The Seventh Bowl Judgment -- Armageddon

Before the seventh bowl judgment is poured, you have the battle that ends war on earth for 1000 years. The Battle of Armageddon is actually a campaign that begins in Bozrah, Isaiah 34:6, "The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom."

Then in Isaiah 63:1 Isaiah writes, "Who is this who comes from Edom, with garments of glowing colors from Bozrah. This one who is majestic in His apparel, marching in the greatness of His strength? "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save."

Armageddon

When the sixth angle poured out his bowl onto the earth, the great river, the Euphrates was dried up. The river bed made a roadway for the kings of the east to come against Israel. This army is two-hundred million strong. One of the largest armies ever assembled on earth.

According to Zachariah 14, this army is coming against a small group of Jews who have managed to live through the Tribulation Period. The campaign starts at Bozrah as mentioned above. It ends with the Jews backed up against the Mount of Olives. They are trapped with no way of escape.

The cry out to God to save them, and as Luke writes in Acts, "He who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved," (2:21).

Hosea 5:15 tells you this is going to happen, "I will go away and return to My place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me."

Even in the Old Testament, Jesus tells the Jews that they will earnestly seek Him for salvation. When the vast army comes against them, they cry out to Jesus. The mountain behind them splits in two from the North to the South, and the Jews flee from the vast army.

Jesus shows up at this time, and the enemy is defeated with the "breath of his mouth and the brightness of his coming (2 Thessalonians 2:8).

Prior to all this taking place, the unholy trinity: Satan, the anti-christ and the false prophet all produce demons from their mouths. Did they speak them into existence? I don't really know. Perhaps! Nonetheless, they produce demons who convince the vast army to march on Israel. They do this by producing signs and wonders that persuade the countries to come against God in Israel in the valley of Har-Magedo..

Seventh Bowl Poured

After this battle which won't be too much of a battle--the good guys show up and the enemy is destroyed--the seventh angel pours out his bowl upon the air. At this time a loud voice from the Temple in heaven says, "It is done."

Isn't it interesting that the phrase from the Temple reminds you of Jesus' last words on the cross, "It is finished." (John 19:30).

Great flashes of lightening, peals of thunder and a great earthquake occurs. The earthquake was the most powerful one ever! Jerusalem was split into three parts, and cities of the Gentiles fell, Babylon being one of these fallen cities.

Think about the skyscrapers in the major cities of the world falling. The quake is so powerful that the islands flee, mountains fell and couldn't be found and valleys filled so that all that remained was a flat plain. At this time, scientists predict that the islands will come together to form one land mass.

While all this is taking place, hail stones fall from heaven that weigh 100 pounds. Imagine one of those objects hitting you on the head. It would be all over for you. Regarding this, there is an interesting scripture way back in Job 28:32-33, "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, which I have reserved for the time of distress, for the day of war and battle?"

God asks Job these questions. God is trying to have Job see that the world doesn't revolve around Job. There is a mightier God than man. This God has stored up ice and snow to use in the day of battle and war. God uses this store of ammunition during the battle of Armageddon

The Final Battle Is Over

Yes, God is amazing! He has it all figured out. He is sovereign. He never sleeps, nor is He ever caught off guard. He knows the end is near, and he knows how the end will be. He wins!

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