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This report focuses on several aspects of the Battle of Armageddon. Four specific questions are examined: why does the great battle at the second coming of Christ happen at a place called Armageddon; how does the battle of Armageddon bring closure to issues and events raised in the book of Genesis? Why is there so little mention of the battle itself? ...
Why does the great battle at the second coming of Christ happen at a place called Armageddon?
The word Armageddon is only mentioned once in the bible, in Revelation 16:16. This verse tells us where the great battle will be fought. ... Upon which not only the greatest empires, races, and faiths, east and west, have contended with each other, but each has come to judgment-on which from the first, with all its splendor of human battle, men have felt that there was fighting from heaven, the stars in their courses were fighting-on which panic has descended so mysteriously upon the best equipped and most successful armies, but the humble have been exalted to victory…”. ... 1519)
In all, “the city at the top of the mount was destroyed over twenty times, more times than Jerusalem… Armageddon was the proverbial place for ‘battle’ at the times of Jesus and John. ... Based on its history, Armageddon is clearly the most appropriate place on earth for the great battle of the apocalypse to be fought.
How does the battle of Armageddon bring closure to issues and events raised in the book of Genesis?
The book of Revelation, and its crescendo event, the Battle of Armageddon, connect to the book of Genesis and bring closure to Genesis in many ways. ... The battle of Armageddon provides that closure. ... The battle of Armageddon resolves that curse through the defeat of Satan and his followers. ... The battle of Armageddon resolves his final revolt through his defeat. ... Through Satan’s defeat in the battle of Armageddon, man’s dominion is restored. ... 57)
Why is there so little mention of the battle itself?
We have all seen war movies, and most of them follow the same pattern; there are ten minutes of introduction to set the scene, ninety minutes of battle scenes, and ten minutes of conclusion.
Approximate Word count = 1779
Approximate Pages = 7.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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