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Ver. 16. And he gathered them together in∣to a place, called in the Hebrew tongue, Arma∣geddon.
The place to which these Kings shall be grathered is here next set down, whereby is meant, not any particular locality, or place of such a denomination, where any such battel
shall be, but the enemies intention which they shall have therein, and yet the contrary event thereto, for the Hebrew word Har signifies a mountain, shewing thereby that the ene∣mies shall have a high and great interprize in hand, against the Church of Christ for her utter abolition; and Megiddo is a place famous for the overthrow of Israels enemies at the waters thereof. Judges 5.19. by weak instruments in com∣parison of their enemies, because as is said, Judges 4.14. the Lord marched out before them, shewing thereby in like man∣ner, that the gathering of the Kings and enemies of Christs Church together, by the croaking of these sedulous frogs, shall have the like event and successe, as was that of Jabin King of Canaan and his Captaine Sisera, who were gathered against Israel by the waters of Megiddo, which was to their own utter destruction. Note also that it is said, he gathered them, that is, the dragon by those his emissa∣ries, to shew by whom he worketh effectually in those last dayes.