Who Will the Armies of Christ Face and Defeat at the Battle of Armageddon? Is it an Existing Religion?

Question

Of course this is assuming it happens in our lifetimes.

Do you believe the following verses give an indication of the religion and the armies we will be facing.

Revelation 18:7-8

How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her....

18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

Is there anyone who thinks they have an interpretation of Revelations? After all, it is shrouded in mysticism and symbolism.
Is the following pure symbolism? If so, what could it stand for?

7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

Who Believes in The Rapture?, and that they will be spirited away to heaven before the time of sorrows?

Revelation 9:16

And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

Answer 1

I wonder why your mother named you Samuel? If you think Rev. 18:7-8 involves a battle or the church you are going to be there by yourself. You might take a snorkel and some fins for the last battle as blood will be up to a horses shoulder.

As to your other quote I have seen some say it was Black Hawk choppers! You can probably toss that idea out as you begin to study. I would say more, but this is a 30 pt. question with less than an even chance for a ten pt. return. Such is the condition of the world today. If you can "see" the truth of what I just said you may be on your way to real revelation.

As for the rapture it is underway even now and is an individual rather then a corporate event. Left behind books of today teach you to do and be exactly that --- Left behind!

Finally, if your mother named you Samuel you probably do have a penchant for prophecy which is a blessing or a curse. So following is my advent gift for you:

Up until the writings of William M. Branham, the standard for much of prophecy, among other-worldly preachers on the Book of Revelation, was found in the writings of Ellen G. White, founder of the Seventh Day Adventists. Some black preachers of 50 and 100 years ago could move into eternity with ease but those days are gone. Read Branham and save time, which is short.

Second prophecy is not a matter of study so much as it is contact. You cannot read or understand prophecy unless you can find current revelation or enter the prophetic dimension with waking visions and spiritual discernment.

When for example was the last time you saw chariots of fire surrounding your location or heard in real time what Bush and Putin were saying at their last meeting? When you read the news do you know what it portends in the next few weeks? Can you go directly to Scripture which is taking place today?

Let me give you something that few on this venue may know about. Near 1870 a Jewish student of the Talmud and Torah in Bavaria prophesied by dreams the crushing events of WWII. His name was Rabbi Hile Wechsler. A full 50 years ahead of the time!

Also read about Wechsler and the Book of Samuel. They will give you real aspects of prophecy if you are born to some of this. I cite these because they have documentation; unlike many things published by current "best guess" authors.

(1) The Reluctant Prophet by James Kirsch, 214 pages, Sherbourn Press, Los Angeles. Library Congress CCN 72-96516 ISBN 0-8202-0156-1. Hardbound, probably around $10.00 depending on condition and source.

(2) The Rosenbaums of Zell, by Berthold Strauss, copywite 1962; and others cited by Kirsch in his work. Most relate to the exploration of prophecy and dreams.

You will get something of the Kabbalah and Jung also. A few years back I was looking to review some things on prophecy and ordered "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran. I was missing a copy from my library. What arrived was the book by Kirsch! It answered my current questions and tied up a lot of loose ends!

That is how things really happen; even when you do not realize what you are calling for or how you called for it. Also remember that prophecy is closely linked to poetry, suffering and song; as opposed to How To books or dramatic flights of seemingly solid Bible interpretation.

It is truth that prophets are born and not made, called and not appointed; not trained in schools but first spoken to then sent. If there is training it is on the job with another prophet. Consider all these things in detail. Pray that you can hear real prophetic words and that your flight is not in winter. Peace.

Answer 2

I do not believe that it is an 'existing' religion per se.

A stirring dirge over the fall of Babylon-Rome. The perspective is prophetic, as if the fall of Rome had already taken place. The imagery here, as elsewhere in this book, is not to be taken literally. The vindictiveness of some of the language, borrowed from the scathing Old Testament prophecies against Babylon, Tyre, and Nineveh (Isaiah 23; 24; 27; Jer 50-51; Ezekial 26-27), is meant to portray symbolically the inexorable demands of God's holiness and justice.

The section concludes with a joyous canticle on the future glory of heaven.

Answer 3

"Revelation 18:7-8

How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her....

18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her."




First sentence, she doesn't love which is why she shall see no sorrow and is not a widow.

Second sentence, to never love brings more pain than to love.

Fourth sentence, all she had was materialism which she is very greedy. Her gold disappeared, which in the end she had nothing, not even love.

Not sure about rest, but it looks like it is talking about greed, which corruption and decay in society is happening because there is no love. Rome fell because of corruption and decay.


If you think about it, it isn't making a prediction or predictions. Its stating general facts, kind of like words of the wise. Its like poetry.

Answer 4

Chapter 18 of Revelation is speaking about Babylon the Great, which is the world empire of false religion. Revelation 17:16 - 17 explains how it is actually the nations or the political governments of this earth who will destroy Babylon the Great.

Answer 5

False religion would have already been destroyed by the time the war of Armageddon begins. The nations of the world will give their authority to the United Nations to accomplish this. Once they are gone, all vestiges of this satanic world will come under divine punishment as executed by Jesus and his angelic army. All national governments, kingdoms, and so forth will be destroyed, along with those who refuse to submit to Jesus' authority as the heavenly king of God's kingdom.

Answer 6

A lot of scholars do not believe this is about our time. The book of Revelations was actually about the emporer Nero and the Roman Empire. Much of it was wishful thinking on the part of christians living through those times. People love to try and scare themselves and others with that stuff. If it makes you happy go ahead.

Answer 7

Rev 16:14 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.

These are all those who worship Satan and his beast system of Rev 13. They are those who carry the "MARK of deception" IN their foreheads.

Which is just opposite of the seal of GOD/truth. Rev 9:4, Rev 7.

Answer 8

It will be Satan, his demons and his corrupt governments and systems. It will not be false religions. Before Armageddon happens, False religion or Babylon the Great will be killed and totally destroyed by the governments of this old world as symbolized by beasts throughout the Bible, but especially the wild beasts that the Great Harlot tries to ride and direct.

Answer 9

The armies of christ will not fight against flesh and blood, but against principalities, and wicked rulers in high places.

In other words, God is not trying to take man's free choice away. He will however fight that of which is not seen, namely demons, and darkness, and will have the victory over them.

Yet i don't think it's a war as described, with chariots and horses, spears, and bows...
Nono,
God doesn't fight His wars in the natural realm, but in the spiritual.

Answer 10

Read a book of Koontz, and make a religious interpretation of that and you will get the same endless interpretations. That is what Christianity is - endless interpretations.