Rev 14:19-20. And the GAT hagedolah was trodden on outside the Ir (City) and dahm (blood) came out from the GAT up to the bridles of the susim (horses) for about two hundred miles. And the saints, the . When Christ appears in wrath, everyone on earth will be exposed tothis holy light, butthis time, there will be no one to say dont be afraid. 19:12-16When the Lord is pictured as riding on a horse with a sword coming out of His mouth, it does not mean that He will physically appear on a horse at the battlefield but is the Scriptures way of showing us that it will be the Lord who will bring about the Great Earthquake and Severe Hailstorm, which will destroy the armies of the Beast. And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs. The forces engaged will be the "Allied Armies" of Antichrist on the one side, and the "Heavenly Army" of Christ on the other. As far as, up to, until, during. When the Lord rides into battle, He will wage a war against the demonic spirits in the heavens, as well as the armies that they empower on earth. To go out, come out. 13These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war (the Great Tribulation) against the rest of her offspringthose who keep Gods commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus. If you want to understand your Bible better and get the most from a future holy land tour, you need a good introduction to what we call The Valley of Armageddon. It is a must-see site in any Biblical itinerary. This verse emphasizes that the war will be waged by Antichrist (the beast and eighth king mentioned in verse 11) and the ten other kings who, as described in verses 12-13, will be united in alliance with Antichrist. Matthew 24 ! The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. Prophecy by The Book: Chapter 7. Notice something important about the so-called "Battle of Armageddon" (16:16). Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem which had become similar to Sodom and Egypt in that their occupants persecuted the people of God. The Lamb standing on Mount Zion with his company. and the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the wine press, as high as a horses bridle, for one thousand six hundred stadia. And the wine-vat was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the vat, even up to the horses bridles, for the space of 1,600 furlongs. 19:20-21In the Scriptures, to die by fire is a sign of judgment. On rare occasion, such as during the Revolutionary War, a pond was stained red by the blood of British soldiers, or on assault beaches during WWII where the sands and surf were stained red, has anything like that been reported. This vision signifies the power of Jesus Christ and the crucifixion of Christ was not a loss but a victory. The Rider on the White HorseIn the Revelation, the above events are described as the Lord riding into battle on a white horse with the angels of heaven behind Him. Ver. It is believed to be the place where the battle of Armageddon will be fought. The battle is waged by the world empire of the dayRomemade up of many nations. Remember the story of the demon possessed man from Garasenes (Luke 8:30)? These are the same events that are described in the opening of the Sixth Seal which reveals how a Great Earthquake will remove the mountains and islands from their place, and the kings and generals will be forced to hide in caves from the huge hailstones that will fall on the people. The first mention in the of what is going to be the battle of Armageddon, is the parenthetic passage about the "harvest of the earth," in Rev.14:11-20. Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed. Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. From ek and erchomai; to issue. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. While the wine press is figurative, the added phrase for a distance of two hundred miles, is probably not figurative because this specific distance would have no apparent figurative meaning. 19:19. In this passage, we observe the following: Side note: The word awake in verse 15 is a metaphor for being aware and watchful (e.g. There are a couple of things to notice. However, Christ didnt just come and do this without first havinga way for himbe a legitimate priest upon the earth. The particular passage that presents this picture is found in the last seven verses of chapter 14: It doesnt make any sense. 15(Behold, I am coming like a thief. 81520-1411, 4-8-10 [ 172 ] www.goldensheaves.org. . for a distance of about two hundred miles. 20And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. The winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, as high as a horses bridle, for about two hundred miles. Also, at this time, Satan will be locked in the Abyss for a thousand years, which will lead to the next event of the Last Days known as the 1,000 Year Reign of Christ. QUESTION: After reading your book Last Days Madness, which is understandable for even a layman such as me, I have a couple of questions. The account in chapter 16 described the nations assembling for battle, but it didnt mention the battle itself or its outcome. The valley has rich alluvial soil that washes from the mountains of Galilee, Samaria, and Mount Carmel. The comments by Ralph E. Bass, Jr., are helpful in unraveling the meaning of this passage: [This] is a number designed to terrorize. If this army is symbolic of something else, then the futurists have some explaining to do. John tells how these armies shall be quickly annihilated, with their bodies given as food for birds. The bible states that there will be a "Battle of Armageddon", (Revelation 16:16) which again is commonly misunderstood as being a literal battle with large armies clashing. You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. When the armies of the serpent attempt to overtake the Fleeing Remnant, they will be destroyed when the earth opens its mouth and swallows the river, which is a description of how an earthquake will swallow up the pursing armies. They will be led by Antichrist himself, and perhaps the same technique that he usedearlier to kill the two Jewish leaders (Rev 11:7) will work on the rest of Israel. We studied the last 6 terrible judgments that will be coming upon the earth. So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet Daniellet the reader understand then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. To the people on earth, the coming of the Lord will appear as dark clouds, thunderstorms, and lightning that will suddenly fill the sky and that will cause all the peoples on earth to mourn.Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. Or masculine stadios from the base of histemi; a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course. Revelation 21:27). Think of The Valley as an arrowhead pointed NW-SE. "And they were gathered together in that great final battle of God Almighty into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon, the plain of Megiddo. They were trampled in the winepressoutside the city,and bloodflowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia. The Battle of Armageddon is described in the Scriptures as a war between the Remnant of Israel and the armies of the nations who will be destroyed in this battle by a Great Earthquake and Severe Hailstorm. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. The outcome of the battle is described at the end of the seventh bowl event, in chapter 19. From the perspective of the ungodly world, destroying this last remnant of Israel once and for all will be seen as the only hope to save the world from these deadly bowl plagues. And why, if this is a scene of battle against the antichrist, are they in any way a part of this action? and trodden was the wine-press outside of the city, and blood did come forth out of the wine-press -- unto the bridles of the horses, a thousand, six hundred furlongs. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: . North of the arrow neck is Mount Moreh (Judges 7:1), which houses three Biblical villages: The actual arrowhead is sparsely populated but contains the modern city of Afula, Capital of The Valley with a population of 54,000. However, they will all be in for a jolt. 20 And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses' bridles, for a distance of two hundred miles. Theywould be among the The armies of heaven following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean, mentioned in Rev 19:14. calling to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand? And blood came out of the wine press, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs; as far as sixteen hundred stadia. That is where the armies gather, then God takes them to Jerusalem and fights them there. **[6]** World horse population estimated at 58 million: www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2007/09/105.shtml**[7]** Ralph E. Bass, Back to the Future: A Study in the Book of Revelation (Greenville, SC: Living Hope Press, 2004), 241. www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2007/09/105.shtml, Website made by Chittam Technology Solutions, LLC. By the time the armies of the nations prepare to assemble in Israel, a series of devastating bowl plagues will have destroyed much of the earth. The result of these battles will be that the armies of the Beast and False Prophet will be crushed, and Satan and his demons will be captured and locked in the Abyss. This battle will not happen at Armageddon! A bridle, bit. Rev. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. The Punishment of the Dragon, the Beast, and the False ProphetAt the conclusion of the Battle of Armageddon, the Beast and the False Prophet will be thrown alive into the Fiery Lake of Burning Sulfur, and the dead bodies of their armies will become food for the birds of the air.But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. The time texts soon (1:1), near (1:3; 22:10), and quickly (22:7, 12, 20) tell the reader that the prophetic events of Revelation were on the horizon. Come, tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great. It is not the battle of Armageddon, but it is connected. ), Linking the locations of the Battle of Armageddon with a 180-mile straight line. The word ultimately comes from the Hebrew word Har-Magedone, which means "Mount Megiddo," the predicted location of the battle. The Valleys strategic location was even more important than its agricultural output. At that time, the Allied forces led by the British Empire defeated the forces of the (now extinct)Ottoman Empire. He threw him into the Abyss,and locked and sealedit over him, to keep him from deceiving the nationsanymore until the thousand years were ended. Possibly it is derived from the square of 4 multiplied by the square of 10; four being significant of the created world (see on Revelation 4:6), and ten being the sign of completeness (see on Revelation 13:1); the number thus portraying completeness as regards the created world, and the inability of any one to escape God's judgment. The idea is, that there would be a great slaughter. 14These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.. One thinks of the last end-time battle with bloodshed up to the horses bridle. While its difficult to deal with the middle portions of Revelation without establishing its historical context (the judgment upon Jerusalem), the time element (Rev. On rare occasion, such as during the Revolutionary War, a pond was stained red by the blood of British soldiers, or on assault beaches during WWII where the sands and surf were stained red, has anything like that been reported. Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Then in the fourteenth chapter of the Revelation [verse 20], it said, "And the blood, and the blood up to the horses' bridles was sixteen hundred furlongs, two hundred miles." 12The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour. On rare occasion, such as during the Revolutionary War, a pond was stained red by the blood of . Matthew also describes this : "Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall . Armageddon means armed Megiddo. I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Take a couple of princes from 17th century, one Catholic and one Protestant, and both of them experienced soldiers. (Rev. . (Approx. Its an historically unprecedented situation to see a huge stream of blood flowing out from a battle location. As a result, this land came under the control of the British Empire. 6:12-16. From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Visitor information is not collected for resell or advertising. horse bridles, by the space of a . 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