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ARMAGEDDON

(Gk. Harmagedṓn)

The “place” where the forces of evil are to assemble for one final onslaught against the forces of God (Rev. 16:16; NRSV “Harmagedon”). The Greek name transliterates Heb. har mageḏōn (lit., “mountain of Magedon”), which many scholars believe should be read har mĕgiddôn, “mountain of Megiddo.”

The city of Megiddo was strategic militarily because it guarded the north-south passageway through the Carmel mountain range. The region was the locus of many ancient battles (e.g., Judg. 5:19; 2 Kgs. 23:29-30 = 2 Chr. 35:22-24). Although there is no evidence of a mountain in Palestine that was ever called either Magedon or Megiddo, Mt. Carmel is a prominent peak ca. 8 km. (5 mi.) NE of Megiddo. This may well have been the association that the author of Revelation intended his readers to make. The appropriateness of Mt. Carmel as a symbol for the defeat of evil lies in the fact that it was the location of Elijah’s defeat of the prophets of Baal (1 Kgs. 18:22-40). No actual battle is described in Revelation, however; for the author, the battle in principle had already been won through the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Joe E. Lunceford

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ARMAGEDDON

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)