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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for "Armageddon," Return of Jesus [View all]HeartsCanHope
(1,618 posts)Their church taught that Revelations is an allegory, not what is to come. In fact my parent's church taught
that what was in Revelations had already happened in Roman times. They did not elaborate much on
that theory, but that's what they said. All they taught about the end of the world was that we would meet
Jesus in the sky and go to Heaven. No big war or anything other than that.
So not all evangelical groups believe in Armageddon or the Rapture.
My husband, son, and I lived in Israel for a year and went to Tel Meggido, a ancient fortification in the northern
part of the Jezreel Valley. That was the first time anyone told me that Armageddon, (Tel Meggido,) was an actual place!
The tour guide told us that this was where the world was supposed to come to an end in a huge battle.
Being an Israeli Jew, he didn't seem too worried about Armageddon! He was much more interested in talking about
the archaeological history than the Bible. Being a fortification, Tel Meggido had an impressive water system so
that the people there could withstand a siege. It was a beautiful site, and I really enjoyed my tour.
Here's a link to Trip Advisor with photos:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297758-d320072-Reviews-Megiddo_National_Park-Nazareth_Galilee_Region_Northern_District.html
I am more concerned about our troops not having their personal religious beliefs trampled on than some weird MAGA
Armaggedon conspiracy theory. Thanks for the article. Going to look up the MRFF and their findings.