The Day of Judgment – Armageddon
The climax of the final war, Armageddon, is vividly described in Joel 3:12–16, Zechariah 14:1-3, and Revelation 16:12–16. The battle of Armageddon symbolizes the culmination of God’s judgment on the wicked and the ultimate triumph of righteousness. It is not merely a localized military confrontation but a spiritual warfare that signifies the end of the age.
sequences of this final war:
From the Tanakh and the New Covenant:
If we look at the full pictures of Joel 3:12–16, Zechariah 14:1-3, and Revelation 16:12–16, we can understand the following sequences of this final war:
- The Euphrates River will completely dry up so that the kings from the East can cross the rivers without barriers (Rev 16:12);
- These kings of the East are influenced by the demonic spirit to fight with Israel (Rev 16:13–14);
- These kings of the East and all nations gather at a place called Armageddon, in Hebrew, it means “The Mountain of Megiddo” (Rev 16:15–16);
- All nations will march up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat or Decision (Joel 3:12);
- The Valley of Jehoshaphat/Decision is near Zion and also means Jerusalem, where the final battle will be fought with Israel (Joel 3:16; Zechariah 14:1–3)
a) Where is the location the nations will GATHER on the Day of Judgment?
From the New Covenant:
Yochanan through God’s message has illustrated more details in Revelation 16:14–16. It says that all nations will gather at “The Mountain of Megiddo,” currently situated in northern Israel near Kibbutz Megiddo, about 19 miles south-east of Haifa, at the western edge of the Jezreel Valley.
b) Where is the location the nations will BATTLE on the Day of Judgment?
From the Tanakh:
Zechariah 14:1–3 prophesied that there would be a great war at the End Times. It is the day of Judgment in Joel 3:9–16. Joel has mentioned that all nations will march up to the valley of Jehoshaphat (also called the valley of Decision) for this war.
According to the biblical commentary the Logos explained:
“JEHOSHAPHAT, VALLEY OF (עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט, emeq yehoshaphat). The name Jehoshaphat means “Yahweh will judge” and so fits well the context and larger theme of judgment in the book of Joel. The valley is also called the “valley of decision” (עֵמֶק הֶחָרוּ, emeq hecharu) (Joel 3:14), alluding to the valley as the place of God’s final judgment (Joel 3:9-16).”
Zechariah 14:1–3 says that a great war will be in Jerusalem.
Joel 3:9–16 mentioned this war in the valley of Jehoshaphat.
Therefore, it is believed that the location of the final war is in the Valley of Jehoshaphat/Decision; it should be near Jerusalem, also called Zion, according to Zechariah and Joel.
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Scripture References
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 TLV
“For I also passed on to you first of all what I also received—that Messiah died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”
1 John 4:4 TLV
“You are from God, children, and you have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.“
2 Corinthians 1:10 TLV
“He who rescued us from so great a danger of death will continue to rescue us—we have set our hope on Him that He will rescue us again.”
2 Thessalonians 2: 9-10 TLV
“The coming of the lawless one is connected to the activity of satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with every kind of wicked deception toward those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth so as to be saved.”
Daniel 7:8 ESV
“I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.”
Daniel 7:25 RJPS
“He will speak words against the Most High, and will harass the holy ones of the Most High. He will think of changing times and laws, and they will be delivered into his power for a time, times, and half a time.”
Daniel 7:24-25 ESV
“24 As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings. 25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.”
Daniel 9:24-27 ESV
“24 Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. 25 Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time. 26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. 27 And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”
Daniel 9:27 ESV
“And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”
Daniel 11:21 ESV
“In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.”
Daniel 12:1-2 RJPS
“At that time, the great prince, Michael, who stands beside the sons of your people, will appear. It will be a time of trouble, the like of which has never been since the nation came into being. At that time, your people will be rescued, all who are found inscribed in the book. ּMany of those that sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, others to reproaches, to everlasting abhorrence.”
Daniel 12:7 JPS
“Then I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the water of the river, swear by the ever-living One as he lifted his right hand and his left hand to heaven: “For a time, times, and half a time; and when the breaking of the power of the holy people comes to an end, then shall all these things be fulfilled.””
Ephesians 6:12 TLV
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the worldly forces of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.“
Ezekiel 9:4 ESV
“And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.””
Ezekiel 32:7 ESV
“When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens and make their stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.”
Ezekiel 36:24-28 RJPS
“I will take you from among the nations and gather you from all the countries, and I will bring you back to your own land. I will sprinkle pure water upon you, and you shall be purified: I will purify you from all your defilement and from all your fetishes, and I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit into you: I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you a heart of flesh; and I will put My spirit into you. Thus I will cause you to follow my laws and faithfully to observe my rules. Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your ancestors, and you shall be my people and I will be your God.”
