Armageddon

Armageddon refers, generally, to end times or Earth ending catastrophes in various religions and cultures. "Armageddon" also refers to any great loss of life in battle, etc. The word armageddon is derived from Mount (Har in Hebrew) Megiddo, the site of the Battle of Megiddo and other battles.

Jehovah's Witnesses

Armageddon in Christianity is also anticipated, as the final battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil. The battle is a situation where the kings of the Earth unite against God's appointed king, Jesus. Thus, Revelation says it is the war of the great day of Jehovah Almighty. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that unlike what others teach, the antichrist will not be in it. Satan himself will move the kingdoms of the world to wage war on God's chosen people. But then, the "King of Kings and Lord of Lords" because of his righteousness will defeat them for the glory of the Almighty God. It precipitates the establishment of God's Kingdom over the earth?a period commonly referred to as Millennium, when "Satan is bound for a thousand years" (See Rev. 20:1,2).

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The final judgement and purification of the Earth's sin occurs at the end of the Millennium, when Satan is "loosed for a little season" and allowed to "go out to deceive the nations... and gather them to battle" against "the camp of the saints and the beloved city". Satan loses the battle and is finally cast into the "lake of fire and brimstone". Those who join him will suffer like Satan eternal destruction.

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