Now, we go ask a European high school student what the formula is for the volume of a cylinder, and we find out that it is pi * the radius squared * the height. And the wine press was trodden without the city. And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs. On rare occasion, such as during the Revolutionary War, a pond was stained red by the blood of British soldiers, or on assault beaches during WWII where the sands and surf were stained red, has anything like that been reported. As you can see, chapter 14 uses the same " wine press of God's wrath " metaphor that was used in reference to the Battle of Armageddon in Rev 19:15, indicating that it is describing . And hopefully you will see that the historical sequence and the historical details are an absolutely perfect fit. When the Lord rides into battle, He will wage a war against the demonic spirits in the heavens, as well as the armies that they empower on earth. There are five passes in and out, with the Via Maris or Afro-Eurasian international highway (more like a dirt road), running right through it. The outcome of the battle is described at the end of the seventh bowl event, in chapter 19. A most Astounding Visual Picture is Presented in Revelation 14:20 of a Flow of Blood, as Deep as Horses' Bridles, extending out for 1600 Furlongs. And the wine press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the wine press, even to the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. The word ultimately comes from the Hebrew word Har-Magedone, which means "Mount Megiddo," the predicted location of the battle. Immediately following their ascension, a new series of plagues (the first five bowl events)beganto strike the earth. Rich Traver, This corresponds with how, earlier, we read that the Lord will lead the angels into battle with a sword coming out of His mouth. It is a burning trash dump in Jesus' day. Topographically, Megiddo does not fit the place of Armageddon. Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. The Battle of Armageddon. (HCSB) Finally in this chapter, John records, "Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses' bridles for about 180 miles" (v. 20). John writes that the "kings of the whole world" will gather "together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty" (16:14). Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, "Come, gather for the great supper of God, to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small . Think of The Valley as an arrowhead pointed NW-SE. 20 Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses' bridles for about 180 miles. The narrow neck of the arrowhead is often called the Jezreel Valley. First, the time indicators you reveal and clarify in your book point to an A.D. 70 fulfillment of the great tribulation. However, I do not see how the preterist**[1]** view of Armageddon, where a third of the worlds population is destroyed, is dealt with on this issue. All rights reserved worldwide. 1. The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 miles long and as high as a horses bridle. Part 1 . At that time, the Allied forces led by the British Empire defeated the forces of the (now extinct)Ottoman Empire. even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. 13Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Theyhad not worshiped the beastor its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 15(Behold, I am coming like a thief. CEB But the number appears to have another meaning than the number of Roman soldiers from that area; it appears to suggest the number of demons that were released on Israel and Jerusalem. Revelation 14:20 in all English translations. The sky rolled up like a scroll is the same description that was given in the sixth seal (Rev 6:14), and the intense depiction of wrath and death corresponds with that given in Rev 14:20 and Rev 19:17-21. Please note that Megiddo is not a mountain, it is an archaeological tell (man-made hill) in the great valley. [2] Robert L. Thomas, Revelation 822: An Exegetical Commentary (Chicago: Moody Press, 1995), 124. Except as noted, * Scriptures taken from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. Rev. In the same way, when the future Attack on Jerusalem takes place, Israel will once again be pursued by an army but this time it will be the Mount of Olives that is split in two and an earthquake that will swallow up the chasing armies of the Beast. But the picture represented may not be one so simple as that! Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to. Following the Great Tribulation, the Remnant from Israel, who will be kept safe from the dragon in the wilderness, will be the only nation or group of people left on earth who are openly defying the Beast. 20:1-5As the above verses describe, when the Beast and the False Prophet are thrown into the Lake of Fire, Satan will be captured and thrown into the Abyss along with the demons who followed him. The general consensus with regard to this passage is that the battle of the Day of the LORD is being described, or at least the result of it. