Paragraph 16:16

16:16a

Here John returns to describing his vision. This is not part of the quotation of Jesus’ words.

they assembled: The subject of the verb assembled is probably the three frog-like demonic spirits (16:13). For example:

the spirits brought (Good News Translation)

Your translation should clearly refer to the three frog-like spirits. Your translation should not imply or refer to any group of believers in 16:15.

the kings: The Greek word is literally “them.” The pronoun refers to the kings (16:14b). Your translation should clearly refer to the kings.

16:16b

the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon: This phrase indicates that the name Armageddon is a Hebrew word. Hebrew is the language of the people of Israel, the Jews.

Armageddon: This word means “Mount Mageddon.” This name in Greek is spelled Harmagedōn.

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