"Armageddon" is encoded in the Bible with the name of Syria's leader, Hafed Asad. In fact, the name of the actual site of the long-prophesized Final Battle appears with his name in a single, skip sequence: "Armageddon, Asad, Holocaust."
(By the way, the location of the plain of Megiddo/Armageddon is known right now and lies between Gaza and Damascus which is in Syria.)
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The Arabs Gang Up Against Syria: Stop the Killing Or Foreigners May Intervene
The Arab League tightened the screws on beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, imposing economic sanctions on Damascus just weeks after suspending its membership in the 22-state body. The questions now are: what more can the League do and how — and against whom — might the Damascus regime retaliate?
Indeed, the unprecedented move against a fellow Arab state came with a sharp warning to Syria: Deal with us or pave the way for non-Arab intervention. "If we, as Arabs fail, do you think that the international conscience will remain silent on this issue for ever? I don't think so," Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani told a press conference in Cairo on Sunday. Syria says "leave us alone, you're interfering, but they're not telling us how they want to solve this," he added. "All this work we're doing is to avoid interference, but I cannot guarantee that there will be none."
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2100323,00.html#ixzz1evhEJ6vm
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The word “Armageddon” comes from a Hebrew word Har-Magedone, which means “Mount Megiddo” and has become synonymous with the final battle - (Revelation 16:16; 20:1-3, 7-10). There will be a multitude of people engaged in the battle of Armageddon, as all the nations gather together to fight. Since “Har” can also mean hill, the most likely location is the hill country surrounding the plain of Meggido, some sixty miles north of Jerusalem. More than two hundred battles have been fought in that region. The plain of Megiddo and the nearby plain of Esdraelon will be the focal point for the battle of Armadeggon, which will rage the entire length of Israel as far south as the Edomite city of Bozrah (Isaiah 63:1). The valley of Armageddon was famous for two great victories in Israel’s history: 1) Barak’s victory over the Canaanites (Judges 4:15) and 2) Gideon’s victory over the Midianites (Judges 7). Armageddon was also the site for two great tragedies: 1) the death of Saul and his sons (1 Samuel 31:8) and 2) the death of King Josiah (2 Kings 23:29-30; 2 Chronicles 35:22). Armageddon is Greek for "Mount of Megiddo." This valley has seen more climactic battles than any other place on earth.
Originally, Megiddo was one of the capital cities of the Canaanites. The Egyptian king Thothmes III, the founder of an empire, once said "Megiddo is worth a thousand cities." The reason is that it sits on the pass leading through Mount Carmel to the Mediterranean, one of the most strategic crossroads in Palestine. Anyone who wishes to control the Middle East must control the vital trade and military routes which connect Europe, Africa and Asia. Napoleon stood at Megiddo before the battle that thwarted his attempt to conquer the East and rebuild the Roman Empire. Contemplating the enormous plain of Armageddon, the marshal declared, "All the armies of the world could maneuver their forces on this vast plain."
Megiddo was one of the most strategic cities in Palestine. All major traffic through northern Palestine traveled past Megiddo, making it a strategic military stronghold. Megiddo was a town belonging to Manasseh, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The word Megiddo comes from the Hebrew root gadad (Strong's Concordance number #H1413) which means "cut off" and "slaughter." Megiddo had been originally one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:21) and was one of those of which the Israelites were unable for a long time to take possession. It was fully occupied by the Israelites, rebuilt and fortified under the reign of King Solomon (see 1Kings 4:12, 9:15).
Megiddo is first mentioned in the Old Testament in the account of the 31 kings conquered by Joshua (Josh. 12:21). In the division of the land of Canaan among the tribes of the Hebrew people, Megiddo was awarded to Manasseh. But the tribe was unable to drive out the native inhabitants of the city (Josh. 17:11; Judg. 1:27; 1 Chron. 7:29)
During the period of the judges, the forces of Deborah and Barak wiped out the army of Sisera "By the waters of Megiddo" (Judg. 5:19). During the period of the United Kingdon under Solomon, the Israelites established their supremacy at Megiddo. The city was included in the fifth administrative district of Solomon (1 Kin. 4:12). Along with Hazor, Gezer, Lower Beth Horon, Baalath, and Tadmor, Megiddo was fortified and established as a chariot city for the armies of King Solomon (1 Kin. 9:15-19). We could see how the stones were worn by the chariot wheels.
The prophet Zechariah mentioned the great mourning that would one day take place "in the plain of Megiddo" (Zech.12:11; Megiddon, KJV). The fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy is the battle at the end time known as the Battle of Armageddon. Armageddon is a compound word that means "mountain of Megiddo."
AN EXPLANATION OF THE WORD ARMAGEDDON
ReplyDeleteThe Greek word Armageddon in Rev. 16:16 has a basis in Hebrew grammar
that is not often explained and the prophetic significance is affected. As a place
name Megiddo is the Jezreel valley fortress in northern Israel, but the name has
no final ‘n’ letter. Megiddon with a final ‘n’ is only found in the Zech. 12:11 text.
This spelling distinction is erased in many Bible versions but King James has it:
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem,
as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
Root ideas are ‘gather,’ ‘to cut’ (GADÀD) and ‘troops’ (GADÙD). Megiddo is
‘gathering of troops’ and final ‘n’ infers ‘place of...’ So Megiddon may not be a
name but rather a generic term for a battlefield, ‘place of gathering of troops.’
It is not credible that Arm– is transliterated from ‘har’ (mountain). No mountain
(har) is mentioned in Megiddo texts, and the valley beside Megiddo is always
called Jezreel. A likely explanation has been overlooked although the clue is
in the Zechariah text. Hadad and Rimmon are two gods of ancient Syria, which
were not known in Israel at any time. The mourning of Hadad-Rimmon must be
in Syria. In Hebrew, Syria is Aram. It becomes Arm– if joined in compound to
another word. So the Greek word Armageddon (Rev. 16:16) is a transliteration
of Aram + megiddon, and means ‘the place in Syria of the gathering of troops.’
Zechariah 12:11 mentions a ‘valley’ or ‘plain’: this might be the north-eastern
Syrian plain facing the Euphrates River. Prophetically this is where the Eastern
troops cross the Euphrates River (Rev. 16:12). This interpretation removes the
Armageddon scenario from Israel and puts it in Syria. The mourning of Hadad-
Rimmon (Zech. 12:11) could be the mourning for the dead after Armageddon.
The literal "destruction of Babylon" was accomplished with the Iraqi War and the US & Polish Armies 'unexplainably' turning the ancient ruins of Babylon (50 miles south of Baghdad) into a military base.
ReplyDeleteThe US beginning military action against Syria & Assad could satisfy the prophecy of "Armageddon".
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It's almost 4 years after my last post and no reply?!
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War is a fascinating subject. Despite the dubious morality of using violence to achieve personal or political aims. It remains that conflict has been used to do just that throughout recorded history.
ReplyDeleteYour article is very well done, a good read.