*Is it a Literal Place?
*Who are Destroyed at Armageddon?
*Can 'the Day and Hour' be Known?
*What Will the Battle of Armageddon Involve?
Then, he will come there and serve them!
We first read of 'the battle of the great day of God Almighty' at Revelation 16:14. Then in verse 16, the name of that battle is given as Har-Mageddon (or Armageddon). When may this be expected?
It is interesting that although this battle is named in Revelation the Sixteenth Chapter, the account seems to interrupt itself there to talk about two events that happen first; the destruction of 'The Great Babylon' (Chapters 17 & 18) and 'the marriage of the Lamb' (Chapter 19). Then the account of the battle appears to resume at Revelation 19:11. So if we can accept this series of events in that order, 'The Great Babylon' will be destroyed first, then the Lamb will take his bride, and that's when the battle against 'the kings of the earth' (Armageddon) begins.
Is it a Literal Place?
The word that we call Armageddon was actually pronounced Har Mageddon in Greek. The H is often overlooked by translators because it isn't a letter, it's just an inverted apostrophe ('). Har is a Hebrew word that means mountain, and Mageddon means a gathering place (for troops). So the entire word means (and can be translated as) Mountain of the Gathering of Armies. And because there was a literal Bible city called Megiddo, which was the center of many IsraElite victories during Bible times, many have concluded that this great battle will be fought on that ancient plain, which is located fifty-six miles north of JeruSalem and nineteen miles southeast of the modern city of Haifa. Yet this doesn't seem likely, because the ancient city of Megiddo wasn't located on a mountain; so the word Armageddon doesn't really describe that particular location, since there was no such place as the 'Mountain of Megiddo.' Rather, it appears as though the single use of this term in the Revelation is symbolic, and it doesn't refer to a geographical location, but to a worldwide 'gathering of armies' to fight against the Word of God (see Revelation 19:11-21).
Who are Destroyed at Armageddon?
So His point appears to be that He would never again bring such a total destruction on the earth.
Note that the entire Bible book of Joel seems to be a discussion of the last days and of the coming of the Battle of Armageddon. However, if you read all three chapters, you can see that it starts out by discussing God's judgment upon His own people (JeruSalem and Judah). And it's after those things happen that we read of the destruction of the nations that surround them (Armageddon?).
1. Joel describes a period of desolation upon the land of Judah and the City of JeruSalem, which could well be the same as the destruction of The Great Babylon.
2. This is followed by what is called the Great Day of the Lord, which starts out with God's Spirit or Breath being miraculously poured out on His people and great signs being seen in the skies and on the earth.
'So proclaim these things to the nations!
[Attack and conquer], O men of war!
And beat your scythes into spears!
And attack the nations that live roundabout!
And let your meek become warriors!
Notice how this description of wine vats parallels what Revelation 19:15 tells us will happen at Armageddon, where Jesus is described as the one who 'crushes the grapes with his feet in the winepress of the anger of the Almighty God's rage.' So since the accounts are both very similar, we might therefore conclude that the events described in the Prophecy of Joel provide us with a far more detailed look at the events that lead up to and happen at Armageddon.
� First, there is an attack on all who claim to be God's people (verses 1 & 2).
When they will divide up the loot.
And bring all his Holy Ones with him.
There'll be just coldness and ice.
So the conclusion once again, is that the Battle of Armageddon will not come as a general destruction of the wicked, but upon those armies and kings that dare to march against the JeruSalem of God.
With their treacherous, ungodly ways.
That [you'll hear from the tops of] the mountains.
And a great assembly of troops.
From the pillars of the skies they'll arrive.
To bring ruin to the place where you dwell.
And destruction from God will come quickly!
As you can see, this Chapter in Isaiah appears to be speaking of something far greater than just the destruction of some ancient city. And in this case, the foretold war was to be fought against the group of multi-national armies and those wicked ones who supported them, which had come against the people of God.
Over the past 150 years, an Armageddon theory that several Adventist groups had adopted (and which has resulted in failed predictions by several religions) is one that we could refer to as 'the six-thousand year theory.' It is based on the premise that each of God's earthly creative days are seven-thousand years long, and that after six-thousand years from Adam's (or Eve's) creation, Jesus will come to bring Armageddon and start his thousand-year reign. To read an article that was written by one religious group back in the mid-1960s proposing the conclusion that Armageddon would come shortly after 1975 (and to check our calculations showing why they have proven to be wrong), see the linked document, 1975 – A Marked Date?