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. As Carrington says, . For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it? Rev. 180 miles) Birds will feed on their flesh. - New American Standard Version (1995) And the winepress are trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and . I'm going to stop before we get to number 7 for a reason. With that in mind, it is somewhat logical to associate this event described in the 20th verse of Revelation 14 as being that very event. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. This number is probably more than a third of the population, but we know that there were judgments to come (Rev. This is the last horrific battle before the establishment of God's kingdom on Earth. 31 Bible Verses about Armageddon. Where will it take place? Rev. law-keeping, translations, Bible terms, ancient families, more), (reward of saved, how many, when, then what? and trodden was the wine-press outside of the city, and blood did come forth out of the wine-press -- unto the bridles of the horses, a thousand, six hundred furlongs. even unto the horse bridles] Literally, even unto the bridles of the horses though no horses are mentioned in the context. It spread over the land for about 180 miles. Hal Lindsey made this interpretation popular in his 1970 best seller The Late Great Planet Earth: We believe that China is the beginning of the formation of this great power called the kings of the east by the apostle John. Possibly it is derived from the square of 4 multiplied by the square of 10; four being significant of the created world (see on Revelation 4:6), and ten being the sign of completeness (see on Revelation 13:1); the number thus portraying completeness as regards the created world, and the inability of any one to escape God's judgment. Jezreel means God sows.. Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. Notice something important about the so-called "Battle of Armageddon" (16:16). Prophecy by The Book: Chapter 7. There is no place for that to occur at Megiddo. Here, the wine press metaphor is described asharvesting of the grapes of wrath (the sin of men) which have been declared as ripe (the point has been reached where God will tolerate their sin no longer). The description, of course, implies the terrific nature of the punishment - probably nothing more. Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war (the Great Tribulation) against the rest of her offspringthose who keep Gods commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus. Explain the meaning of the word "Armageddon." Describe the area where this battle will be fought. 21And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh. It's an historically unprecedented situation to see a huge stream of blood flowing out from a battle location. Holman Bible Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses' bridles for about 180 miles. It was outside the city that they pressed the fruit. Josephus records that more than a million Jews were killed during the war. We can then calculate the volume of blood using the formula: V = lPIr2 V = 86,271 cubic metres or 86,271 litres of blood Average amount of blood in a human body = 5.6 litres By dividing the two we can work out how many dead bodies would be needed to produce that amount of bloood: 86271/5.6 = 15,405 bodies. Together, these three will send out demons who will perform signs in order to gather the kings of the whole world to Armageddon. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. And blood flowed out of the winepress, up to the horses bridles, for the space of 1600 furlongs. . Rather, it seems to describe the harvest of a fully ripened vintage of humanity. Even unto the horse bridles - Deep, as blood would be in a field of slaughter where it would come up to the very bridles of the horses. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflowso great is their wickedness! Joel 3:12-13Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. The primary account of this final battle begins with the sixth bowl event: Rev 16:13-16 13And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; 14for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. This observation of there being two quite separate groups at this event leaves us with a problem. 16:16, 19:17-21) Revelation 14:20 says the blood of those slain would come up the horse's bridles. The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress in a stream about 180 mileslong and as high as a horse's bridle. 16:12-16In these verses, the Dragon represents Satan, who will empower the Beast to war against Gods people. But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth (an earthquake) and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. A bridle, bit. I saw throneson which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. It is believed to be the place where the battle of Armageddon will be fought. Many are saying that the battle is near at hand, and that it will be a terrifying day for the world, perhaps a nuclear holocaust and much else. CSB Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses' bridles for about 180 miles. They called to the mountains and the rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. That means trading caravans and conquering armies were familiar with this valley either travelling to Egypt or Mesopotamia. While its difficult to deal with the middle portions of Revelation without establishing its historical context (the judgment upon Jerusalem), the time element (Rev. 24:15-21In