Armageddon

The "story" of Armageddon details the end of the world as seen by John. Seven angels are ordered to "pour the bowls of God's wrath" onto the Earth. The first angel pours out a bowl that wounds those who bear anti-religious marks. The second angel pours his bowl into the sea, causing it to turn to blood. Everything that lives inside the sea dies. The third angel pours a bowl that turns rivers into blood. The fourth bowl is poured onto the sun, giving it the ability to scorch men with its flames. The fifth bowl poured puts the kingdom of the anti-religious into darkness. The sixth bowl dries the Euphrates river, and the seventh creates large earthquakes that make mountains fall and split regions of land into islands.
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*The theme of this is that those who oppose God will be punished for their actions.


 * Allusions: **
 * Novel || * "Changing Places"- David Lodge ||
 * Online News Article || * "America Faces 'Financial Armageddon', says Kenneth Rogoff"- Katherine Rushton ||
 * Poem || * "A Dream of the End"- 'ABrighterShadow' ||
 * Movie || * "Armageddon"- directed by Michael Bay ||
 * Painting || * Seen to the right: "Christ Returns with the Saints"- Unknown Author ||

Any allusion referring to an "Armageddon" is talking about a very large battle with devastating results, most likely the last of its kind. Although a very generic term for "the end of the world", Armageddon is actually the location of the final battle that God will have against those who oppose him. Any other battle that resembles this nature is fair game for any allusions detailing it.

** Christ Returns with the Saints ** Unknown The picture seen to the right was composed by an unknown author. In it, you can see that the coming of Christ and his army of angels are portrayed returning to the earth. The main portrayal of Armageddon, however, can be seen in the background of the picture. The background consists of fires, smoke, and demolished cities, the end result of the final battle of Armageddon. This picture portrays what many allusions centered around Armageddon are about: large battles with horribly devastating results.

Abrightershadow. "A Dream of the End" All Poetry. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014

 "America Faces 'financial Armageddon', Says Kenneth Rogoff." //The Telegraph //. Telegraph Media Group, 15 Oct. 2013. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

//Armageddon //. Dir. Michael Bay. 1998.

//Christ Returns with the Saints //. N.d. N.p.

Lodge, David. //Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses//. London: Secker and Warburg, 1975. Print.  //Revelation. ////The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version //. New York: World, 1962. Print.