These objections, however, would not hold good with the prophets and other ancient worthies, who, having served their probation, will be raised perfect men and who as perfect men will be the intellectual, moral and physical superiors of all other men.”-STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES, Volume IV, “The Battle of Armageddon,” page 641.
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Section heading: Armageddon First
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“And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.”-Revelation 16:16
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Section heading: Armageddon Foreshadowed
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From STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES, Volume IV, “The Battle of Armageddon,” page i, we quote: “Armageddon is a Hebrew world signifying the Hill of Megiddo, or the Mount of Destruction.
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The Revelator looking down to the concluding days of the old order when the final conflict is approaching, wrote: “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. 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. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walked naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place call ed in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.”-Revelation 16: 13-16.
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Truly these three “unclean spirits,” operating through the unholy alliance, are gradually rushing the nations on to the great and final conflict described as the battle of Armageddon.
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God makes a picture of the battle of Armageddon by using Gideon and the Midianites. (See Judges 7:1-23)
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Could Armageddon Have Been Averted?
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Doubtless many will ask: Could not the Lord inaugurate his kingdom without the necessity of the great battle of Armageddon?
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Stated otherwise, hand the profiteers been satisfied to quit profiteering when the war ended, and had they treated the men fairly who bore the brunt of battle; had the politicians been willing to cease misrepresenting the people and had they honestly looked after the interests of those who bore the burden in the head of the day; had the clergy possessed and manifested the proper faith and courage and had they separated themselves from the unholy alliance and told the people the truth, namely that the evidences are clear that the Lord’s kingdom is at hand, and had they advised the people to turn to the Lord and seek righteousness, Armageddon might have been prevented.
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