the above warning, the people are told that when they see the desecration of the Temple, (the abomination that causes desolation) they were to flee to the mountains in order to avoid being killed in the attack. **[6]** World horse population estimated at 58 million: www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2007/09/105.shtml**[7]** Ralph E. Bass, Back to the Future: A Study in the Book of Revelation (Greenville, SC: Living Hope Press, 2004), 241. www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2007/09/105.shtml, Website made by Chittam Technology Solutions, LLC. During the 3 years that the Remnant from Israel will be kept hidden in the wilderness, Satan will wage a war against those who keep Gods command and hold fast their testimony about Jesus, which is another description of the Great Tribulation.The flight of the Remnant from Jerusalem is also described in the following passages that explain how the Mount of Olives will be split in two in order to provide a way of escape for the people who will flee from the city when it is attacked.A day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls. They will assemble for battle in Israel, and this gathering for battleis itself the sixth bowl event. 16: And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped., What is noteworthy at this point in the narrative is that there are two separate and distinct reapings: One by the Son of man, (isnt that Christ?) You have to go back to chapters 8 (712) and 9 (15 and 18) for the context of this topic. Where? Battle of Armageddon, Overview. **[3]** Thomas, Revelation 822, 16. Plural of uncertain affinity; a thousand. Our challenge is to settle in our minds if this event is real or not, and if it is an actual event, when is it destined to happen? The Battle of Armageddon - Part 1 Turning Point / David Jeremiah On-Demand Podcasts NEW! What is this battle of Armageddon that the Bible talks about? The answer may be that according to thecommonlaw of men, if your land is unjustly invaded byan enemy, then you have everyright to counter-attack and defeat your enemy. That is where the armies gather, then God takes them to Jerusalem and fights them there. The valley of Armageddon is a long and deep valley located in the northern part of Israel. The title "High as the Horses' Bridles" comes from the Book of Revelation in a verse that describes just how deep the sinners' blood will flow in the streets. Again, this is in harmony with all of the Armageddon-related passages above. Revelation 21:27). Bible verses pertaining to Battle of Armageddon with light commentary. And the wine-vat was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the vat, even up to the horses bridles, for the space of 1,600 furlongs. Gods wrath against the earth is expressed figuratively by saying the wine press was trodden with blood coming out from the wine press, up to the horses bridles. As you can see, chapter 14 uses the samewine press of Gods wrath metaphor that was used in reference to the Battle of Armageddon in Rev 19:15, indicating that it is describing the same event. 17: This is the fifth angel. Lamentations 1:15 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress. calling to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand? As discussed above, its not that hard to see why the unredeemed world would come to do battle against Israel. It's an historically unprecedented situation to see a huge stream of blood flowing out from a battle location. It would flow out to the sea and to all of the surrounding land. Once Israel had passed through the sea, the waters swallowed up Pharaohs army. Other names include Valley of Jezreel, a term used only three times in Scripture (Joshua 17:16; Judges 6:33; Hosea 1:5). 1998-2022 Christians for Israel International. The wine press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed from the wine press as high as a horse's bridle for about 183 miles. That battle will take place in the valley of Megiddohence the name . The armiesthat arrive in Israel may beconfident of victory. 14:1-5Anyone who is familiar with the Old Testament will recognize the similarities between the above description of the flight of the Remnant from Jerusalem, and the exodus of Israel from Egypt. In fact, if a star gets even close to the earth, the earth is going to burn up before it hits. To the people on earth, the coming of the Lord will appear as dark clouds, thunderstorms, and lightning that will suddenly fill the sky and that will cause all the peoples on earth to mourn.Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. Visitor information is not collected for resell or advertising. They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses' bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia. Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed. Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. 13:8), the million mentioned by Josephus. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. RevelationStudyGuide@gmail.com, A complete study guide to the Book of the Revelation Copyright RevelationStudyGuide.org 2023, Hades, Paradise, the Abyss, Hell, Heaven, and the New Heaven and Earth. 