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)
(End
of Excerpt)
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--
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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