Where is Armageddon? Armageddon is the Hebrew name forThe mountain of Megiddo. Megiddo is the name of a city which is located in the Plain of Es-draelon, a Y shaped region about 15 miles southeast of present day Haifa, Israel. In the Old Testament it is the Valley of Jezreel, and the Valley of Megiddo. More battles have been fought on this plain than on any other battlefield in the world.
Then they gathered the kings together, to the place that in Hebrew is called Arma-geddon. The seventh angel poured out his bowl [vial] 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. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since man has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God re-membered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the fury of his wrath. Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. From the sky huge hail-stones of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men. And they cursed God¼ because the plague of hail was so terrible. Revelation 16:16-21 NIV
So either the Bible says what it says or it doesn't. BTW Armageddon is only mentioned ONCE in Rev. 16.
Again I ask - How do you fit all of the armies of the kings into this small area?
The Turks wiped out the Mongol cohort not far from there and it was close but the tight space worked to their benefit. They were shoulder to shoulder of course. Once the oil runs out the armies will be shoulder to shoulder again. They will all march in and none will come out and they will all fit, space magically appearing in front of them. Late arrivals will have to swim since the blood will be neck deep.
“Again I ask - How do you fit all of the armies of the kings into this small area?”
give them blue helmets and make them an international force... representatives of each king...
then keep sending them... wave upon wave.
teeman
I think you are taking things far too literally.
Armageddon is where "decisive" battles were fought. So, when all the kings of the earth meet for the last decisive battle it refers to Armageddon figuratively. That is my understanding.
A lot of times when we are trying to describe an event to others we use something that paints a vivid picture. A good example of that would be your screen name.
It's supposed to be the "final" battle, right? Perhaps the participants will be the tattered remnants of the formerly vast armies.
Rev 9:18 By these three plagues-the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths-one-third of humanity was killed.
So until that happens and a lot of other things, there will be no battle of Armageddon. But still, the near future may hold the end of the U.S. or at least the U.S. as we know it as a some-what God-fearing nation, because all the nations of the earth will rise against Israel and will be destroyed.