Armageddon!
It is interesting to note that prophecies regarding an
ultimate World War between the forces of Good and the forces of Evil
are also found in the Christian tradition. The highly
cryptic and symbolic language of the last book in the New Testament — the
Revelations of John — is often difficult to interpret, but the references to
the beast and the false prophet resembles
closely the Muslim concept of
Dajjal; the woman riding
the beast most
probably refers to
the Jews and
their revival; the rider coming on the white horse seems like
representing the Second Coming of Prophet Isa (AS). Here are a few excerpts:
I saw three foul spirits like frogs
coming from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. These
are demonic spirits with power to work out miracles, sent out to muster all the
kings of the world for the battle on the great day of God the sovereign Lord.
(16:13,14)
...I saw a woman mounted on a
scarlet beast which was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and
ten horns... I saw
that the
woman was drunk with the blood of God’s people, and with the blood of
those who had
borne their testimony to Jesus... the angel said... the
beast you saw was once alive, and it is alive no longer, but has yet to ascend out of
the abyss before
going to be
destroyed. (17:3,6-8)
I saw heaven wide open, and a white
horse appeared; its rider’s name was Faithful and True, for he is just in
judgment and just in war... The armies of heaven followed him... Out of his
mouth came a sharp sword to smite the nation; for it is he who will rule them
with a rod of iron... I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their
armies mustered to do battle against the rider and his army. The beast was
taken prisoner, along with the false
prophet who has worked miracles in its presence and
deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshipped its image.
The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire with its sulfurous
flames. The rest were killed by the sword which came out of the rider’s mouth,
and the birds all gorged themselves on their flesh (19:11,14,15,19-21)
I saw an angel coming down from
heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. He seized
the dragon, that ancient serpent who is
the Devil, or Satan, and chained him up for a thousand years; he threw him into
the abyss, shutting and sealing it over him, so that he might not seduce the
nations again till
the thousand years
were ended. After that he must be
let loose for a little while. (20:1-3)
The site of the final battle against the Anti-Christ is
said to be Armageddon (Revelation 16:16),
located in the
ancient stronghold of Megiddo, roughly 15 miles south-east of
Jerusalem.. The word Armageddon has now come to mean the final battle between
the forces of Good and the forces of Evil.
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