What is Armageddon and why is it necessary?
Revelation 16:14, 16… 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… And they gathered them together to the place that is called in Hebrew Armageddon.
Armageddon is not only a place, but the name also applies to a condition, a situation to which allows the Kings of the entire inhabited earth to be gathered in opposition to God’s King and his kingdom. This is called the war of the great day of God the Almighty.
So, I say to you “Kiss the Son; less God be angry, and you perish in the way.” And you are asking what does kissing the Son of God have to do with Armageddon? Everything!
God Almighty has established the time for his kingdom to start ruling mankind and that Kingdom will be in the hands of Christ Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Psalm 2:1-12… Why have the nations been in tumult and the national groups themselves kept muttering an empty thing? 2 The kings of earth take their stand and high officials themselves have massed together as one Against Jehovah and against his anointed one,3 [Saying:] “Let us tear their bands apart and cast their cords away from us!” 4 The very One sitting in the heavens will laugh; Jehovah himself will hold them in derision. 5 At that time he will speak to them in his anger And in his hot displeasure he will disturb them,6 [Saying:] “I, even I, have installed my king Upon Zion, my holy mountain.” 7 Let me refer to the decree of Jehovah; He has said to me: “You are my son; I, today, I have become your father. 8 Ask of me, that I may give nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession. 9 You will break them with an iron scepter, as though a potter’s vessel you will dash them to pieces.” 10 And now, O kings, exercise insight; Let yourselves be corrected, O judges of the earth. 11 Serve Jehovah with fear and be joyful with trembling. Kiss the son, that He may not become incensed, and YOU may not perish [from] the way, For his anger flares up easily. Happy are all those taking refuge in him.
You see, God has raised up this signal of hope for all peoples so that they can now turn to him, kneel, and kiss his King.
Isaiah 11:10-12 … And it must occur in that day that Jehovah will again offer his hand, a second time, to acquire the remnant of his people who will remain over from Assyria and from Egypt and from Pathros and from Cush and from Elam and from Shinar and from Hamath and from the islands of the sea. And he will certainly raise up a signal for the nations and gather the dispersed ones of Israel; and the scattered ones of Judah he will collect together from the four extremities of the earth.
Kissing, His Son is in effect an acknowledgment of the Almighty God’s right to rule, and of the welcoming of his Kingdom.
What have the Kings of the earth done at the coaxing of Satan the devil? They have established their own “One World Government” in opposition to the Anointed One of God.
This was prophesied in Revelation 13:1-4 and some are identifying this Wild Beast as a World Government the eighth King.
Revelation 13:1-4… And it stood still upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a wild beast ascending out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns ten diadems, but upon its heads blasphemous names.2 Now the wild beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were as those of a bear, and its mouth was as a lion’s mouth. And the dragon gave to [the beast] its power and its throne and great authority.3 And I saw one of its heads as though slaughtered to death, but its death-stroke got healed, and all the earth followed the wild beast with admiration.4 And they worshiped the dragon because it gave the authority to the wild beast, and they worshiped the wild beast with the words: “Who is like the wild beast, and who can do battle with it?”
What did you notice when we read the prophecy of Psalms 2:1-3?
Think about the coming conflict, about the attitudes, that mankind has toward God and His King Christ Jesus the anointed one of God.
Psalm 2:1-3… Why have the nations been in tumult and the national groups themselves kept muttering an empty thing? The kings of earth take their stand and high officials themselves have massed together as one Against Jehovah and against his anointed one, [Saying:] “Let us tear their bands apart and cast their cords away from us!”
God Almighty will become wrathful that the Kings of the earth, they will not acknowledge His right to rule mankind.
He has even warned man of plagues if worship is given to any other government or kingdom.
Revelation 14:9-11… And another angel, a third, followed them, saying in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the wild beast and its image, and receives a mark on his forehead or upon his hand,10 he will also drink of the wine of the anger of God that is poured out undiluted into the cup of his wrath, and he shall be tormented with fire and Sulphur in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb.11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever, and day and night they have no rest, those who worship the wild beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.
Now what is Satan and his demons doing in response to God Almighty plaguing of the kingdom of mankind?
Revelation 16:13-14… 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.
The stage has been set, Satan and his demons have sent out a cry that the kings of the earth hear, yes, they have war on their minds. Yes, they are against the King of kings and Lord of lords.
What do you think, how will this end?
Revelation 19:15-21… And out of his mouth there protrudes a sharp long sword, that he may strike the nations with it, and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron. He treads too the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God the Almighty.16 And upon his outer garment, even upon his thigh, he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.17 I saw also an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice and said to all the birds that fly in midheaven: “Come here, be gathered together to the great evening meal of God, 18 that YOU may eat the fleshy parts of kings and the fleshy parts of military commanders and the fleshy parts of strong men and the fleshy parts of horses and of those seated upon them, and the fleshy parts of all, of freemen as well as of slaves and of small ones and great.”19 And I saw the wild beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage the war with the one seated on the horse and with his army.20 And the wild beast was caught, and along with it the false prophet that performed in front of it the signs with which he misled those who received the mark of the wild beast and those who render worship to its image. While still alive, they both were hurled into the fiery lake that burns with Sulphur. 21 But the rest were killed off with the long sword of the one seated on the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth. And all the birds were filled from the fleshy parts of them.
So, is why Armageddon is necessary you asked?
Armageddon brings about the conclusion to God’s wrath, his anger to the Rebellion of Wicked and Disobedient Mankind and to their Kings.
Yes, kiss the son less God be angry, and you must perish in the way.
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