Our research shows that another of their chronological mistakes was caused when those who did the calculating used the periods of the lifetimes and births of the patriarchs from AbraHam to Adam as they are found in the Masoretic (Hebrew) text. For there is strong evidence that most of these periods were greatly shortened by later-day Jewish scribes. The Septuagint text (which aligns better with outstanding events as recorded in secular history) shows that almost all of these periods were really much longer. Note for example, that the Septuagint adds 100 years to the dates of the births of every man from Shelah to Terah in Genesis Chapter Eleven, making a difference of 700 years from Shelah's birth down to Abraham's leaving for the land of CanaAn! And that's not the only place where there are major differences in the texts.
Therefore, using the Septuagint, we can show that it has actually been more than 7,500 years since the creation of Adam� and all of this lines up much better with the secular estimated dates of the reigns of the Egyptian kings! For more information, see the subheading, 'How the Corrected Dates Align With Egypt's Historical Records' in the linked document, 'Why the Greek Septuagint?' And since all of the proposed dates of the '7,000-year theory' have come and gone with no 'Battle of Armageddon,' it is clear that this is just another failed idea.
Another theory that attracted considerable attention in recent years, was based on the idea that the ancient Mayan calendar came to an end on December 21st 2012. And many thought that this date (which was so close to other theoretical dates) was when Armageddon (or 'the end of time') was coming.
Actually, the ancient Bible texts never spoke of an 'end of time,' although some Bibles have been translated to read that way. Rather, it spoke of 'the time of the end' of certain eras. Since time is an integral part of the formula E=MC2; bringing an end to time would bring an end to our universe� which the Bible wasn't really foretelling.
However, it is interesting that in the mythology of the Mayans, Aztecs, and other ancient peoples of the Americas, there have been four ages or eras. The first age of mankind ended with the animals devouring humans, the second age was finished by wind, the third age by fire, and the fourth age by water (on August 12, 3113 BCE according to their calendars). What we find interesting about this, is that the date their mythology gives for water destroying the earth is roughly about the same time as when the Bible shows that the Downpour (or Flood) of Noah's day happened, as we have determined in our estimates. This date also coincides closely with that of the brothers McKenna in their The Invisible Landscape under 'The End of History,' as indicated by their computer analysis of the ancient Chinese oracle-calendar, the I Ching. So, regardless of other theories and the ideas of modern historians; there is a lot of evidence, both Biblical and secular, which proves that man has been on the earth for a little over 7,500 years (yes, we know that 'science' doesn't agree with this conclusion).
In the Eighth Chapter of Daniel, the account tells us of something that the Prophet saw in a vision when BelShazzar, the king of Babylon, was in power. And this prophecy covers many of the things that would lead up to the coming of Jesus (the commander-in chief) and of his mistreatment and death� which would thereafter be followed by the last days leading up to the destruction of JeruSalem. Could this prophecy also be describing the last days that lead up to Armageddon?
Will continue to be trampled on?
So notice that the two thousand, three hundred evenings and mornings is how long the Temple and JeruSalem would lie desolate awaiting its cleansing� which doesn't seem to have been fulfilled back in the First Century. So, could this have had reference to a period of 2,300 years of cleansing that started with the destruction of JeruSalem?
Not according to one religious group. They claim that this was just a period of six-and-a-third literal years, which started back in the 1930s and led up the end of World War II. Their logic eludes us, and it is highly unlikely that such a major prophecy would have such a minor and unheralded fulfillment.
Therefore, could the prophecy be speaking of the reestablishment of the true worship of God 2,300 years after the destruction of God's Temple in JeruSalem in 70-CE (in the year 2370-CE)? Who knows?
So the question here is: How long is a generation? This has been debated among religious scholars for the past two centuries, and while some say it is only forty years, many others say that in prophecies it can be a much longer time.
Of course, in the first fulfillment of Jesus' words about the destruction of JeruSalem, it actually happened less than 40 years later. So we must conclude that 40 years was in fact the period of one generation in Jesus' time.
Yet, some whom we would call 'Adventists,' point to what God told Noah at Genesis 6:4, where He said: 'There's no way that My Breath will stay with these men. They're [just] flesh, so their [lives] will last just one-hundred and twenty [more] years.' And as their argument goes, this 120 years was the prophetic 'generation' of which Jesus was speaking.
So does this period of 120 years help us to determine when Armageddon will arrive? Well, 120 years is for a fact a very significant number in Bible prophecy, and it will probably work into the period of 'the last days' somehow (see the linked document, 'Significance of 120 Years').
