(Haramagedon) [from Hebrew: "Mount Megiddo"].
This name is directly associated with the "war of the great day of Almighty God". The term is specifically applied to the condition or situation in which “the kings of all the inhabited earth” are gathered in opposition to Jehovah and his Kingdom through Jesus Christ. In various versions it is translated as "Armageddon". (Re 16:14, 16, AT; KJ; JB; RS; TEV) The name Har-Magedon, derived from Hebrew, simply means "Mount Megiddo".
There does not appear to have been a literal place called “Mount Megiddo”, either inside or outside the Promised Land, before or during the days of the Apostle John, who recorded the vision. Therefore, Har-Magedon obviously derives its significance from the events associated with the ancient city of Megiddo.
Megiddo was located a few kilometers SE of Mount Carmel, dominating and overlooking the plain of Esdraelon (Jezreel) and controlling the main trade and military routes N-S and E-W. Joshua conquered this Canaanite city for the first time. (Jos 12: 7, 8, 21) Near this place, Jabin's army under Sisera was later destroyed. Jehovah used natural forces to help the Israeli army commanded by Barak. The account says: “Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men behind him. And Jehovah began to throw Sisera and all his chariots and all the camp with the sword before Barak. Finally, Sisera got out of the car and set off on foot. And Barak pursued the chariots and the camp unto Harosheth of the nations; and all the camp of Sisera fell by the sword. There was no more than one left. "- Judge 4: 14-16.
After the victory, Barak and the prophetess Deborah began to sing, saying in part: “The kings have come, they have fought; It was then that the kings of Canaan fought at Taanac near the waters of Megiddo. No cash profit was taken. From the sky the stars fought, from their orbits they fought Sisera. The brook of Kishon carried them away, the brook of ancient times, the brook of Kishon. You have trampled on strength, my soul. It was then that the horses' hooves stomped, because of the influx of their stallions. "- Thu 5: 19-22.
It was in Megiddo that King Ahaziah of Judah died after being mortally wounded on the orders of Jehu. (2K 9:27) There King Josiah of Judah died in an encounter with Pharaoh Necao. (2K 23:29, 30) Because of his leadership position, many other nations, according to secular history, have declared war around Megiddo. “Jews, Gentiles, Saracens, Crusaders, Egyptians, Persians, Druze, Turks and Arabs pitched their tents in the plain of Esdrelon. - Word Studies in the New Testament, by M. R. Vincent, 1957, Vol. II, p. 542.
The account of Revelation describes the combined forces of the kings of the earth as gathered “upright [gr. Form of moles] which is called in Hebrew Har-Magedon ”. (Rev 16:16) In the Bible, toʹpos can refer to a literal place (Mt 14:13, 15, 35); someone's luck or “luck” (Acts 25:16); or to a kingdom, condition or symbolic situation (Revelation 12: 6, 14). In context, it is towards a "place" in the last mentioned sense that the combined military powers of Earth are marching.
“The war of the great day of Almighty God” in Har-Magedon was not a past event, but is described in Revelation as the future of the time of John's vision. The gathering of the kings at Har-Magedon is described as the result of the pouring out of the sixth of the seven bowls containing the "last" plagues which will end the wrath of God. (Re 15: 1; 16: 1, 12) Also, to indicate that the war at Har-Magedon is closely associated with the presence of Christ is the warning of his coming as a thief, found between verses 14 and 16 of the 16th chapter of Revelation.
The global aspect of war is emphasized in context. There, Jehovah's adversaries are identified as "the kings of all the inhabited earth", mobilized by "expressions inspired by demons." - Revelation 16:14.
Later John said, "And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies come together to fight the one who rode the horse and his army." (Re 19:19) This chapter identifies the leader of the heavenly hosts, riding a white horse, as someone called "Faithful and true" and "Word of God". (Re 19: 11-13) Therefore, it is Jesus Christ, the Word, who is the commander of the heavenly hosts of God. (Jn 1: 1; Rev 3: 14.) The statement also shows that Christ directs the heavenly forces which the earthly forces "fight with the Lamb [which is Jesus Christ (John 1:29)], but as he is the Lord of lords and the king of kings, the Lamb will overcome them. In addition, the called, the elect and the faithful will. "- Revelation 17:13, 14.
Since the vision contained in Revelation chapter 19 reveals that only the heavenly armies who participate in the war as followers of Jesus Christ, the Word of God, this indicates that none of Jehovah's Christian servants on earth will participate in the battle. you. This is in harmony with the words of Jesus Christ in Matthew 26:52 that his disciples did not resort to weapons of physical warfare. (Compare Ex 14:13, 14; 2Ch 20:15, 17, 22, 23; Ps 2: 4-9). The birds that fly in the sky dispose of the bodies of the dead. - Revelation 19: 11-21
Har-Magedon is thus seen as a struggle, not only between men, but in which the invisible armies of God participate. His coming is certain and will take place at the time appointed by Jehovah God, who "does according to his own will among 'the host of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth.' - From 4:35 am; see also Mt 24:36.
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