ARMAGEDDON
(See also Day of Jehovah; End of the World; Great Tribulation)
accomplishments: ijwbq article 115; bh 82; w13 7/15 6; w07 2/1 31; w05 12/1 7; w97 4/15 17; w90 5/15 7
issue of universal sovereignty settled (former belief): w05 12/1 6; w90 7/1 23-28
Jehovah’s name beautified: w90 7/1 21-23; ws 159-160
war no more: mrt article 77; w05 12/1 7
attitude of Pope John Paul II: w86 2/15 7
battle: w19.09 9; re 285-286; w90 5/15 6
Bible Students’ views: w08 4/1 31; jv 139-141
book Averting Armageddon: w86 2/15 7
climax to—
“book of the Wars of Jehovah” (Nu 21:14): w90 7/1 22-23, 28; ws 152, 160
“great tribulation” (Mt 24:21; Re 7:14): kr 228; w13 7/15 5-6; w97 4/1 15
“third woe” (Re 11:14, 18): re 174
combatants: w22.05 17; w19.09 13; it-1 1038; it-2 1168-1169; rr 183, 192-193, 198-199; w14 2/15 6-7; w09 2/15 5; re 280-281, 285; w05 12/1 4, 6; w90 5/15 4-5; w90 8/15 31
comments by—
religious leaders in Japan: g95 11/22 28-29
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky: mrt article 62
U.S. President Joseph Biden: mrt article 62
U.S. President Ronald Reagan: w90 5/15 3; g90 8/22 8
description:
Ezekiel 38:21-23: w12 9/15 6; w97 3/1 14-15
Zechariah 14:1-15: w13 2/15 20; w96 7/1 22
destruction: rs 46-48
final: re 213-214, 285-286; rs 47
who are destroyed: w22.02 6-7; re 6; rs 46-47
discussion: ijwbq article 85; w19.09 8-13; it-1 1037-1038; it-2 1168-1169; wp17.6 16; w15 11/1 2; bh 81-82; kr 228; w12 2/1 3-9; w11 9/1 10; w08 4/1 5-8; w07 2/1 31; re 230-233, 279-286; w05 12/1 3-7; my story 114; w90 5/15 3-7; pe 155; rs 44-49; ws 152-160
events before: w19.09 9-12; rr 64, 66; kr 222-228; w12 2/1 9; w12 4/15 32; w86 2/15 5-6
gathering of nations (Re 16:13, 14, 16): re 230-233; rs 48-49; ws 19-20
“saying, ‘peace and security!’” (1Th 5:3): w23.06 13; w23.10 21; w19.09 9-10; w19.10 9; kr 222-224; w13 11/15 12-13; w12 9/15 3-4; w04 2/1 20-21
Babylon the Great destroyed: w19.09 10-11; w19.10 14-15; rr 69-70, 168-169; w15 7/15 15-16; kr 223, 226; w12 9/15 4-5; w10 9/15 28
preaching “good news of the Kingdom” completed (Mt 24:14): w25.08 31
judgment message proclaimed (Re 16:21): w25.08 31; w20.05 15; w19.10 16; rr 66, 198; w15 7/15 16; w08 7/15 7; re 234
nations attack Jehovah’s people (Eze 38): w24.05 12; w22.05 17; w22.10 16-17; w20.05 15; w19.09 11-12; w19.10 17; rr 186-188; w15 7/15 16-17, 19; w14 11/15 27; kr 227
king of the north attacks Jehovah’s people (Da 11:44, 45): w20.05 15-16; rr 183; w15 5/15 29-30; dp 282; w93 11/1 21
‘kings of entire inhabited earth’ attack Jehovah’s people (Re 16:14, 16; 17:14; 19:19, 20): rr 183
celestial phenomena (Mt 24:29; Mr 13:24, 25; Lu 21:25, 26): rr 198; w15 7/15 17; kr 226; w94 2/15 17-20
Jesus comes, arrives (Mt 24:30; Mr 13:26; Lu 21:27): rr 179-180, 198; w15 7/15 17; kr 226; w13 7/15 7-8, 24; w98 9/15 16-18; w94 2/15 20-21
“chosen ones” gathered (Mt 24:31; Mr 13:27): w24.02 2; w19.10 17-18; rr 198-199; w16.01 26; w15 7/15 18-19; kr 227-228; w13 7/15 5; w94 2/15 21
judgment of sheep and goats (Mt 25:31-46): w24.09 20; rr 179-180; w15 7/15 17-19; kr 226; w13 7/15 6-7; w10 9/15 28-29; w99 5/1 13; w95 10/15 22-24
events during:
Jehovah’s people may ‘enter inner rooms’ (Isa 26:20): w24.02 7
