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Satan musters an army in Israel

Enraged by God's continuing judgments upon Antichrist's world empire, Satan will make yet another effort to destroy God's covenant people, the Jews.
In the valley of Jezreel near "Armageddon" Satan will assemble the largest human army the world has ever known.

[The word "Armageddon" is taken from "Har Megiddo" -- a mountain (har) that overlooks the Valley of Jezreel. Jezreel Valley, 57 miles north of Jerusalem, is where Satan will assemble his great army for destroying Israel.]
And I saw three unclean spirits [demons] like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon [Satan], out of the mouth of the beast [Antichrist], and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they [the 3 frog-like spirits] are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty... And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. Rev 16.13-14, 16.16

Counter-attack!

While Antichrist's troops are assembling to wipe out Israel, a Rebel Army from Turkey and Russia will use this as an opportunity to revolt against Antichrist's tyrannical rule. [God said...] For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country, and they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be captured. Their arrows shall be like those of an expert warrior. None shall return in vain. Jer 50.9

Babylon is fallen! Is fallen!

The Rebel Army strikes Babylon, several hundred miles to the east of where Satan has assembled his vast army.
Antichrist's capitol city is overrun and totally destroyed!
After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! Rev 18.1-2

Babylon will never again be inhabited

Thus, at long last, the Old Testament's prophecies of Babylon's total and FOREVER destruction shall be fulfilled to the very letter. And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It will never be inhabited, nor will it be settled from generation to generation; nor will the Arabian pitch tents there, nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there. But wild beasts of the desert will lie there, and their houses will be full of owls. Ostriches will dwell there. Wild goats will caper there. Hyenas will howl in their citadels, and jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged. Isa 13.19-22

Destroy Israel!
When Satan and Antichrist receive news of the Babylon's destruction, they will not move their army eastward to fight the Rebels. Instead, they shall proceed to pursue their plan of destroying the Jews.

Their vast army marches South, to Jerusalem. [God said...] I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. ...all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. Zech 12.2, 12.3b

Israel turns to the LORD
Besieged by her enemies, national Israel will at long last attend unto God's repeated offers of salvation [see Part I above - "3 Messages from God"].

Part of the call to Israel's national repentance is quoted alongside. Come, and let us return to the LORD; for He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. Hos 6.1

King of Kings and LORD of Lords!

In Heaven, Israel's call unto God shall be heard by Israel's own virgin-born Messiah, Jesus!
For Jesus is none other than Immanuel -- God-with-us! Lion of the Tribe of Judah!
And Mighty Jesus -- the living Word of God -- will marshal all the Host of Heaven unto battle.
And in righteousness He who is Faithful and True shall judge and make war.
Astride a white horse, Jesus will ride forth to bring salvation unto Israel, and destruction unto her enemies.

[And we the Church, who are God's blood-bought children, shall be riding behind Jesus. Charging to victory! Riding to glory! Halleluyah! Praise His Holy Name forever and forever and forever!!!]

Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He [Jesus] who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations.

And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Rev 19.11-16

Israel's Messiah

Israel receives Jesus, their Promised Messiah! [God speaks...] And I will pour on the house of David [Israel] and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me [Jesus] whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. Zech 12.10

God takes away the sins of Israel.

The national salvation of Israel is fulfilled, as God promised. [God said...] And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; for this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins." Rom 11.26-27

The Battle is Joined!
In a moment -- in the blink of an eye -- Lord Jesus defeats Satan's massive army!

How does Jesus gain this victory? By physical prowess? By the assault of God's elect angels? By the struggles of the soldiers in His army of saints, the Church?
Nay, there is no force of arms. No struggles. Jesus will single-handedly defeat the Satanic armies in the same manner that He created the universe and all that lives therein.
In the beginning Jesus merely spoke, and the universe SPRANG into existence [Genesis chapter 1].
At the Battle of Armageddon, Lord Jesus will speak but a single Word, and the armies of Satan shall be no more.
I saw the beast [Antichrist], the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him [Lord Jesus] who sat on the horse and against His army.

Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. Rev 19.19-21

Part IV: Short-term Aftermath of the Tribulation

The destiny of Antichrist & his False Prophet

Antichrist and the false prophet will be cast into the Lake of Fire. These two [Antichrist and the false prophet] were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. Rev 19.20b

Judgment of the Nations

About 75 days after the Tribulation, Lord Jesus will assemble representative of the nations of the world to stand before Him and be judged.
This is NOT the *White Throne* judgment, which will take place many centuries later [we will cover this in Study #4, BTGLW].
This judgment will be made for the purpose of determining which nations and people will be admitted to the Kingdom Age.
Take *Special Note* - By virtue of this judgment, many millions of natural born human beings will enter the Kingdom Age.
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."

...Then He will also say to those on the left hand, "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels." Mt 25.31-34, 25.41

1000-Year Imprisonment of Satan

Satan is imprisoned in the bottomless pit. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. Rev 20.1-3

1st Resurrection - Gleanings
God resurrects those people who believed on Jesus [and were beheaded for their belief] during the Tribulation.

Those people resurrected at this time are the *Gleanings* -- the third and final phase of the 1st Resurrection, as summarized below. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. Rev 20.4b

1st Resurrection - Firstfruits: God resurrected the Messiah three days after His crucifixion and burial. Messiah resurrected the Old Testament Saints. First Cor 15.20, 15.22-23, Eph 4.9, 1 Pet 3.18-19, 1 Pet 4.6, Eph 4.8b, Mt 27.51-53

1st Resurrection - Harvest: At the Rapture, God will "harvest" deceased and living believers-in-Jesus unto their glorified bodies. First Cor 15.51-52 and First Thes 4.16-17 [see also John 11.25-26, John 14.1-3, Rev 3.10]

1st Resurrection - Gleanings: Before the Kingdom Age, God will resurrect those people who come to believe on Jesus during the Tribulation. Dan 12.1-3, Isa 26.19, Rev 20.4b Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die..." John 11.25-26a

Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. Rev 20.6

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Biblebell's Analysis of the Sequence of Prophetic Events Navigate		Study Three - Page 2 of 2 Pages Selected Key Prophecies About the Tribulation & the Mid-term Future
Part III: The Battle of Armageddon and the Return of Lord Jesus		If you did NOT read Study 3, page 1, Click Here For the Index of this series of Studies, Click here
Satan musters an army in Israel Enraged by God's continuing judgments upon Antichrist's world empire, Satan will make yet another effort to destroy God's covenant people, the Jews. In the valley of Jezreel near "Armageddon" Satan will assemble the largest human army the world has ever known. [The word "Armageddon" is taken from "Har Megiddo" -- a mountain (har) that overlooks the Valley of Jezreel. Jezreel Valley, 57 miles north of Jerusalem, is where Satan will assemble his great army for destroying Israel.]		And I saw three unclean spirits [demons] like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon [Satan], out of the mouth of the beast [Antichrist], and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they [the 3 frog-like spirits] are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty... And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. Rev 16.13-14, 16.16
Counter-attack! While Antichrist's troops are assembling to wipe out Israel, a Rebel Army from Turkey and Russia will use this as an opportunity to revolt against Antichrist's tyrannical rule.		[God said...] For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country, and they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be captured. Their arrows shall be like those of an expert warrior. None shall return in vain. Jer 50.9
Babylon is fallen! Is fallen! The Rebel Army strikes Babylon, several hundred miles to the east of where Satan has assembled his vast army. Antichrist's capitol city is overrun and totally destroyed!		After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! Rev 18.1-2
Babylon will never again be inhabited Thus, at long last, the Old Testament's prophecies of Babylon's total and FOREVER destruction shall be fulfilled to the very letter.		And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It will never be inhabited, nor will it be settled from generation to generation; nor will the Arabian pitch tents there, nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there. But wild beasts of the desert will lie there, and their houses will be full of owls. Ostriches will dwell there. Wild goats will caper there. Hyenas will howl in their citadels, and jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged. Isa 13.19-22
Destroy Israel! When Satan and Antichrist receive news of the Babylon's destruction, they will not move their army eastward to fight the Rebels. Instead, they shall proceed to pursue their plan of destroying the Jews. Their vast army marches South, to Jerusalem.		[God said...] I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. ...all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. Zech 12.2, 12.3b
Israel turns to the LORD Besieged by her enemies, national Israel will at long last attend unto God's repeated offers of salvation [see Part I above - "3 Messages from God"]. Part of the call to Israel's national repentance is quoted alongside.		Come, and let us return to the LORD; for He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. Hos 6.1
King of Kings and LORD of Lords! In Heaven, Israel's call unto God shall be heard by Israel's own virgin-born Messiah, Jesus! For Jesus is none other than Immanuel -- God-with-us! Lion of the Tribe of Judah! And Mighty Jesus -- the living Word of God -- will marshal all the Host of Heaven unto battle. And in righteousness He who is Faithful and True shall judge and make war. Astride a white horse, Jesus will ride forth to bring salvation unto Israel, and destruction unto her enemies. [And we the Church, who are God's blood-bought children, shall be riding behind Jesus. Charging to victory! Riding to glory! Halleluyah! Praise His Holy Name forever and forever and forever!!!]		Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He [Jesus] who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Rev 19.11-16
Israel's Messiah Israel receives Jesus, their Promised Messiah!		[God speaks...] And I will pour on the house of David [Israel] and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me [Jesus] whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. Zech 12.10
God takes away the sins of Israel. The national salvation of Israel is fulfilled, as God promised.		[God said...] And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; for this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins." Rom 11.26-27
The Battle is Joined! In a moment -- in the blink of an eye -- Lord Jesus defeats Satan's massive army! How does Jesus gain this victory? By physical prowess? By the assault of God's elect angels? By the struggles of the soldiers in His army of saints, the Church? Nay, there is no force of arms. No struggles. Jesus will single-handedly defeat the Satanic armies in the same manner that He created the universe and all that lives therein. In the beginning Jesus merely spoke, and the universe SPRANG into existence [Genesis chapter 1]. At the Battle of Armageddon, Lord Jesus will speak but a single Word, and the armies of Satan shall be no more.		I saw the beast [Antichrist], the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him [Lord Jesus] who sat on the horse and against His army. Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. Rev 19.19-21
Part IV: Short-term Aftermath of the Tribulation
The destiny of Antichrist & his False Prophet Antichrist and the false prophet will be cast into the Lake of Fire.		These two [Antichrist and the false prophet] were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. Rev 19.20b
Judgment of the Nations About 75 days after the Tribulation, Lord Jesus will assemble representative of the nations of the world to stand before Him and be judged. *This is NOT the White Throne* judgment, which will take place many centuries later [we will cover this in Study #4, BTGLW]. This judgment will be made for the purpose of determining which nations and people will be admitted to the Kingdom Age. Take Special Note - By virtue of this judgment, many millions of natural born human beings will enter the Kingdom Age.**		When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." ...Then He will also say to those on the left hand, "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels." Mt 25.31-34, 25.41
1000-Year Imprisonment of Satan Satan is imprisoned in the bottomless pit.		Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. Rev 20.1-3
1st Resurrection - Gleanings God resurrects those people who believed on Jesus [and were beheaded for their belief] during the Tribulation. Those people resurrected at this time are the Gleanings -- the third and final phase of the 1st Resurrection, as summarized below.		Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. Rev 20.4b
1st Resurrection - Firstfruits: God resurrected the Messiah three days after His crucifixion and burial. Messiah resurrected the Old Testament Saints. First Cor 15.20, 15.22-23, Eph 4.9, 1 Pet 3.18-19, 1 Pet 4.6, Eph 4.8b, Mt 27.51-53 1st Resurrection - Harvest: At the Rapture, God will "harvest" deceased and living believers-in-Jesus unto their glorified bodies. First Cor 15.51-52 and First Thes 4.16-17 [see also John 11.25-26, John 14.1-3, Rev 3.10] 1st Resurrection - Gleanings: Before the Kingdom Age, God will resurrect those people who come to believe on Jesus during the Tribulation. Dan 12.1-3, Isa 26.19, Rev 20.4b		Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die..." John 11.25-26a Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years. Rev 20.6
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