddo is a town approximately 25 miles (40 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee in the Kishon River area in Israel.[5]'


So, there you have that, however… and it is a HUGE HOWEVER… it's wrong.  Why is it wrong? Let's study it further….

1978 Dec -- THE BATTLE OF THE GREAT DAY OF GOD ALMIGHTY -- Part 3 --

 The Sixth Plague is the pouring out of the vial of God's wrath upon "the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared." (Rev. 16:12)

The CAUSE of this plague is that the "spirits of devils" symbolized by frogs had gathered the leadership of the nations of earth to "a place called in the Hebrew tongue - Armageddon." (Rev. 16:13-14, 16)

To understand the significance of what this gathering together means, we must first determine the place to which they are gathered by correctly identifying the word - Armageddon in the Hebrew language.

Thus we must work back from the English, through the Greek to the Hebrew.

The English word Armageddon in the KJV - is merely a transliteration from the Greek.

In the ARV, this transliteration is more accurately reflected - Har-Magedon.

(((Rev 16:16  And they gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew Har-Magedon. ))))

The Greek is - 'Armagedwn.

The first part of the word - 'Ar - is easily identified. Har is a transliteration of the Hebrew -(Hebrew written) and means "mountain."

The second part of the word Magedon - has been popularly identified with Megiddo. But the Bible refers to Megiddo as a "valley" and not a mountain. (Zech. 12:11)

Zec 12:11  In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the VALLEY of Megiddon. 

And a valley is not a mountain by any stretch of language or imagination.

Thus we must turn to a deeper study of the language to determine what mountain is referred to in Rev. 16:16.

In the Hebrew language there are twenty two letters. These are all consonants and are written from right to left. To supply the lack of vowels, since the alphabet contained no vowels, a system of vowel-signs was introduced. However, before the introduction of vowel-signs, certain feeble consonants - Aleph, He, Waw, and Yod - were used to indicate the vowel sounds, and hence were called vowel letters. Therefore, in seeking a word in the Hebrew to equal - Magedon - we must consider ONLY THE CONSONANTS in the word

M- Mu (m),
G- Gamma (g),
D- Delta (d).
 (The final "n" or Nu (n) is merely a paragogic letter, not unknown in English in such words as "solemn" and "condemn.")

The word in the Old Testament which most clearly meets the requirements of the Greek transliteration - Magedon - is the Hebrew word, Mo'ed (Hebrew written).

On the surface there is one problem - the middle consonant, Ayin (Hebrew written). This does not appear to answer to the Greek gamma (g). However, Gesenius states:    "While the Hebrew was a living language, this letter [Ayin], which is peculiar to the Semetic tongues, and extremely difficult for our organs to pronounce, seems to have had ... a two fold pronounciation" - a soft and a hard sound. "The harder Ayin, which the Arabs call Ghain, was a harsh sound uttered from the bottom of the throat, accompanied by a certain whirring or whizzing, so as to resemble the letter r when uttered abruptly with a strong rolling. This the Seventy
p 2 -- have usually represented by the letter g [gamma]" in the Greek translation of the Old Testament. (Gesenius, Hebrew & English Lexicon of the Old Testament, p. 737) This can be illustrated by the familiar name - Gomorrah. In the Hebrew it is - (Hebrew written). In the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, it is Gomorra. [G is the capital of g(gamma)] Thus the first letter of Gomorrah in the Hebrew (Hebrew written) is transliterated by the gamma (g) in the Greek. So the Hebrew word - Mo'Ed - would be transliterated into the Greek as Maged(on).

The Hebrew word, Mo'id (symbol written), which transliterates into the Greek - Magedon - is used nearly TWO HUNDRED TIMES in the Old Testament and means - "CONGREGATION."

 In Isaiah 14:13 it is associated with "Mountain" - "the mount of the congregation."

Isa 14:13  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the MOUNT OF THE CONGREGATION, in the sides of the north

Isa 14:13  For thouH859 hast saidH559 in thine heart,H3824 I will ascendH5927 into heaven,H8064 I will exaltH7311 my throneH3678 aboveH4480 H4605 the starsH3556 of God:H410 I will sitH3427 also upon the      mountH2022 of the congregation,H4150        in the sidesH3411 of the north:H6828 

H4150
מוֹעָדָה    מֹעֵד    מוֹעֵד
mô‛êd    mô‛êd    mô‛âdâh
mo-ade', mo-ade', mo-aw-daw'
From H3259; properly an appointment, that is, a fixed time or season; specifically a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand): - appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn (-ity), synagogue, (set) time (appointed).

Here God reveals through Isaiah the heart and intention of Lucifer - He would seek to "sit also upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north."

This refers to "Mt. Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King." (Ps. 48:2)

Psa 48:2  Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 

In the book of Revelation it is revealed that the "spirits of the devils" will gather the kings of the earth to the mount of the congregation (HarMagedon) the battle for of the great day of God Almighty.

What is to be understood by the symbolism of "frogs" in representing the "spirits of devils"? This we will discuss in the next thought paper.

Two great opposing powers are revealed in the last great battle. On one side stands the Creator of heaven and earth. All on His side bear His signet. They are obedient to His commands. On the other side stands the prince of darkness, with those who have chosen apostacy and rebellion.(Review, May 7, 1901)

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If we are going to be a touch logical, if logic plays into this at all, it makes a lot of sense that Satan would want to use Jerusalem- the city where GOD allowed Solomon to build Him a temple, the city which was for His chosen people.  Also, how farfetched is it for the 'leadership of the nations of earth' to gather in Jerusalem? Seriously. Jerusalem is such a HOTBED of political/religious turmoil as the idea of peace between Israel and Palestine has been in the forefront of our news sources for many years now. Just this year the President of the United States took a long standing order to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital by moving the United States Embassy to Jerusalem, and made it happen after many years of various presidents constantly opting out of it by using a clause - saying they wouldn't move it due to upsetting the political atmosphere, for security reasons.  It happened though, it finally happened and now more than ever people are in an uproar over…. JERUSALEM.

Now I ask again, how farfetched is it to imagine the leadership of the various countries gathering in Jerusalem at some point in time with SATAN leading the way- disguised as an angel of light? It isn't farfetched at all. Keeping our eyes on Jerusalem is so incredibly necessary. We know that this will happen--

Dan 11:45, 12:1  And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.  And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 

Before our Savior ceases His intercession and probation is over- before the plagues fall - this ALL takes place.

This happens -
Rev 16:13  And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 
Rev 16:14  For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which 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. 

And this happens-

Dan 11:45  And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

The holy mountain, the mount of the congregation- Jerusalem.  Tabernacles planted, gathered to the battle- Jerusalem.  THEN a time of trouble such as never was….the plagues.

Our eyes NEED to be on Jerusalem.

By the grace of our Lord and Savior may we be aware of the truth, the whole truth knowing that Satan will use Jerusalem as his last hurrah and the majority of people will be DECEIVED by his actions. Please, Father, please keep our spiritual eyes opened as the time draws ever near to an end of this evil world and the beginning of true life found only in YOU, all through Jesus Christ our LORD and SAVIOR, now and forever! 

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