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As a Christian believer in the second coming of Christ, I am probably going against the mainstream thought by saying I don't believe that Armageddon will ever happen. The end of the world, yes, but this great battle, no. In fact, just recently, my pastor gave a sermon on this very topic. I'm inclined to agree with him, because after being in a church for so many years that believes in there being a battle at the time of the end, I now look at the entire book of Revelation in a completely different way.

The book of Revelation is a remarkable piece, filled with literal and symbolic content. So many studies have been done on each chapter, because of the vivid descriptions of the various types of churches, nations, and foreshadowings of history's end. Similar to dreams, visions describe events to come, but can also represent behaviors and point out specific warnings. This book, then, contains all of those elements. For those reasons, I don't believe anyone can completely interpret all of what is described.

John's Background

In order to understand this battle of Armageddon and the book of Revelation, we must first look at the author of this book - the apostle John. Who was he? He was the son of Zebedee, and brother of James, who was another follower of Jesus. He and his family were fishermen. In those days, that profession was considered manual labor for the lowly, and therefore no one usually took notice of them beyond the need of their bounty. However, Jesus was interested in both John and his brother James, with the intent on making them fishers of men, leading souls to God's kingdom. They were not eloquent speakers, nor did they have ample amounts of money. Yet, their devotion to the Lord touched Jesus' heart. Together along with another follower by the name of Peter, they witnessed Jesus raise a young girl from the dead. They were privy to Jesus' transfiguration on the mountain, where they saw Moses and Elijah, and were spoken to by God. All three wrote books in the Bible to give their accounts of Jesus' life and to speak to the people on understanding future prophecy regarding the end of the world. But only John went a step further, and upon his imprisonment on the island of Patmos, was given a vision from God. He wrote out the details in great length, spanning 22 chapters.

The intent of his vision was to be forewarned of the end of time and Jesus' return. This is not unusual news, as the Bible tells this very thing over and over again through various

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