Armageddon
In the New Testament (Revelation 16:16), the site of the final battle between the nations that will end the world; it has been identified with Megiddo in Israel.
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ArmageddonIn the New Testament (Revelation 16:16), the site of the final battle between the nations that will end the world; it has been identified with Megiddo in Israel. |
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| She cited as examples of a political fundamentalism the congressmen who asked her about "rapture" and President Ronald Reagan, who believed in Armaggedon. Even today, there are fundamentalist Christians who promote the most extreme policies with regard to the Middle East in anticipation of the final Battle of Armaggedon which such policies might provoke. Wagner's specialization in understanding the modem, radical dispensational views of Christian fundamentalism--his other books include Anxious for Armaggedon, Peace or Armaggedon, and All in the Name of the Bible--helps to enlighten the 20th century part of the story, especially with regard to British politicians intent on granting to a third party (the Zionists) land that was not theirs to offer. |
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