(See Rev. xvi, 13-16.)
The battle of Armageddon is the final and the greatest battle. All the
nations will take part in it; but the leaders in the battle will be the
ones I have said, and the other will be their followers on the one side
or the other. And this battle will settle all the questions which are
not settled now. The great Eastern question will be settled, the great
question between capital and labor will be settled, all the emperors
and czars, kings, and princes will come down from their thrones, and
permanent international arbitration will be established. The questions
which are asked now will never be asked: What do the emperors say? What
do the czars say? What do the Sultans say? Men will ask then, What
do the people say? What is the wish of the people?
Then the question comes, where is Armageddon? Armageddon is Armenia. Of
course this is entirely a new interpretation to European and American
scholars; no one has ever been certain where Armageddon is, but it
is generally thought to be somewhere near Jerusalem, a little hill
called Mount Megiddo. In the time of Judges, "The kings came and
fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of
Megiddo." (Judges v, 19.) But as a native of the Bible lands, and as
a native minister, I am positive about it. The first question is,
What does Armageddon mean? It means the High Lands. Is there any
higher land in the Bible lands than Armenia? The main land is from
4,000 to 7,000 feet above the level of the sea, and Mount Ararat
is about 18,000 feet high. Another question is, What does Armenia
mean? It means precisely the high lands, as Armageddon does. Armenia
took her name from King Aram or Armenag; both mean high lands, or
the possessors of high lands; and Armenia also means the high lands.
Again, what does Ararat mean, which is just in the center of Armenia
proper? It means the holy or high land. Now bring all together,
Armageddon, Armenia, Ararat, all mean just the same: high lands. Not
only high lands, but holy high lands. Long before Palestine was called
a holy land, Armenia had the name of Holy land, and the Armenians
were called the Highlanders.
In a word, Armageddon is the combination of three different words,
Armenia--Garden--Eden: Armageddon.
So the final battle will be fought in Armenia. The nation with the
greatest part will have the greatest future. As man fell from grace
in Armenia, man will be restored to peace and holiness in Armenia. And
before that peace, holiness, and restoration come, the greatest battle
will be fought in Armenia. After the fall of man, disgrace and curse
went forth from Armenia; so prosperity and blessings will come forth
from Armenia. As the first battle in the world was fought in Armenia,
between Cain and Abel, and the other battles followed, so the last
battle will be fought in Armenia, and the universal peace will come
out of it. As the first martyrdom in the world was in Armenia, so the
last and greatest martyrdom will be in Armenia. And from the blood of
Armenian martyrs everlasting happiness will follow to all nations. And
the kingdom of Christ will be established throughout the world.