Notice that at Genesis 6:9 we read: 'This is the account of Noah's generation: Noah was a righteous man� perfect [when compared to] that generation.' And because these words appear just five verses after God mentioned the 120 years in verse 4, some have tied the length of the 120-year period of Noah's time to the prophecy of the generation about which Jesus spoke in Matthew 24. So can we assume that the 'last days' leading up to the battle of Armageddon might possibly run on for 120 years? Though this seems a stretch, let's consider the rest of the argument.
Back in the 1880s, some serious 'Adventist' Bible students calculated what they thought to be the beginning of the Lord's Day, based on a prophecy found in Daniel the Fourth Chapter. There the account speaks of a period of 'seven times' that would come upon the King of Babylon. For DaniEl quotes the king (NebuChadNezzar) as telling about a prophetic dream that he had, which was later fulfilled upon that king when he lived 'in the fields like a wild animal' for 'seven times' (which likely meant seven years). And those 19th Century zealots felt that the prophecy of 'seven times' must surely have a greater meaning and fulfillment than on just NebuChadNezzar, because the point of the prophecy (as God explained it to him at Daniel 4:25) was that, 'Jehovah is higher than all the kingdoms of men, and He gives it to whomever He wishes.' So since Babylon under NebuChadNezzar had overthrown the 'typical Kingdom of God' on the earth (the Kingdom of JeruSalem) prior to that vision; they reasoned that this prophecy indicated how long God would allow worldly nations to dominate God's chosen people. Therefore, they concluded that this prophecy in Daniel explains when God's permission for worldly nations to rule over His people (the 'Gentile Times' mentioned in Luke 21) would end and when the period of Jesus' kingship (the Lord's Day) would begin.
So, how long would these seven times last? Well, as the argument goes: in prophecy, each day equals a year. Therefore it was concluded that those 'seven times' equaled seven years, each day of which equaled a year. They drew this calculation from another prophecy in Daniel 9:24-27, which speaks of the 'seventy weeks' that led up to the coming of the Messiah (see the Note in Daniel, 'Seventy Weeks'). However, how long was each year back in DaniEl's time? Well, although there weren't always the same number of days in each year of the Jewish lunar calendar, the basic rule is that most years were 360 days long. Therefore, using 360 years in each 'time,' it was deduced that the prophetic period of the symbolic 'seven times' (360 X 7) equals, two-thousand five-hundred and twenty years.
Then when did they think that the 2,520-year period started? Well, a great debate has raged about this, for although secular history sets that conquest as happening somewhere around 586/587-BCE, those who buy into this theory have concluded that JeruSalem was destroyed by Babylon in the year 607-BCE. Which was it? See the linked document, 'The Problem With Setting Bible Historical Dates.' And using their date; if you add two-thousand, five-hundred and twenty years to the year 607, you come up with the modern date of 1914-CE (following the no zero-year rule).
Of course, you have to understand the era during which this conclusion was reached. At the beginning of the 20th Century, belief that Armageddon was just around the corner – and that it would possibly arrive in 1914 – was common among many Protestant religions. If fact, during his last campaign bid for Presidential election in 1913, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt repeatedly spoke of the world being 'on the brink of Armageddon' in his speeches.
� Could the calculation that brings us to 1914 be off by a year?
� Could the calculations that set Jesus' death at 33-CE be off by a year?
� Does 2,000 years from Jesus' death have any bearing on the matter at all?
� Is 2033, or 2034 the year when we can expect Armageddon?
We don't know. This is just what some have speculated.
Something that most of us realize is that there are important similarities between the events that led up to and followed the Exodus and the events that will lead the Battle of Armageddon. You can read about these similarities in the linked document, 'Similarities Between the Exodus and the Events of Revelation.' So this raises the question of whether the period of 400 years that IsraEl spent in Egypt has anything to do with the coming of Armageddon. We don't know, but we do see some one similarity that we would be remiss if we didn't mention it in this consideration.
Notice that there is considerable disagreement between Bible scholars as to how long God's people were actually in Egypt. Some say it was 400 years, while others say it was around 230 years. And our research seems to prove that it was 400 years.
