CHAPTER II/The Victorious Fighters of Armageddon

 No one can gain victory over an almighty fighter, nor can an almighty fighter ever lose. The prize of victory at Armageddon is so great, the issues that are to be fought out are so universal, that the war calls for the Almighty God of the universe himself to go into action. That explains why the war fought at Armageddon is Scripturally called "The war of the great day of God the Almighty." (Revelation 16:14, 16, NW) Those who are on the side3 can there say without national self-conceit, "God is with us." 

No one but the Almighty could take on a fight against all who array themselves against us and be certain to overcome all those who are against him. Against him they are now arraying themselves not only the "kings of the entire inhabited earth" but also the invisible demons who inspire the expressions that irresistibly gather  al the earth's political rulers and their armies to the battlefield. That means also the great rebel against all divine authority, who is called the "ruler of the demons." Religious men contemptuously called him "Be-el'ze-bub," but his God-given, names and titles ae "the great dragon . . .the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth." (Matthew 9:34; 12:24-28 and Revelations 12:9, NW) He is not merely the "ruler of the demons. "He is even the "ruler of this world," for which reason he claims "all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth," and he whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." (John 12:31; 14:30; LUke4:5-7 and 1 John 5:19, NW) The seven great world powers taken note of in Bible history have all been subject to his domination-Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persi, Greece, Rome, and the British American imperial power, together with  and eighth world power that stems from the preceding seven, the League of Nations. In his mighty position as world ruler Satan the Devil can use his super-human demons to maneuver the kings of the whole inhabited earth onto his side and against Almighty God.

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