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"AND THEY GATHERED THEM TOGETHER
TO THE PLACE^† THAT IS CALLED IN
HEBREW HAR-MA.GED'ON." (Rev 16:16).

Note: Har-ma.ged'on is symbolic for a condition of warring that people
of the nations manifest in their spirit prior to their extermination.

"And I saw three unclean inspired expressions that looked like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the wild beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are, in fact, expressions inspired by demons and perform signs, and they go forth to the kings of the entire inhabited earth, to gather them together to the war of the great day of God the Almighty. "Look! I am coming as a thief. Happy is the one that stays awake and keeps His outer garments, that he may not walk naked and people look upon his shamefulness." And they gathered them together to the place† that is called in Hebrew Har-ma.ged'on. And the seventh one poured out his bowl upon the air. At this a loud voice issued out of the sanctuary from the throne, saying: "It has come to pass!" And lightnings and voices and thunders occurred, and a great earthquake occurred such as had not occurred since men came to be on the earth, so extensive an earthquake, so great. And the great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell; and Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give her the cup of the wine of the anger of His wrath. Also, every island fled, and mountains were not found. And a great hail with every stone about the weight of a talent descended out of heaven upon the men, and the men blasphemed God due to the plague of hail, because the plague of it was unusually great." (Rev 16:13-21).

WE KNOW OF THE THREE EXPRESSIONS OF DEMONS, BUT WHAT
ARE THE "SIGNS" THAT DEMONS ARE PERFORMING? (Rev 16:14).
By their demonstration of these signs, we can determine the means by which nations are being gathered to the "place" (condition) called Har-ma.ged'on, in readiness for the war of the great day of God the Almighty.

DEMONSTRATIONS.
In desperation, sections of the kingdoms of this world have resorted to various types of terrorism. Members of the political image of the "wild beast" of satan, to whom he gave his power and authority, have become divided against themselves. They have instituted war and acts of terrorism rather than accept the advent of the Kingdom of God over the nations. Another manifestation of satan's demonstrations are the many worldly forms of persuasive but conflicting beliefs, and the ensuing public disorder that arises from these expressions of individual and collective will of mankind against the sovereign Will of Almighty God. This rebellion is largely expressed through the world empire of politics (the "wild beast". Rev 13:4). (e.g.) 20,000 women recently demonstrated for nuclear disarmament at Greenham Common, UK, in total rejection of this expression of man-made authority. This is the result of their agitation, just as it says: "Tremble, you women who are at ease! Be agitated, you careless ones! Undress and make yourselves naked, and gird sackcloth upon the loins. Beat yourselves upon the breasts in lamentation over the desirable fields, over the fruit-bearing vine …because the grape picking will have come to an end but no fruit gathering will come in." (Isaiah 32:10-12). Women will lament because of the realisation that without unity with the fruit‑bearing "vine", namely The Christ, they and their offspring (the "fruitage" of their loins) are abandoned by God.

Therefore the presence of fruitless males at such a demonstration could only add to their feelings of shame and agitation at the imminent slaughter of the unGodly wicked race of their husbands, sons, and daughters. (Isaiah 34:1-8. 14:21,22). According to the Greek Interlinear Translation, before the commencement of the war of the great day of God the Almighty: "And I saw out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the wild beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet spirits three unclean as frogs; they are for spirits of demons (they) doing signs". (Rev 16:13,14A). This means that stirring expressions from the "dragon" satan, from members of his political "wild beast", and from satanically-inspired false prophets^t as though from God, are the spirits demons use to gather mankind to a condition of open spirit rebellion against the incoming rule of Almighty God.

HOW ARE DEMONS ABLE TO WAR AGAINST ALMIGHTY GOD?
While demons (fallen angels) do not have the power to spiritually war against the awesome power of The Spirit of Almighty God directly, they do have the power to gather evil spirits of mankind to a state of open rebellion against Him. But Christ warns: "Look! I am coming as a thief", when mankind will not expect the arrival of our Lord Jesus from heaven to execute justice upon all enemies of God. (Rev 16:15. 2 Thess 1:6-9. 2:1-12^t).

PLACE†: אVg Sy^h; river, A; war, Sahidic Version. (NWT Footnote. Large Print Edition).
DEMONSTRATION: Show of military force to intimidate, to mask other operations, or in peace to show readiness for war; exhibition of opinion on political or other question. (Oxford Dictionary).

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