So, is it possible that this 400-years could work into setting the time for Armageddon? Well, Paul implied at Galatians 3:17 that the 400 years in Egypt was preceded by a 30-year period� and we do find a significant 30 years that affected modern Christian religions and changed history thereafter. According to the Wikipedia topic 'Protestant Reformation,' under the last subheading, Conclusion and legacy, we read: 'The Reformation led to a series of religious wars that culminated in the Thirty Years' War (1618�1648), which devastated much of Germany, killing between 24.9 and 40% of its population. From 1618 to 1648 the Roman Catholic House of Habsburg and its allies fought against the Protestant princes of Germany, supported at various times by Denmark, Sweden and France. The Habsburgs, who ruled Spain, Austria, the Spanish Netherlands and much of Germany and Italy, were staunch defenders of the Roman Catholic Church. Some historians believe that the era of the Reformation came to a close when Roman Catholic France allied itself, first in secret and later on the battlefields, with Protestant states against the Habsburg dynasty. For the first time since the days of Luther, political and national convictions again outweighed religious convictions in Europe.
� 'Christians living in principalities where their denomination was not the established church were guaranteed the right to practice their faith in public during allotted hours and in private at their will.
So, this was a major turning point in modern Christian beliefs. Therefore, does this indicate the coming of Armageddon in the year 2048 (400 years after the 30-Year War), and will we then see the coming of the greater Moses (Jesus) and the start of the plagues spoken of in the Revelation? We don't know. Once again, these are just suggestions. However, notice that Christian religions came under state control after the 30-Year War.
Can 'the Day and Hour' be Known?
Can men actually determine the date when Armageddon will happen? After all, didn't Jesus say that nobody (including himself) knows the date or hour? Well, he did say those words some two-thousand years ago, and we are sure that the statement was true at the time, because until then, God had only provided clues to the date of the return of Jesus, which would require time and future historical events to unravel. But hasn't God always told His servants what is going to happen ahead of time? If you examine the Bible, you'll find that the answer is yes!
� He told Abraham the exact length of the IsraElite's captivity in Egypt (see Genesis 15:13), 400 years.
� He told the IsraElites exactly how long they would have to wander in the desert before they would enter the Promised Land, 40 years.
... and note that each of these events seem to be prophetic of our time.
Yet, while Jesus told us that we would be able to recognize the season when he is 'near and at the doors,' he clearly said that he would come at an unexpected day and hour� but unexpected by whom?
Therefore, from Paul's words we can conclude that: Although the 'day and hour' wasn't known when Jesus was on the earth, world conditions (and specifically a world-wide cry of 'peace and security') will give us clear indications of an impending end to this age, so that true Christians who are awake won't be surprised at its coming.
What Will the Battle of Armageddon Involve?
What starts the war? In the case of the IsraElites who were facing the armies of Pharaoh at the Red Sea; the battle began when the Egyptians attacked God's people. So, that may be what will happen then. However, from some of the Hebrew prophecies (shown above), we could also assume that a war will first be fought against the Great Babylon, during which God's faithful servants will be taken captive, and the Battle could be fought to bring about their release (see Joel 2:28-3:21).
We recognize that many will likely seize on the speculations provided here and accuse us of providing just a few more false prophecies on the date for Armageddon� which we aren't. As we stated in the beginning; all we are trying to do is to keep watching for the Lord's return and to show you why we believe that the time is near.
There have certainly been numerous speculations as to the date of Armageddon in the past, all of which have been wrong. As the result, most people have come to believe that any attempt to arrive at such a date is foolish� and it may be. However, Jesus warned his faithful slaves to stay awake! And that's what we're trying to do. So even if all of the above speculations about the possible dates for the coming of Armageddon should prove to be wrong, we still firmly believe that we are living in the 'season' of its coming.
One last thing to notice is that although the term 'Armageddon' has received a lot of press and is often used by politicians, book writers, and moving-picture producers to describe total annihilation; it's interesting that Jesus didn't use the term when he was describing his 'coming' (as found at Matthew 24, Mark 13, or Luke 21), nor does he describe such a battle there. So he could have been talking about several steps that lead up to Armageddon� we just don't know.
However, if the events from the time of Jesus' first coming to the destruction of JeruSalem in 70-CE are a mini picture of the things that will lead up to Armageddon; then we might assume that there will be a prior brief work of preparing the way by a John the Baptist (or EliJah) class, followed by Jesus' arrival.


As visual representations of what teacher practice could look like in a range of contexts, Illustrations of Practice help teachers to situate their own practice within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
They are an impression of aspects of teacher practice within a particular career stage of the Standards and aim to assist teachers to interpret the meaning of the elements of the Standards. Accordingly, the illustrations demonstrate practice in a range of learning environments and across the spectrum of student cohorts.
The illustrations are short videos, often supported with resources including student work samples and teacher planning documents, captured in schools across Australia. They can be used to support teacher self-evaluation/reflection and professional learning.
