What do Jehovah's Witnesses believe about Armageddon?

Answer 1

According to the September 2011 Watchtower magazine, the word Armageddon appears in The Bible book of Revelation, in the 16th chapter. It is described as "the war of the great day of God the Almighty" where the "kings of the entire inhabited earth" gather together for war with God.

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Armageddon is the culmination of the events that took place in the Bible book of Genesis, where God promises a seed (the "Messiah") that will offset the damage done by the sin of Adam and the challenge that Satan put in motion in the garden of Eden (that God did not have the right to rule over humankind).

When the seed arrived (Jesus Christ) and successfully fulfilled all the prophecies about the Messiah and forfeited his human life on behalf of all humans, that put the next phase into motion. Jesus gave them instructions on how to behave and how to recognize that Armageddon is impending (See Matthew Chapter 24)

Humans who refuse to adhere to Bible principles and acknowledge Jehovah as the Almighty God will be among those who are destroyed during the battle of Armageddon.

Armageddon will destroy much of humankind, although Revelation 7:9-14 indicates that there will be survivors - a "great crowd".

The Bible teaches that these survivors are not random, but chosen to survive because of their conduct and attitude in their worship of Almighty God Jehovah.

After Armageddon, the remaining humans will be honored to fulfill the original commission given to Adam and Eve, to cultivate the earth into a beautiful paradise and enjoy everlasting life.

Answer 2

I think to best give an answer to the question is to give the definition first: the Greek Har Ma-ge-don', taken from Hebrew and rendered " Armageddon" by many translators, means "Mountain of Megiddo," or Mountain of Assembly of Troops." the bible associates the name, not with a nuclear Holocaust, but with the coming universal "war of the great day of God the almighty." Please read (Revelation 16:14,16) This name is applied specifically to which earth's political rulers are being gathered in opposition to Jehovah and his Kingdom by Jesus Christ. Such opposition will be shown by global action against Jehovah's Servants on earth, the visible representatives of God's Kingdom.

Jehovah Day of war at "Armageddon" will usher in an earthy paradise.

A New World is at Hand! The Bible assures us: " There are new heaven and a new earth that we are awaiting according to God's promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell. (2Peter 3:13) Sometimes when the bible speaks of " the earth," it means the people who live on the earth. So the righteous " new earth" is a society

of people who receive God's approval.

In the new earth there will be no more Wickedness, warfare, crime, and violence will be gone. Jehovah's worships will live in security. As long as we obeyed God.

Food shortages will not exit. " There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth," sang the psalmist ( Psalm 72:16) The whole earth will become a paradise. There will be peace between humans and animal ( Isaiah 11: 6-9; chapter 65:25).

So Armageddon will benefit all who put there confident in Jehovah saving power.