SUMMARY:
A great conflict occurs at a place called Armageddon (sometimes spelled Harmagedon), the location of several battles in the Old Testament.
ANALYSIS:
Armageddon is the name of the place where the kings of the earth gather to battle against God. This Hebrew name means “mountain of Megiddo,” and Megiddo is a place in northern Israel. It is unlikely that Revelation uses the name to give readers geographical information about the location of this battle. Throughout the book, Hebrew names have been used in a symbolic sense. For example, John calls false teachers Balaam and Jezebel, not because these are their real names, but because they are like Balaam and Jezebel of the Old Testament, who were idolaters (Numbers 31:16; 1 Kings 16:31). Later, John says that the city set on seven hills (that is, Rome) is called Babylon (Revelation 17:9; 18:2)
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