A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. If we didn't know better, we might say that the 20th century was straight out of the book of Revelation, with blood up to the horses' bridles. . Probably the A. V. is rightthat it is meant as a mere measure, that any horseman riding there finds his horse bridle-deep in blood: but some think of the horsemen of God's avenging army in Revelation 19:14. It is referred to many times throughout the Bible in fact over 300 times in the New Testament alone. From a derivative probably of paio; to trample. For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until nowand never to be equaled again. If there are any survivors at all (aside from the protected remnant of Israel), it will be people who repented during the bowl judgments and were not killed by them. The earth will experience an earthquake unlike any other, as described in the seventh bowl (Rev 16:18, 19, 20), possibly including the destructionofall mountains and Islands. Rev. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Topographically, Megiddo does not fit the place of Armageddon. 9:16)? The Bible says there will be blood up to the horses' bridles (Revelation 14:20). This battle will not happen at Armageddon! 1 Thes 5:6). The awful bloodshed stemming from this conflict is indicated in Revelation 9:18 where one-third of the armies are declared to be destroyed by the army from the east and the statement in Revelation 14:20 that "blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs." The battle here is called the war against the Lamb in verse 14, and it quickly summarizes the same outcome that we see in chapter 19, stating simply that the Lamb will overcome themwhen he appears as the Lord of lords and King of kings, all in agreement with Rev 19:16. The chronological order of the actual event is found in Rev.19:17-21. The earth was literally being destroyed. Let the nations be roused; let them into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. Contained in the arrows neck are the cities of Beth Shean and Jezreel, plus the Spring of Harod. Now, we go ask a European high school student what the formula is for the volume of a cylinder, and we find out that it is pi * the radius squared * the height. Then in the Revelation it is called Armageddon, the battle of Armageddon; now that is that great area up there in the north of Galilee. Read full chapter. Throughout history, the way that nations and individuals have fought against God has been to fight against Gods people, which is what will take place at the Battle of Armageddon. The battle of Armageddon Revelation 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. 16And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great. 19And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. . On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords. Joel 3:2When the nations are brought down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, they will be judged by God, and trampled down like grapes in a winepress, and their blood will flow like a river. Every drop of blood will be squeezed out of the bodies of the unsaved. And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the wine press, as high as a horses bridle, for a distance of about two hundred miles. All rights reserved. It doesnt make any sense. (a) from outside, from without, (b) outside, both as adj. To envision this scene as being a battle, with armies coming to war against the returned Christ, we must draw upon other cross-referenced passages, as the language for a battle just isnt found in this particular place. I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. 14: 17-20The imagery of a winepress to describe the defeat of the armies of the Beast corresponds with how the Lord will send a Great Earthquake and Severe Hailstorm, containing hailstones weighing up to a hundred pounds, which will crush the gathered armies.The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, It is done! Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. These people are enumerated as follows: (1) the kings of the earth, then (2) the great men and the commanders, and finally (3) the rich and the strong and every slave and free man. They will assemble for battle in Israel, and this gathering for battleis itself the sixth bowl event. How horrible that is going to be! All rights reserved worldwide. Further west is the archaeological site of Megiddo, one of Solomons chariot cities (1 Kings 9:15), which guarded The Valley entrance. ), (Church issues, christian responsibilities, situations, judgements), (with patriarchs, enemies, Church, Israel, Gentiles), (who is God, proof of existence, creation), (what is God doing?, why suffering?, kingdom of God, hope ), (Exposing Right and Wrong Church Organization), (Possibilities, theories and conjectures). The above interpretation at least has Scripture to back it up. At 6,000 demons per person, it would only require a little over 33,000 inhabitants of Judah to justify these numbers.[7]. By the harvest-reaping the elect righteous are gathered; So says JF&B! it is the empire of hell. There never has been such an army and apparently never will be one. A more pertinent cross-reference would be that in Matthew 25:31-46, where the righteous are set apart and awarded Life before the confirmed wicked are then sentenced to a just and everlasting punishment. However, they will all be in for a jolt. 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. Revelation 13. NASB And the wine press was trampled outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses' bridles, for a distance of 1,600 stadia. Here, the wine press metaphor is described asharvesting of the grapes of wrath (the sin of men) which have been declared as ripe (the point has been reached where God will tolerate their sin no longer). CSB Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses' bridles for about 180 miles. From the Biblical references above, we have the following geographical information concerningthis battle: It is interesting to observe that ona map of Israel, the three locationsabove fall on a straight line, and thatthe distance of this straight line comes out to about 180 miles(see map below. The first angel preached the ever lasing Gospel. First, Revelation 16, the only place in the Bible where the word Armageddon is found, doesnt say anything about the destruction of a third of the worlds population. Also, "Har Megiddo" doesn't fit linguistically: And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horses bridle, for a distance of about one thousand six hundred stadia. The valley is about 12 miles long and 2.5 miles wide, and its depth is unknown. Together, these three will send out demons who will perform signs in order to gather the kings of the whole world to Armageddon. And blood flowed out of the winepress, up to the horses bridles, for the space of 1600 furlongs. Please note that Megiddo is not a mountain, it is an archaeological tell (man-made hill) in the great valley. Regarding this passage, verses 17 to 20, a JF&B Commentary[1] makes reference to Joel 3, another passage having similar sounding language and from this, deducing that the event describes the obliteration of the antichrists armies. Heb 4:13 says no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.. In each of the above accounts, we read of the Great Earthquake and Severe Hailstorm that will destroy the armies of the Beast and cause everyone to hide in caves. After escaping from the chasing armies of the dragon, the Remnant from Israel will be kept safe in the wilderness, out of Satans reach, for a time (1 year), times (2 years) and half a time (1/2 year), which equals 3 years. My articles "Considering Laodicea" and "The Place of Final Training Revisited" each deal more specifically with aspects of these teachings. Blood up to a horses bridle. 