The armies of the Philistines and of the Israelites (under Saul), face off: There will be a face-off of armies in the coming Battle of Armageddon.

1 Samuel 29:1

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 “Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel.” 1 Samuel 29:1

Like the face-off between the armies of the Philistines and the Israelites, there will be a face-off between the armies in the Battle of Armageddon. Saul was a spiritually wicked leader over the Israelites and having the armies of the Philistines come against him is part of God’s judgment. Likewise, judgment will come against Israel of today through the hands of the global government of the beast. As is obvious, the enemies of Israel are the same enemies of God, so those who come against Israel will suffer the consequences by the judgment of God. While Israel is definitely affected by the global war, the Battle of Armageddon will branch into all parts of the world.

The confrontation of the two armies, which arises from the global tribulation, will be a massive faceoff. People might ask how a global battle could take place when the thing which forms what we think, feel, do, and say has so much control over people. The answer is simple, just before the global Battle of Armageddon, the power center of the beast is plunged into darkness. The thing which forms thoughts and feelings will be off-line, which means it will not have the ability to enable the image of the beast to live and speak through people. The masses of people in every city around the world will no longer be confined in life by the mark of the beast. At that time, rebellion against the global government will be massive. How will the power center of the beast be overthrown? It is plunged into darkness after the intense effects of global warming.

Below are pure quotes which says it plainly,

Global warming happens in the fourth plague: “The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, 
and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.” Revelation 16:8-9

The power center of the beast goes off-line in the fifth plague: “The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.” Revelation 16:10-11.

The Battle of Armageddon comes in the sixth plague: “The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. “Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.”

“Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.” Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.” Revelation 16:12-16

Jesus Christ returns in the Seventh Plague, when the Seventh Trumpet sounds.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1