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Riddle of Armageddon Meaning Solved: Solution Hiding in Plain Sight.

Alfred Persson

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Riddle of Armageddon Meaning Solved: Solution Hiding in Plain Sight.

Ἅρ Μαγεδών. No convincing interpretation has as yet been given of this phrase, which should probably be translated “the mountains of Megiddo.” The city Megiddo was notable as the scene where Barak and Deborah overthrew the forces of Sisera by “the waters of Megiddo” (Judg. 5:19–21).-Charles, R. H. (1920). A critical and exegetical commentary on the Revelation of St John (Vol. 2, p. 50). Edinburgh: T&T Clark International.
The “mountain (02022 הַר har) of Megiddo” doesn’t exist, it is figurative for the heavens above Megiddo, similar to the heavenly “mount (02022 הַר har) of the congregation” (Is. 14:13) where the angels of God reside. God’s angels in the skies above Megiddo (Isa. 24:21; Rev. 6:13; Dan. 10:13, 20; Rev. 12:7) will fight from the heavens against the Beast and his forces at Megiddo on earth, just as God’s angels once fought for Israel against Sisera:

"The kings came and fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan At Taanach near the waters of Megiddo; They took no plunder in silver.
"The stars fought from heaven, From their courses they fought against Sisera. (Jdg. 5:19-20 NAU)
Figurative use

The LORD descended upon Mount (02022 הַר har) Sinai but spoke "from heaven" (Exod. 20:22); "the mountain (02022 הַר har) burned with fire to the midst of heaven" (Deut. 4:11 NKJ); "The LORD shone forth from Mount (02022 הַר har) Paran, and He came with ten thousands of saints" (Deut. 33:2); "the showers of the mountains (02022 הַר har)" Job. 24:8; "The Holy One from Mount (02022 הַר har) Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens" (Hab. 3:3 NKJ).

3 I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have also called My mighty ones for My anger-- Those who rejoice in My exaltation."
4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The LORD of hosts musters The army for battle.
5 They come from a far country, From the end of heaven-- The LORD and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole land.
6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore all hands will be limp, Every man's heart will melt,
8 And they will be afraid. Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth; They will be amazed at one another; Their faces will be like flames.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it.
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine.
11 "I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the LORD of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger. (Isa. 13:3-13 NKJ)

20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again.
21 It shall come to pass in that day That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the kings of the earth.
22 They will be gathered together, As prisoners are gathered in the pit, And will be shut up in the prison; After many days they will be punished.
23 Then the moon will be disgraced And the sun ashamed; For the LORD of hosts will reign On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem And before His elders, gloriously. (Isa. 24:20-23 NKJ)

12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
16 and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
17 "For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" (Rev. 6:12-17 NKJ)
This fits the context. The inspired BIG LIE "strong delusion" causing world-wide rebellion against all called God or worshiped (2 Thess. 2:3-12) is "ancient alien theory", symbolized by "flying-frogs" in Revelation 16:13. The "Kings of the Sunrising" entered our realm via the figurative "great river Euphrates", "dried up" symbolizing God's removing His restraint of spiritism, the "second woe" (Rev. 9:12). This demonic cavalry slew the third of the earth that once professed Christianity but who joined the Beast and took his Mark. These Nephilim Kings are the "mighty" (2478 ἰσχυρός ischuros) slain at Armageddon (Isa. 24:21; Rev. 19:18 ["Men" isn't in the text, its supplied by translators.]).

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east (395 ἀνατολή anatole) might be prepared.
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.
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.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (Rev. 16:12-16) KJV
Rev. 19:11-20:3 confirms this is cosmic war is fought outside the city of Jerusalem (Rev. 19:18-20; Zech. 14:1-7, 12-17). The Beast's army fills the entire region, from the glorious Mountain (Dan. 11:45; Joel 3:9-17) to the Mediterranean Sea.

Megiddo’s Location
• Megiddo is located in northern Israel, in the Jezreel Valley, approximately 25 km (15 miles) southeast of the Mediterranean Sea.
• It lies along a major trade route, the ancient Via Maris (Way of the Sea), which connected Egypt to Mesopotamia. This strategic location made it the site of many historic battles.
The "Glorious Mountain" (Daniel 11:45)
• The phrase “glorious mountain” is traditionally interpreted to refer to Mount Zion (Jerusalem), which holds religious and prophetic significance in the Bible as God’s dwelling place.
• Mount Zion is about 80 km (50 miles) south of Megiddo, making Megiddo a midpoint between Jerusalem and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Mediterranean Sea (Daniel 11:45)
• The Mediterranean Sea is referred to as “the great sea” in biblical texts (e.g., Numbers 34:6).
• Megiddo is situated east of the Mediterranean Sea, in proximity to the Carmel mountain range, which runs parallel to the sea.


 
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.
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.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (Rev. 16:13-16) KJV

Lots of reasons why Frogs repesent the Big Lie evil spirits induce belief in, they are "unclean" according to the Law of Moses; They reveal the end time delusion involves the UFO phenomena we see today, "flying frogs".

In the video I propose another reason, the endtime UFO invasion will begin from beneath the sea, USO's will startle the earth rising from the oceans to display themselves in our skies.

Perhaps this is why oceans will not exist in the New Earth.

I admit this is sheer speculation and could be 100% wrong.
 
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