events following:
Satan and demons abyssed (Re 20:1-3): w22.05 14; w12 9/15 7; re 287-288
marriage of the Lamb (Re 19:7-9): w22.05 17; w15 7/15 19; w14 2/15 10; re 276-277
Millennium begins: w22.05 17; w05 5/1 19
anointed ‘bring the many to righteousness’ (Da 12:3): w22.09 22
harmonizes with God’s love: w05 12/1 6-7; rs 48
Jehovah challenges nations (Joe 3:9, 10): w92 5/1 9
meaning of term: ijwbq article 85; mrt article 94; w19.09 8-9; it-1 1037; w15 9/1 2; bhs 210; nwt 1693; w12 2/1 5-6; w08 4/1 5-7; w07 2/1 31; re 232-233; w05 12/1 3-4; g05 7/8 12; w90 5/15 4, 6; w89 1/1 17; rs 44-46; w86 2/15 24; ws 16-17, 19-20
Har–Magedon: ijwbq article 85; it-1 1037; re 232; w05 12/1 4; rs 44-45; ws 17, 20
Megiddo related to: w19.09 8-9; it-1 953, 1037; w12 2/1 5-6; w08 4/1 6; w07 2/1 31; w05 12/1 4-5; w90 5/15 5-6; w89 1/1 16-17; rs 44-46; w86 2/15 24; ws 17-20
misconceptions: w12 2/1 4-5; w05 12/1 3; w90 5/15 3
Middle Eastern conflict: ijwbq article 85; mrt article 94; w08 4/1 31; w05 12/1 4; rs 45-46
nuclear holocaust: mrt articles 62, 111; w08 4/1 3-4; w05 12/1 4; w89 1/1 16-17; rs 44-45
no traumatic aftereffects: g89 10/8 9
provocation: w12 2/1 6-7; re 279; w90 5/15 6; ws 153
attack by Gog of Magog (Eze 38): w22.05 17; w22.10 16-17; w20.05 15-16; rr 181; w14 5/15 27; re 279-280; w03 6/1 19
attack by king of the north (Da 11:44, 45): w20.05 15-16
attack by nations (Zec 14:2): w96 7/1 22; w90 7/1 21-22
righteous war: re 280-281; w05 12/1 5-6; g92 3/22 12; rs 48
role of angels: rr 199; wp17.5 8; w07 3/15 25; re 214, 281
role of Jehovah: w13 2/15 20; w12 2/1 7; w90 7/1 21-25; w86 12/15 23-24; ws 152-160
expression of Jehovah’s “rage” (Eze 38:18): rr 189-195, 198-199
‘rock heavens and earth’ (Hag 2:21, 22): w06 4/15 24; w97 1/1 22
“scourge” (Zec 14:12, 13): w13 2/15 20; jd 32; w96 7/1 22
weapons to be used: w05 12/1 6; ws 156-159
role of Jesus Christ: it-1 1038; re 279-286; my story 114; w90 7/1 26-27; ws 154-155, 159-160
battle strategy: ws 20
rider on white horse (Re 19:11-21): re 280-286
role of resurrected anointed: w24.02 6-7; w19.09 13; rr 198-199; re 52-53, 281; w90 8/15 31
role of Witnesses: it-1 1038; re 281-282; w05 12/1 6; w90 7/1 25, 28
survival: w24.02 7; w19.09 12-13
survivors: w12 2/1 7; w05 12/1 6; rs 47
childbearing: w03 12/15 18-19
children: rs 47-48
disabled ones: w18.09 27
miraculous healing: g99 6/8 10; w91 12/15 12
where to be at outbreak: w09 5/15 6-8
whether some anointed will survive: w13 7/15 5; w90 8/15 30-31; w90 12/15 30
symbolized by winepress (Re 14:19, 20; 19:15): re 212-215, 283-284; w88 1/1 18; w88 12/15 22
time of: ijwbq article 85; it-1 1037-1038; w05 12/1 4-5; w90 5/15 6-7
day and hour (Mt 24:36): rr 194-195, 198; w98 11/15 17; w97 3/1 11-12; w96 8/1 30-31
nearness: w12 2/1 8-9; sh 371-372; g90 8/22 8-9; w86 2/15 5-6; g86 12/8 10
whether Jesus knows: w96 8/1 30-31
understanding clarified (1925-1926): w95 5/15 18; jv 140-141
where fought: ijwbq article 85; w19.09 8-9; it-1 1037; w08 4/1 31; w05 12/1 4
whether to begin in Israel: mrt article 94
whether to fear: g05 7/8 12-13
why necessary: w08 4/1 8; w05 12/1 6-7; w90 5/15 5; w90 7/1 27-28; ws 13-17, 19-20; Lmn 25-26