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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 16:16
He gathered them together. "They gathered them" (Revised Version).
The three unclean spirits.
Into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. If this is
a literal conflict of arms, the place where it will take place is
probably indicated. Probably the conflict will be moral and spiritual.
The place named is not only Hebrew, but is a famous spot in Hebrew
history. Armageddon means simply the hill Megiddo. Upon the Hill
Megiddo was fought the battle in which King Josiah was slain
(2 Kings 23:29). It was in the midst of the battle-ground of Israel.
The plain of Esdraelon, the depression between Judea and Galilee, was
tracked with armies. If Ezekiel 37:8-17 is understood literally, it
signifies that Palestine will be the theater of this struggle, but of
all these passages I am inclined to believe that they have a spiritual
signification. The Israel of Ezekiel represents the church, the true
Israel. Armageddon, the battle-ground of Israel, is used metaphorically
to describe the great conflict of the Israel of God.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Revelation 16:18
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