To make sure that believers are in no doubt as to this most climactic day, John the Beloved declares this: “For they are the spirits of devils, 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” (John 16:14; emphasis added).
We can be absolutely sure, then, that Armageddon is a place where armies of the world will gather to prepare for battle, coordinate strategy, regroup into the various commands, and possibly set up their communication and control headquarters. Like all modern warfare, the commanders like to hide away in bunkers, far from the field of battle, and send their minions to do the fighting and the dying, but this time God has a surprise
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God has already neutralized the Muslims, but the world forces are claiming credit, and the mother of all compromises has been worked out. All the world has agreed to parcel out the Middle East in ways that suit themselves, but because they do not trust each other, all the troops from all the nations stay exactly as they were in Israel. But there is a mighty problem: Israel. The agreed compromise cannot work without the consent of Israel and Israel is not buying it.
The beast now comes into play and appoints a Jew, highly recommended by Israel, to be the supreme commander of all the disparate armies in Israel, and even China agrees, finding the Jewish supreme commander acceptable, and acquiring for herself the choice of several high-ranking positions in the supreme command structure.
The Supreme Jewish Commander, in an effort to allay any Jewish concerns, then agrees to a seven-year pact with Israel. This pact is so generous and beneficial to Israel that Israel is totally taken in, and in appreciation of such generosity, and to show utmost gratitude, Israel bestows upon the Supreme Jewish Commander the honorary title of distinguished high priest and with it all the rights and privileges attached thereto.
For three and one half years the Supreme Jewish Commander works on the surface to keep everything peaceful and prosperous, but in secret he is concocting a grand scheme to defraud Israel of her rightful