14:12; Jer. The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever. Then Gods temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. [YESHAYAH 63:3; YOEL 4:13 [3:13]; BERESHIS 49:11; DEVARIM 32:14]. One thinks of the last end-time battle with bloodshed up to the horses bridle. (1) that the wicked are punished in a place apart from the just (cf. and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses' bridles for a I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is . By being victorious over all nations, Christ becomes king of kings, while at the same timedoing so legitimately according tothe laws of men. To tread, trample upon. Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altarand called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, Take your sharp sickleand gather the clusters of grapes from the earths vine, because its grapes are ripe. The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of Gods wrath. The Beast is the Man of Lawlessness who is more commonly known as the antichrist. Rev. A city, the inhabitants of a city. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. The "Battle Of Armageddon" is within you. Thus, for mans purposes, the battle of Armageddon will be an attempt to destroy Gods people. The Absolute Low | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #13, Prayer Calendar April - May 2023 - Available, Chesed | The Book of RUTH with Johannes Gerloff #12, Irans president threatens to destroy Haifa and Tel Aviv, Barcelonas mayor sued over Israel boycott, Lindsey Graham: Normalization with Saudi Arabia possible by 2024, Two wounded in Jerusalem terrorist attack; search for shooter underway, Florida CFO tells Norway it would be a mistake to divest from Israel. Follow up questions can be sent to: Consider some of the Biblical events, including battles, that occurred in The Valley: Deborah and Barak: Their great victory against Jabin king of Canaan and his general Sisera happened at Mount Tabor (Judges 4). Rev. Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. In this sense, Israel is a country today as a consequence of this 1918 battle of Armageddon. And blood came out of the wine press, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs; as far as sixteen hundred stadia. On rare occasion, such as during the Revolutionary War, a pond was stained red by the blood of British soldiers, or on assault beaches during WWII where the sands and surf were stained red, has anything like that been reported. The forces engaged will be the "Allied Armies" of Antichrist on the one side, and the "Heavenly Army" of Christ on the other. This battle will not happen at Armageddon! Matt. Take a couple of princes from 17th century, one Catholic and one Protestant, and both of them experienced soldiers. A glancingreference to this battle is also described in the sixth seal, which itself is a summary of the bowls: Rev 6:15-17 15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?. Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. It adds some literal geographical information, which is discussed below. See his The Revelation of Jesus Christ: A Commentary (Chicago: Moody Press, 1966), 189. The unrighteous age in which we now live will conclude with a direct battle between the unrighteous nations of the earth and Christ Himself, when Christ appears in righteous glory and wrath. Blood flowed out of the winepress. However, Christ didnt just come and do this without first havinga way for himbe a legitimate priest upon the earth. 20 And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses' bridles, for a distance of two hundred miles. Revelation 14:20 The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 20 And the wine press was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the wine press, as high as a horse's bridle, for a distance of about two . Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. This is also clearly a reference to the final battle in the end times. The awful bloodshed stemming from this conflict is indicated in Revelation 9:18 where one-third of the armies are declared to be destroyed by the army from the east and the statement in Revelation 14:20 that "blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs." When the dragon (Satan) saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman (Israel) who had given birth to the male child (Jesus). Ver.15. When the Beast goes up to Jerusalem and kills the two prophets, it will not be an isolated event, but will take place as part of a much larger attack on Jerusalem, itself, which will be followed the Great Tribulation when the armies of the Beast will occupy Jerusalem for 42 months. 4And all the host of heaven will wear away, And the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts will also wither away As a leaf withers from the vine, Or as one withers from the fig tree. In each of the above accounts, we read of the Great Earthquake and Severe Hailstorm that will destroy the armies of the Beast and cause everyone to hide in caves. The Valleys strategic location was even more important than its agricultural output. Consider some of the Biblical events, including battles, that occurred in The Valley: What about Armageddon? 9:16)? 13These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. 14These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful.. 81520-1411, 4-8-10 [ 172 ] www.goldensheaves.org. . 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