The site of Armageddon

[SuaSponte]

In a few news articles about the Palestinian-Israeli crisis, I have read references to attacks or whathaveyou in a town in Israel (who’s name I forget right now), “the site of the Biblical Armageddon.”
I’m confused. I thought Armageddon was the end of the world, and was supposed to be a future event, not a place? Can anyone clear up my confusion?

Thanks,

Sua

[Captain_Amazing]

There’s a city/town/settlement in Israel called Megiddo. It was in ancient times, a pretty prestigious and built up city, and, because it was located by a major road that went through one of the few passes into the Valley of Jezreel, was fought over a lot. In the Christian book of Revelation, the final battle between good and evil is supposed to be fought at Har-Megiddo…the mount of Megiddo. Har-Megiddo pretty easily becomes Armageddon.

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

Google, “armageddon location”. Hallelujah, I found a link that isn’t “Apocalypse Now!” Pentecostal.

Short version: it was a city, now it’s an archeological dig, and if you’re an "Apocalypse Now! Pentecostal, it will be the site of the Last Battle, so it will be an Event as well as a Location, the way the SuperBowl is an Event as well as a Location.

http://www.tau.ac.il/~archpubs/megiddo/

From ca. 7,000 B.C.E. through Biblical times, Megiddo dominated the most important international road in the Near East. Abounding with architectural monuments - temples, lavish palaces, mighty fortifications and a remarkable water system - and yielding unparalleled treasures, it is the jewel in the crown of Biblical Archaeology.

Site of epic battles that decided the fate of western Asia, it became the Egyptians’ first step to empire in the 15th century B.C.E., when Pharaoh Tutmoses III conquered the Canaan. Here was the center of Solomon’s administration in the north; here, too, the staging point for Assyria’s deportation of the people of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.

Megiddo, the only site in Israel mentioned by every great power in the ancient Near East, appears in the New Testament as Armageddon, location of the millennial battle between the forces of good and evil.

[Captain_Amazing]

There was an archeological dig at Tel Megiddo…a joint effort of Tel Aviv University and Penn State University, but it’s been suspended due to what’s going on.

[Squink]

if you’re an "Apocalypse Now! Pentecostal, it will be the site of the Last Battle

If not, “Megiddo: The Omega Code 2” provides a goodly fix of action adventure excitement.

[Tuckerfan]

The Israeli’s were planning on developing the site as a tourist attraction, complete with VR simulations of what the final battle would be like. I imagine that’s all been put on hold now, since it looks like the locals are trying to have the battle for real.

[Daylon]

VR Simulations of the last battle? That just strikes me as plain wrong…

Can just see that guy from the big boxing matches…

“Laaaaaaaadies and Gentlemen… I give you a battle of Epic proportions… in this corner the Dark One…the Prince of Evil…Beelzebub…the father of lies…his big, he’s bad…you love to hate him SAAAAAAAATAAAAAAAAAAAN!!”

[Derleth]

Daylon: We all know Satan takes a fall and retires to massive real-estate holdings.

[SuaSponte]

Thanks, all

Sua

[Spit]

*Originally posted by Daylon *
**“Laaaaaaaadies and Gentlemen… I give you a battle of Epic proportions… in this corner the Dark One…the Prince of Evil…Beelzebub…the father of lies…his big, he’s bad…you love to hate him SAAAAAAAATAAAAAAAAAAAN!!” **

[Daylon]

“Aaaaaaaaaaand in the corner…you know His work…He’s the Creator…Our Father…and although He kicked out a couple of crazy kids for eating an apple, He’s not a tempremental Korean Grocer…He works in mysterious ways…heeeeeeeee’s GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!”
----sorry…had to…