The Two Great Wars (Part 2)

Below is but a small measure of revelation that my father had received from the Lord. I hope this will be a blessing to you. All that is written below are the words of my father.

THE TWO GREAT WARS (Part 2)

In loving memory of my father
Robert Louis (Bob) Padgett
July 28, 1931-May 22, 2023

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the first great war, which was a spiritual battle that took place between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. We also briefly outlined the on-going spiritual battle between the first great war and the last great war. Now let us try to understand the last great war. As always, we can only share that which we have received as of this point in time.

Armageddon: The Last Great Battle

Revelation 16:10-16
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

The "fifth angel" is mentioned only one other time in Scripture, in Revelation 9:1 (And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.) "Five" in Scripture refers to grace. There is still time after the fifth angel pours out his vial for men to repent (and that word, repent, applies to Christians as well as heathens). The word "seat" occurs 65 times in scripture. Most of those occurrences speak of the "judgment seat" or the "mercy seat." Revelation 2:13 says that Satan's seat was/is in Pergamos which means "a tower, fortified, or married to power." The church and state were married by Constantine in 310 A.D. Many Christians today are still trying to make democracy "better" by mixing it with Christianity. That, of course, will never happen. (In reality, the mixture of Christianity with democracy becomes part of the kingdom of the beast.)

Note that the Lord causes the kingdom of the beast to be full of darkness, which causes great pain and sore. The kingdom of the beast does not consist of fallen angels only. That kingdom includes those believers who have not "come out of her." The "darkness" is not simply physical darkness. It includes spiritual darkness. Come out of her does not state that you are part of the kingdom of beasts, but we do partake of judgment.

3 by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

How can anyone fall away from that which he never had?

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

Six is the number of man and man's ways. This speaks of the judgment of God. In Revelation 9:14 the sixth Angel visits the great River Euphrates for the first time. We believe that the Euphrates speaks of the visible church in America. For more specifics on the four heads (rivers) that flowed out of Eden, see Attachment 1).

The first visit of the sixth Angel with a trumpet to the Euphrates (Revelation 9:14) ensues in a sustained warning judgment upon those who have misconstrued and abused the abundant supply provided by the Living God. They are absorbed in the works of their hands who worship devils and idols of every sort; they are preoccupied with murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and thefts.

This first visit to Euphrates signifies the destructive forces bound and sustained in prosperity and abundance. When the provision abundantly supplied by the Holy Father is taken for granted and is wasted on debauchery the messengers of judgment are released.

The second and last visit of the sixth Angel to the Great River is not with a trumpet of warning and selective judgment. The Messenger now completely dries up the Great River. (Revelation 16: 12). All restraint is removed; the Abundant Supply is dried up. The Source (Jesus) has withdrawn the waters of the good and abounding River. Ichabod has been written. The way for the kings of the East is prepared; they will be gathered through deceptive miracles.

Who are the kings of the East? This does not speak of China and/or Russia. The kings of the East does not speak of the natural realm. (This is not to say that there will be no natural counterpart of that which is spiritual.) In Scripture, "east" predominantly speaks of the judgment of God, through either a natural or spiritual force, including the enemies of God's people. That is why Judah was placed on the east side of the camp when the Israelites moved (to serve as a protection from the enemy). One specific example is what the Lord calls "His great army" in Joel 2:1-11. That army does not consist of mature believers; on the contrary it is the same as the "kings of the East."

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Who is the sower of the seed that appears to be grain but is tares? Lucifer! Who are the unclean, frog-like, spirits coming out of the mouth of the dragon, beast, and false prophet? They are the emissaries of Lucifer! Here we see the Satanic trinity, the counterfeit of the Heavenly One Tri-unity. This unholy trinity, described not as it appears but as it is, has its dedicated media-propaganda tool. Where there are tadpoles there must be frogs. Frogs metamorphose from tadpoles. Regardless of appearance, a frog is always present in every tadpole. By appearance a tadpole has no resemblance to a frog. A better creature cannot be found to signify deception. The counterfeit trinity emerges from its tadpole state to reveal its true identity. Tadpoles seem rather harmless to look at. That is the nature of deception.

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.

Notice how GOD gets the kings of the earth and the world to meet with His overcomers. GOD commands the services of unclean spirits to deceive and draw the political and religious leaders of the earth and the whole world into confrontation with HIMSELF. The terms "earth and the whole world" represent two segments of society -- religious and political. God forces evil, unclean spirits to gather His enemies to Armageddon. Then, God "cleans house" through His anointed overcomers. Jesus prophesied it when He "cleansed the temple."

