"AND THEY GATHERED THEM TOGETHER
TO THE PLACE* THAT IS CALLED IN
HEBREW HAR-MA.GED'ON." (Rev 16:16).
Note: |
Har-Ma.ged'on
is symbolic for readiness for war manifest in
the spirits of people of the nations prior to their
extermination. |
"And I saw three unclean
inspired expressions [that looked] like frogs come out of the mouth of the
dragon and out of the mouth of the wild beast and out of the mouth of the false
prophet. They are, in fact, expressions inspired
by demons and perform signs,
and they go forth to the kings
of the entire inhabited earth, to gather them together to the war of the great
day of God the Almighty. "Look! I am coming as a thief. Happy is the one that
stays awake and keeps His outer garments, that he may not walk naked and people
look upon his shamefulness." And they gathered them together to the
place*
that is called in Hebrew Har-Ma.ged'on. And the seventh one poured out his bowl
upon the air. At this a loud voice issued out of the sanctuary from the throne,
saying: "It has come to pass!" And lightnings and voices and thunders occurred,
and a great earthquake occurred such as had not occurred since men came to be on
the earth, so extensive an earthquake, so great. And the great city split into
three parts, and the cities of the nations fell; and Babylon the great was
remembered in the sight of God, to give her the cup of the wine of the anger of
His wrath. Also, every island fled, and mountains were not found. And a great
hail with every stone about the weight of a talent descended out of heaven upon
the men, and the men blasphemed God due to the plague of hail, because the
plague of it was unusually great." (Rev 16:13-21).
WE KNOW OF THE
THREE EXPRESSIONS OF DEMONS, BUT WHAT
ARE THE "SIGNS" THAT DEMONS ARE PERFORMING? (Rev 16:14).
By their demonstration of these signs, we can determine
the means by which nations are being gathered to the
place*
(condition) called Har-Ma.ged'on, in readiness for the war of the great
day of God the Almighty.
DEMONSTRATIONS.
In desperation, political factions of kingdoms of this world have
resorted to various forms of terrorism. Members of the political image of
satan's "wild beast", to whom he has given his power and
authority, are divided against themselves. They are instituting acts of
terrorism and war rather than accept the advent of the Kingdom of God over the
nations. Another manifestation of satanic demonstrations are the
many forms of compelling but conflicting Godless beliefs, and the ensuing public
disorder that arises from these demonic expressions of individual
and collective will against the Sovereign Will of Almighty God. This rebellion
is largely expressed through the world empire of politics
(the "wild beast". Rev 13:4). (e.g.) 20,000 women recently
campaigned for nuclear disarmament at Greenham Common, UK, demonstrating
their rejection of this demonic expression of political "wild
beast" authority. Women will also lament when they realize that
without unity with the fruit bearing "vine", namely The Christ,
they and their offspring (the "fruit" of their
loins) are abandoned by God, just as it says: "Tremble, you women
who are at ease! Be agitated, you careless ones! Undress and make yourselves
naked, and gird sackcloth upon the loins. Beat yourselves upon the breasts in
lamentation over the desirable fields, over the fruit-bearing vine… because the
grape picking will have come to an end but no fruit gathering will come in."
(Isaiah 32:10-12). The presence of their fruitless male offspring will only add
to their feelings of shame and agitation at the imminent slaughter of their
Godless husbands, sons and daughters. (Isaiah 34:1 8. 14:21,22).
According to the Greek
Interlinear Translation, before the commencement of the war of the great day of
God the Almighty: "And I saw out of the mouth of the
dragon and out
of the mouth of the wild beast and out of the mouth of the
false
prophet spirits three unclean as frogs; they are for spirits of demons
(they) doing signs". (Rev 16:13,14). This means that inspiring
expressions from the "dragon" satan, from members of his political
"wild beast", and from members of his sectarian "false
prophet"# are the
spirits of demons compelling mankind to gather in open defiance against
the incoming Rule of Almighty God.
HOW ARE DEMONS
ABLE TO WAR AGAINST ALMIGHTY GOD?
While demons (fallen angels) do not have the power to spiritually war
against the awesome power of The Spirit of Almighty God directly,
they do have the power to gather evil spirits among mankind to a state of open
rebellion against Him. But Christ warns: "Look! I am coming as a thief".
Mankind does not expect the arrival of our Lord Jesus from heaven executing
justice upon enemies of God. (Rev 16:15. 2 Thess 1:6-9 & 2:1-12#).
PLACE*: |
אVg Syh; river, A; war, Sahidic Version. (NWT Footnote.
Large Print Edition). |
DEMONSTRATION: |
Show of military force to intimidate, mask other
operations, or to show
readiness for war; exhibition of opinion on political or other
question. |
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20/12/82).
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