Yes—Les Feldick teaches that God sovereignly gathers the world's armies to Israel's valleys, working through the Antichrist's call.
Scripture says the angel gathered them to Armageddon, and Les explains that God works behind the Antichrist's mindset. He causes generals to pack troops into valley floors like sardines in a can, contrary to military wisdom. This gathering is pictured as grapes being cast into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
Revelation 16:16 — This verse directly states that the armies are gathered together into a place called Armageddon.
Revelation 16:14 — It identifies the demonic spirits, working miracles, that go out to gather the kings of the earth to the battle.
Revelation 14:19 — It shows the same gathering as the vine being cast into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
Revelation 16:14 says, "For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." Verse 16 records the result: "And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon." Revelation 14 presents a symbolic harvest scene. The Son of man sits on a white cloud with a golden crown and a sharp sickle, and an angel cries, "Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe." Verse 19 says, "And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God." Revelation 16:21 then describes the final bowl judgment: a great hail fell on men, every stone about the weight of a talent.
Les Feldick teaches that the gathering at Armageddon is the power of a sovereign God. Although the Antichrist puts out the call and demonic creatures convince the kings, God is the one who really brings the armies to Israel. He does it by causing generals to pack their troops into the flat valley floors—the Valley of Ezdralon/Megiddo, the Jordan Valley, and other low-lying areas—without military sense, "like sardines in a can." Les sees this gathering as God placing the armies into His wine vat. When the armies are crowded into those valleys, God's presence will crush them as grapes in the winepress of His wrath. He also connects the gathering to the final bowl judgment of 100-pound hail falling on the assembled armies.
Les teaches both are involved, but God is the real gatherer. In Revelation 16, demonic creatures working miracles convince the kings and leaders of the nations to send their armies to the Middle East, and the Antichrist puts out the call. However, Les emphasizes this is the power of a sovereign God working through the Antichrist's mindset—"It's really the sovereign God, and He gathers them together."
Since Israel is predominantly mountainous, Les explains that God brings the armies into natural valley floors suitable for encampments. These include the Valley of Ezdralon—on which Megiddo sits—the Jordan Valley, and all the low-lying areas of Israel. He even sees the gathering starting near Edom, east of the Dead Sea, and says the packed troops will fill every valley of the nation.
Les says there is absolutely no military intelligence connected to it. The generals will pack their troops into these valleys like sardines in a can—not because it is a smart tactical decision, but because a sovereign God is forcing the issue. No good general would do that, but they are going to do it anyway.
Les explains that the sickle harvest and wine vat are symbolic pictures of this gathering. The gathering of grapes into the wine vat is the gathering of these military people into the Valley of Esdraelon, down the Jordan Valley, and into all the low-lying areas of Israel. The very presence of God will come and crush them as grapes in the vat, and Scripture calls it the great winepress of the wrath of God.
God's Sovereign Gathering Through the Antichrist
Les teaches that although the Antichrist puts out the call, it is the sovereign God who gathers the nations to Armageddon, which is Megiddo.
Israel's Valleys as the Gathering Places
Les explains that because Israel is mountainous, the armies will naturally camp on the valley floors, especially the Valley of Ezdralon.
Troops Packed Like Sardines
Les teaches that God will cause generals to pack their troops into the valleys with no military common sense, like sardines in a can.
From Edom to Every Valley
Les describes the geographic scope of the gathering, including 200 million from the East and packed troops throughout all of Israel's valleys.
Megiddo and the Sickle Harvest
Les connects the flat plain of Esdraelon with the armies and quotes Revelation 14:14, showing the sickle harvest as the time to reap.
Final Bowl Hail Follows the Gathering
Les notes that after the armies are packed into the valley, Revelation 16:21 brings hail of a talent's weight as the final bowl judgment.
The Wine Vat of God's Wrath
Les teaches the wine vat picture is the armies gathered in the valleys, where God's presence will crush them as grapes.
Demons Convince the Kings
Les teaches demonic creatures working miracles convince the kings to send their armies, but the sovereign God is behind the gathering.
Revelation 16:14: For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
This shows the demonic spirits involved in convincing the kings to gather for battle.
Revelation 16:16: And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
This is the central verse describing the geographical gathering of the armies.
Revelation 14:14: And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
This introduces the harvest imagery connected to the gathering of the earth.
Revelation 14:15: And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
This gives the command to reap, which Les connects to the gathering of the armies.
Revelation 14:19: And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
This directly compares the gathering to grapes being thrown into the winepress of God's wrath.
Revelation 16:21: And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Les cites this as the final bowl judgment falling on the gathered armies.
Les teaches that God works through the mindset of the Antichrist. The Antichrist puts out the call, and demonic creatures convince the kings, but it is really the sovereign God who gathers them together.
No. Les says the armies will be gathered in the Valley of Ezdralon/Megiddo, down the Jordan Valley, and in all the low-lying areas of Israel. He even mentions the region near Edom east of the Dead Sea and says the troops will fill every valley of the nation.
Les says there is absolutely no military smarts connected to it. God will cause those generals to pack their troops into the valleys like sardines in a can—not because it is a good strategy, but because a sovereign God is forcing the issue.
Les refers to Revelation 16:21, the final bowl judgment, where every hailstone has the weight of a talent—about 100 pounds—falling on the gathered armies.
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