16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. International Standard Version The wine press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed from the wine press as high as a horse's bridle for about 1,600 stadia. Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Unlike a futurist who believes the events of Revelation are yet to be fulfilled, a preterists believes that the prophecy relates to events leading up to an including the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. We know these things from what the Bible actually says. The Bible mentions Armageddon only once, in Revelation 16:16. : "And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon." The Greek word Armageddon comes from two Hebrew words: Har Megiddo, meaning "the hill of Megiddo." The common (but misleading) notion is that Armageddon will be the last, climactic battle to be fought on . And I saw the souls of those who had been beheadedbecause of their testimony about Jesusand because of the word of God. What of the 200 million troops on horseback (Rev. We studied the last 6 terrible judgments that will be coming upon the earth. The description, of course, implies the terrific nature of the punishment - probably nothing more. It will be a spectacular and glorious event witnessed by all the world as the heavens will be ablaze with the glory of God. Hebrews 13:11,12 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp, Revelation 19:14-21 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, Isaiah 34:5-7 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 1:1, 3; 22:7, 10, 12, 20), and interpretive methodology (Scripture with Scripture), what follows are some things to consider when looking at the above questions. 29, where also He sendeth the sickle) The Son sends His sickle-bearing angel[2] to reap the righteous. Even under these circumstances, the determined nations shall utterly commit themselves to the great cause of sending armies to destroy Israel in hopes of saving the world, because they are convinced that Israel is somehow causing the plagues. 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. Rev 19:12 saysHis eyes are like blazing fire. Notice something important about the so-called "Battle of Armageddon" (16:16). Annual rainfall is 500mm or 20 inches, with the hills getting 700mm. As a result, this land came under the control of the British Empire. even unto the horse bridles] Literally, even unto the bridles of the horses though no horses are mentioned in the context. 16 Refers to Christ who will orchestrate thi event. Rev 16:15 KJV, Rev 16:15 ASV, Rev 16:15 NLT, Rev 16:15 YLT). 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. John writes that the "kings of the whole world" will gather "together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty" (16:14). And yet, we are to believe that the armies of the entire world are going to pick a fight with Israel (Rev. Give SEVEN Scriptural references where the Battle of Armageddon is described. 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 Greek word for world is oikoumene (not kosmos), the same word used in Matthew 24:14 and Luke 2:1 that has reference to the Roman Empire. Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. CEB RevelationStudyGuide@gmail.com, A complete study guide to the Book of the Revelation Copyright RevelationStudyGuide.org 2023, Hades, Paradise, the Abyss, Hell, Heaven, and the New Heaven and Earth. You may share this website by attaching the following link. . The valley has rich alluvial soil that washes from the mountains of Galilee, Samaria, and Mount Carmel. Why does there have to be a battle in the fi. Notice 8:12: Then the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were smitten, so that a third of them might be darkened and the day might not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. How can a third of the sun be smitten without catastrophic results on the whole earth and not just a third of it? 18: And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 81520-1411, 4-8-10 [ 172 ] www.goldensheaves.org. the armies are close to surrounding Israel then on to the Armageddon and the blood up to the horses bridle . To tread, trample upon. The wine press was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out of the wine press, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred stadia. 1998-2022 Christians for Israel International. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Revelation 19:17-18 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Revelation 9 & 16. The blood ran as far as a man could walk in seven days. Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. Following the Great Tribulation, the Remnant from Israel, who will be kept safe from the dragon in the wilderness, will be the only nation or group of people left on earth who are openly defying the Beast. 31 Bible Verses about Armageddon. Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses' bridles for about 180 miles. What is your position on these issues? However, ifChrist comes to assume his role as king on earth by virtue of inheriting the throne of David, then he should, according to the laws of men, become the king of Israel, just as David was (Matt 2:2, John 1:49, John 12:13, Acts 1:6). 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. The primary account of this final battle begins with the sixth bowl event: Rev 16:13-16 13And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; 14for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. When the dragon (Satan) saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman (Israel) who had given birth to the male child (Jesus). I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. 21And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh. Plural of uncertain affinity; a thousand. Again, this is in harmony with all of the Armageddon-related passages above. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. A trough, vat, winepress. Other names include Valley of Jezreel, a term used only three times in Scripture (Joshua 17:16; Judges 6:33; Hosea 1:5). 19: And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. Even the carcasses of sacrificial animals, whose blood the high priest carries into the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement, are carried outside the city walls and burned. God protected these two witnesses such that all efforts to stop them had failed for nearly 1260 days until Antichrist finally killed them (Rev 11:5, 7). Isaiah 66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. Consider some of the Biblical events, including battles, that occurred in The Valley: What about Armageddon? This is also clearly a reference to the final battle in the end times. 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. And the wine press was trampled outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses bridles, for a distance of 1,600 stadia. This corresponds with how, earlier, we read that the Lord will lead the angels into battle with a sword coming out of His mouth. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 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