Ezekiel 38:2-3 ESV
“2 Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him 3 and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.”
Ezekiel 38:6 ESV
“Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you.”
Ezekiel 38:11 ESV
“and say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’”
Ezekiel 38:21-23 ESV
“21 I will summon a sword against Gog[a] on all my mountains, declares the Lord God. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. 23 So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
Genesis 1:26 RJPS
“And God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness. They shall rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the cattle, the whole earth, and all the creeping things that creep on earth.””
Isaiah 2:1-5 RJPS
“The word that Isaiah son of Amoz prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In the days to come, the mount of GOD’s house shall stand firm above the mountains and tower above the hills; and all the nations shall gaze on it with joy, and the many peoples shall go and say: “Come, let us go up to the mount of GOD, to the house of the God of Jacob; That we may be instructed in God’s ways, and that we may walk in God’s paths.” For instruction shall come forth from Zion, The word of GOD from Jerusalem. Thus [God] will judge among the nations and arbitrate for the many peoples, and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not take up sword against nation; They shall never again know war. O House of Jacob! Come, let us walk by the light of GOD.”
Isaiah 11:6-10 RJPS
“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard lie down with the kid; The calf, the beast of prey, and the fatling together, with a little boy to herd them. The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion, like the ox, shall eat straw. A babe shall play over a viper’s hole, and an infant pass its hand over an adder’s den. In all of my sacred mount. Nothing evil or vile shall be done; for the land shall be filled with devotion to GOD as water covers the sea. In that day, the stock of Jesse that has remained standing shall become a standard to peoples— nations shall seek his counsel and his abode shall be honored.”
Isaiah 13:10 ESV
“For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light.”
Isaiah 26:19 RJPS
“Oh, let your dead revive! Let corpses arise! Awake and shout for joy, you who dwell in the dust!— for your dew is like the dew on fresh growth; you make the land of the shades come to life.”
Isaiah 63:11-14 RJPS
“Then they remembered the ancient days, the One who pulled a precious people out [of the water]: “Where is the One who brought them up from the sea along with the shepherd of this flock? Where is the One whose holy spirit was placed in their midst, whose glorious arm was made to march at the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to make a reputation for all time, who led them through the deeps so that they did not stumble— as a horse in a desert, like a beast descending to the plain?” ’Twas the spirit of GOD gave them rest; thus did you shepherd your people to win for yourself a glorious name.”
Isaiah 65:17-25 RJPS
“For behold! I am creating a new heaven and a new earth; The former things shall not be remembered, they shall never come to mind. Be glad, then, and rejoice forever In what I am creating. For I shall create Jerusalem as a joy, and her people as a delight; and I will rejoice in Jerusalem and delight in her people. Never again shall be heard there the sounds of weeping and wailing. No more shall there be an infant or graybeard who does not live out their lifetime. Someone who dies at a hundred years shall be reckoned a youth, and one who fails to reach a hundred shall be reckoned accursed. They shall build houses and dwell in them, they shall plant vineyards and enjoy their fruit. They shall not build for others to dwell in, or plant for others to enjoy. For the days of my people shall be as long as the days of a tree, my chosen ones shall outlive the work of their hands. They shall not toil to no purpose; they shall not bear children for terror, but they shall be a people blessed by GOD, and their offspring shall remain with them. Before they pray, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will respond. The wolf and the lamb shall graze together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and the serpent’s food shall be earth. In all my sacred mount nothing evil or vile shall be done —said GOD.”
Jeremiah 9:15 ESV
“Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them poisonous water to drink.”
Jeremiah 23:2-3 RJPS
“Assuredly, thus said the ETERNAL, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who should tend my people: It is you who let my flock scatter and go astray. You gave no thought to them, but I am going to give thought to you, for your wicked acts—declares GOD, and I myself will gather the remnant of my flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will bring them back to their pasture, where they shall be fertile and increase.”
Jeremiah 30:3 RJPS
“For days are coming—declares GOD —when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah, said GOD; and I will bring them back to the land that I gave their ancestors, and they shall possess it.”
Jeremiah 31:31-34 RJPS
“See, a time is coming—declares GOD —when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors, when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, a covenant that they broke, though I espoused them—declares GOD, but such is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after these days—declares GOD: I will put my teaching into their inmost being and inscribe it upon their hearts. Then I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer will they need to teach one another and say to one another, “Heed GOD ”; for all of them, from the least of them to the greatest, shall heed me—declares GOD. For I will forgive their iniquities, and remember their sins no more.”
Joel 2:10 ESV
“The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.”
Joel 3:3-4 RJPS
“Before the great and terrible day of GOD comes, I will set portents in the sky and on earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke; the sun shall turn into darkness and the moon into blood.”