In mid 2012 SPERA was successful with its Request for Proposal to the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) to produce four illustrations of practice. SPERA joined forces with the newly formed Country Education Partnership WA (CEPWA) who were also contracted to produce four Illustrations to support the implementation of the new Australian National Professional Standards for Teachers.
The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers comprise seven standards outlining what teachers should know and be able to do. The seven standards are grouped under the three domains of Professional Knowledge, Professional Practice, and Professional Engagement.
demonstrate what teacher practice could look like in a range of contexts to help teachers situate their own practice within the National Professional Standards for Teachers.
are an impression of the qualities of teacher practice within a particular career stage of the Standards. The four career stages are designated as Graduate, Proficient, Highly Accomplished, and Lead.
Seven Illustrations produced by SPERA and CEPWA depicted the Graduate level and in the rural and regional context. With the exception of three Illustrations, interns from the Western Australian Combined Universities Training Schools Project (WACUTS) volunteered their time and experience to enable the production to take place.
The interns and schools that made the project possible were: Annaliese Dawson (Murdoch University), Elizabeth Corp (Murdoch University), and Alexandra Gilbert (Edith Cowan University) who are all interns at O'Connor Primary School in Kalgoorlie; Laura Wilson (University of Western Australia) at Harvey Primary School; Natalie Donkin (Murdoch University) at Harvey Senior High School; Alana Reid (Curtin University) at York District High School and; Tanya Cox (Murdoch University) at Kellerberrin District High School.
Others who were not involved in the WACUTS internship program and providing Illustrations were; Tanith Dent, Natalie Perott and Libby Owen. Natalie, a graduated from Edith Cowan, had recently taken up an appointment at O'Connor Primary School (Kalgoorlie) after enjoying the opportunity to complete a practicum at the school in 2011. Tanith also completed a practicum at O'Connor in 2011 and had recently returned to the school to fill a vacancy after completing her teacher education training at Edith Cowan University. Libby was in her first year of teaching at Toodyay District High School after graduation from Notre Dame University.
Each of the graduates involved in the project are exceptional teachers with a passion for rural education. It was a great privilege for SPERA and CEPWA to be involved in the project and to work alongside teachers early in their careers and committed to the provision of quality education beyond metropolitan Australia.


A decade before her dazzling breakthrough novel, The Birth of Venus, Silver Dagger Award-winning author Sarah Dunant won critical acclaim for her Hannah Wolfe crime novels.
In Under My Skin, private investigator Hannah Wolfe's cushy new assignment takes her to the sumptuous Castle Dean health spa. While being plucked, crimped, steamed, and oiled, Hannah is ideally placed to probe some reported cases of sabotage -- fish in the Jacuzzi and steel nails in the massage heads. But spa owner Olivia Marchant has other problems besides sabotage. Someone is threatening her husband, Maurice, one of London's leading cosmetic surgeons and the man responsible for reconstructing many of the world's rich and famous. In a culture where no one wants to grow old and everyone seems to believe in the power of the knife, Hannah feels like an alien visitor. People will do anything in the name of beauty -- perhaps even commit murder.


Commander Maurice Crause Bomford (18 February, 1884 – 25 February, 1936) served in the Royal Navy and provided able wartime command service in torpedo craft until having a nervous breakdown in mid 1918.
Born in Surrey, Bomford was raised by his mother.
On 3 January, 1905, Sub-Lieutenant Bomford was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 54. On 31 December, 1905, he was promoted to Lieutenant.
On 27 February, 1913, Bomford began an appointment as Commander Instructor at the Tyneside Division of the R.N.V.R..
Bomford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1913.
Bomford was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 9 on 13 September, 1914. He would incur Their Lordships' displeasure for losing the boat's Emergency Vocabulary Signal Book in November 1914.
On 17 February, 1917 Oberon collided with Lightfoot and Onslow. The Admiralty considered that Bomford had made a serious error in altering back to his original course after making an eight-point turn to starboard, but satisfaction at how he kept the vessel afloat in the immediate aftermath.
On 17/18 May 1917, Bomford, no in command of Peregrine, took S.S. Blackfoot (?) under tow in what the Admiralty later judged to be a "skilful manner" and prevented her from being driven ashore.
Bomford was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918. Also in June, he vacated command of Peregrine due to what Captain (D), Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla Godfrey termed "a nervous breakdown". On 6 September, he was deemed fit for shore service only after a two-month series of medical evaluations.
Bomford was placed on the Retired List as unfit on 31 July, 1919.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 328.
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