Bible prophecy topic

Armageddon and the Second Coming

Christ returns with His saints and the battle is won. 11 questions, each answered from the books of Apostle Mary Banks with the scriptures it rests on.

• What is the battle of Armageddon?

  The Battle of Armageddon is the great final war in which the Antichrist, the false prophet, and the armies of the world gather to fight against Christ, only to be utterly destroyed by the power of His spoken word when He returns as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

• Where does the battle of Armageddon take place?

  The Battle of Armageddon takes place at a location called, in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon, which is also described as the mountains of Israel and the valley of decision (the valley of Jehoshaphat).

• Who gathers the kings of the earth to battle?

  The kings of the earth are gathered to the battle of Armageddon by three unclean spirits, like frogs, that come out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet, working miracles to deceive and unite them for war.

• What is the Second Coming of Christ?

  Scripture speaks of the Second Coming in two ways: the visible, glorious return of Jesus to the earth in the clouds, seen by every eye, and (in Hebrews 9:28) a coming that actually points to the moment a believer receives the Holy Ghost.

• Who comes back with Christ on the white horses?

  When Christ returns as the white horse rider in Revelation 19, He is followed by the armies of heaven, His Church, who ride white horses of their own and are clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

• What is the supper of the great God?

  The Supper of the Great God is the gruesome feast held after the Battle of Armageddon, in which the birds of the air and beasts of the field are summoned by an angel to devour the flesh of all who were slain in that great war, kings, captains, mighty men, horses and riders, both free and bond, small and great.

• How is the Antichrist’s army defeated?

  The Antichrist's army is not defeated by weapons or human strength at all, but by the spoken Word of the Lord Jesus Christ, the sharp sword that proceeds from His mouth.

• What happens to the Antichrist and the False Prophet at the end?

  After the battle of Armageddon, the Antichrist and the False Prophet are cast into the lake of fire, while their armies are left dead upon the earth.

• What is the lake of fire?

  The lake of fire is the place of everlasting fire and brimstone where Satan, the beast, the false prophet, death, hell, and all whose names are not written in the book of life are finally cast; it is called the second death and burns forever with unending torment.

• What is the winepress of the wrath of God?

  The winepress of the wrath of God is the picture Scripture uses for Christ's final, total judgment on His enemies at Armageddon, where He tramples them down like grapes crushed to make wine, and their blood flows out as the wine of that press.

• What happens to the earth at the return of Christ?

  At the return of Christ, the heavens are shaken, the sun and moon are darkened, and the earth is left emptied, wasted, and desolate, with only a few people surviving out of the multitudes who once lived.