[Yosemitest]

"There is going to have to be some terrain changes to fit armies there."

Not necessarily.

Notice:

“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon [Satan — Revelation 12:9],
and out of the mouth of the beast,
and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
“For they are the spirits of devils [demons],
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.
Behold I come as a thief.
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments,
lest he walk naked,
and they see his shame.
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue 'Armageddon ' ” (Revelation 16:13-16).

See Tel-el-Mutesellim (Hill of the Ruler)
“And at the time of the end [no question about the time setting of this prophecy] shall the king of the south push at him:
and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind,
with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships;
and he shall enter into the countries [many nations in adjoining territories],
and shall overflow,
and pass over.
“He shall enter also into the glorious land [Palestine],
and many countries shall be overthrown [conquered by military force]:
but these shall escape out of his hand,
even Edom [probably Turkey, an Islamic state], and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon
[probably Iraq and Jordan.
The Hashemites of these Arabic countries are Islamic. “Amma” is the modern capitol of Jordan].
“He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries:
and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
“But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt:
and the Libyans and the Ethiopians
[not the modern-day nations of this name, but “Cush and Put,” probably modern India, Bangladesh, and neighboring countries]
shall be at his steps [on his most distant borders].
“But tidings [intelligence] out of the EAST and out of the north [northeast of Palestine] shall trouble him:
therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy,
and utterly to make away many
[notice it is the “kings of the east” that are demonically inspired to advance to Megiddo.
Here, news of this advance “troubles” the “king of the north,” who has already occupied Palestine!].
“And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas
[the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean␣in Jerusalem]
in the glorious holy mountain;
he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.” (Daniel 11:40-45). “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation
[an abhorrent desecration which is abominable in God's sight which causes desolation, or destruction],
spoken of by Daniel the prophet [Daniel 9:27],
stand in the holy place [in the temple],
(whoso readeth, let him understand:)
then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains ... ” (Matthew 24:15,16).


See Antiochus Epiphanes, king of Syria, about 166-165 B.C.
He set up an altar to Jupiter Olympus in the temple, and caused unclean animals to be offered upon it.

Revelation 19:19-21
Zechariah. 14:4
Revelation 17:12-14

There's a lot more to this, that maybe I'll continue later.

[redleghunter]

Good material. Thanks.