Joel 3:4-5 RJPS
“The sun shall turn into darkness, and the moon into blood, and there shall be all that is called in the Lord, as in Jerusalem and Jerusalem Yahweh calls, but everyone who invokes the name of GOD shall escape; for there shall be a remnant on mount Zion and in Jerusalem, as GOD promised. Anyone who invokes GOD will be among the survivors.”
John 1:1-3 TLV
“In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were made through Him, and apart from Him nothing was made that has come into being.”
Revelation 6:12-17 ESV
“12 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, 13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. 14 The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 16 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, 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”
Revelation 8:6-7 ESV
“6 Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them. 7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.”
Revelation 9:1-12 ESV
“1 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. 2 He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft. 3 Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. 4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. 6 And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them. 7 In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces, 8 their hair like women’s hair, and their teeth like lions’ teeth; 9 they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle. 10 They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails. 11 They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon. 12 The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come.”
Revelation 11:1-2 ESV
“1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, 2 but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.”
Revelation 11:1-6 TLV
“And I will grant authority to My two witnesses and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.
Revelation 11:2 TLV
“But do not measure the court outside the temple—leave it out, because it has been given to the nations, and they shall trample the holy city for forty-two months.”
Revelation 11:3 TLV
“And I will grant authority to My two witnesses and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”
Revelation 11:7-13 TLV
“When they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the abyss will make war on them, and overcome them and kill them, and their corpses will lie in the open street of the great city that figuratively is called Sodom and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified. Some from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their corpses for three and a half days, not allowing them to be placed into a grave. Those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them. They will celebrate and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet; and great fear fell on those who were watching them. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” and they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watched them. At that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.”
Revelation 12:14 TLV
“But the woman was given two wings of the great eagle, so that she might fly away from the presence of the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is taken care of—for a time, times, and half a time.”
Revelation 12:14-16 TLV
“But the woman was given two wings of the great eagle, so that she might fly away from the presence of the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is taken care of—for a time, times, and half a time, and from out of his mouth, the serpent spewed water like a river after the woman, in order to sweep her away with a flood. But the earth came to the aid of the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth.”
Revelation 16:2 ESV
“So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.”
Revelation 16:13-14 TLV
“Then I saw—coming from the dragon’s mouth and from the beast’s mouth and from the false prophet’s mouth—three unclean spirits like frogs. For they are demonic spirits performing miraculous signs, who go out to the kings of the whole world—to gather them for battle on the great day of Elohei Tzva’ot.”
Revelation 16:15-16 TLV
““Behold, I am coming like a thief! How fortunate is the one who stays alert and keeps his clothes on, lest he walk around naked and they see his shamefulness.” Then the spirits gathered the kings to the place called in Hebrew Har-Megiddo.”
Revelation 19:11-21 TLV
“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The One riding on it is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and many royal crowns are on His head. He has a name written that no one knows except Himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which He is called is “the Word of God.” And the armies of heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. From His mouth comes a sharp sword—so that with it He may strike down the nations—and He shall rule them with an iron rod, and He treads the winepress of the furious wrath of Elohei-Tzva’ot. On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “King of kings, and Lord of lords.” Then I saw a single angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he cried out to all the birds flying high in the sky, “Come, gather for the great banquet of God— to eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of generals and the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and those riding on them, the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great! Also I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the One who sat on the horse and against His army. Then the beast was captured, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs before him by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, as well as those who had worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the One riding on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves with their flesh.”
Zechariah 9:10 RJPS
“He shall banish chariots from Ephraim and horses from Jerusalem; The warrior’s bow shall be banished. He shall call on the nations to surrender, and his rule shall extend from sea to sea and from ocean to land’s end.”
Zechariah 12:10 RJPS
“But I will fill the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem with a spirit of pity and compassion; and they shall lament to me about those who are slain, wailing over them as over a favorite son and showing bitter grief as over a first-born.”
Zechariah 14:1-3 ESV
“1 Behold, a day is coming for the Lord, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst. 2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.”
Zechariah 14:1-5 RJPS
“Lo, a day of GOD is coming when your spoil shall be divided in your very midst! For I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem for war: the city shall be captured, the houses plundered, and the women violated; and a part of the city shall go into exile. But the rest of the population shall not be uprooted from the city. Then GOD will come forth and make war on those nations as a fighter makes war on a day of battle. On that day, God’s feet will stand on the mount of Olives, near Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall split across from east to west, and one part of the mount shall shift to the north and the other to the south, a huge gorge, and the valley in the hills shall be stopped up, for the valley of the hills shall reach only to Azal; it shall be stopped up as it was stopped up as a result of the earthquake in the days of king Uzziah of Judah.—And the ETERNAL my God, with all the holy beings, will come to you.”
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