Where do these spirits of demons come from? They come from the mouth of the dragon, the beast, and of the false prophet. There are stages of development in every "tare seed". First it must be sown and appears to be grain. As it matures it manifests its true nature. It is exposed in its maturity. These who perform signs are like frogs. A frog has two dominant characteristics. First, that of a tadpole which does not function as, nor appear to be, a frog. Just as there is a tare in every darnel seed there is a frog in every tadpole.

The kings of the earth and of the whole world will have military, political, economic and ecclesiastic power at their disposal. They will not hesitate to use it. But military might and political power are no threat to the Spirit of GOD. The Overcomers will have ONLY the Spirit of GOD with which to do battle. But that will be sufficient! The "Battle" will be one-sided from the start.

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-5

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh. Matthew 25:1-13

The distinction between the five wise virgins and the five foolish virgins is not between those who are saved and those who are not saved. All ten were virgins. The five foolish virgins were like the Church at Corinth.

16 And He gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

Who is "He"? the Lord Jesus Christ. Who is "them"? the sovereignty of God draws all that belong to Antichrist together to Armageddon. How does He gather them together? Revelation 16:10-11.

Verse 16 is the only place in the whole Bible that mentions the term "Armageddon." It is a combination of two Hebrew words -- Har, meaning a range of hills (sometimes used symbolically), and Megiddown, meaning a rendezvous, or an appointed place of meeting. Megiddo also means a place of crowds or crowded. In the natural realm it is located on the southern rim of the Plain of Esdraelon. Esdraelon is the Greek form of the Hebrew word Jezreel, which means the Seed of God, or where God sows.

Where will Armageddon take place? MOST of the interpreters are using the standard textbooks of interpretation. And, most of them are wrong, for they are based upon faulty interpretations of other scriptures which have a bearing on the subject. We believe that the location is NOT in the valley of Megiddo, where many battles took place in Old Testament times. It is a GOD-appointed meeting place (rendezvous). On one side are the kings of the earth and of the whole world. On the other side is the Spirit of GOD through His anointed overcomers. (Much more detail on that in a later word.) It will be a fight-to-the-finish battle.

Not by might [military strength], nor by power [authority of man], but by My Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Zechariah 4:6

It is NOT a geographical location. It will be a world-wide rendezvous between the KINGS (governments and political-religious powers) of the EARTH, and the Spirit of God working in and through the class of people whom God calls the Overcomers. It will be a "show down" similar to what Elijah had with the prophets and priests of Baal at Carmel.

The most strategic site from which to observe Armageddon is Mount Carmel (fruitful, plentiful place). From this lofty height we can observe Armageddon in the panorama of the Jezreel Valley (where God sows). From the safety of Carmel we can be an observer of Armageddon in every detail. Armageddon is the symbolic site that represents the entire world and the hour of testing and containment from which there is no escape. Mount Carmel is where the "two opinions" problem is settled. 1 Kings 18:21 "How long will you falter between two opinions?" Carmel is where Elijah repaired the Altar of the Lord that was broken down. On Carmel His floor is purged, tried by fire and cleansed of the priests of Baal. Carmel is the sanctified place where the sound of abundance of rain is heard coming upon a dry and thirsty land. From Carmel the Prophet Elijah outran the chariots through the valley of Jezreel (where God sows). The only way to be kept from Armageddon is to be watchful and keep our garments. The people that the Lord has chosen and set apart are neither earth-dwellers nor reckoned among the nations. Those defeated at Armageddon will be those found naked. We still have a little time to make our garment spotlessly white in the Blood of the Lamb, that we not be found naked. There are no gray areas at Armageddon. We are either a secure observer with the garment of Salvation or we are naked.

Armageddon, and the scenario it portrays, cannot be considered without reference to Megiddo and Jezreel. Armageddon is not a flesh and blood battle on a postage-stamp-size piece of real estate in Palestine! Armageddon is world-wide; changing your residence will not be a way of escape. No piece of real estate, regardless of how remote, will escape the test of Armageddon. Megiddo means crowded. Armageddon is containment of the entire human race; there is no avoiding it. It will try those who dwell upon the earth.

Armageddon symbolizes the unprecedented and strangest type of conflict ever to be waged. It will be a battle which is not a natural, physical war. It is the final test of the garments for each person who claims to be a Christian.


3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white: for they are worthy.

5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels.

6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. Revelation 3:3-6

In Verse 3, note that it does NOT say, "Remember therefore what thou hast received and heard;" it says remember HOW thou hast received." Big difference! The charismatic/Spirit-filled community today frequently gets enamored with "new" revelation, new meanings of Scripture. But we need a fresh revelation of HOW we have received. Unless the Lord gives us eyes to see and ears to hear, we are simply reveling in la-la land. We need a fresh revelation of Who the Lord is! We cannot be as the church at Ephesus which lost their first Love.

When will Armageddon take place? Only the Lord knows, but we believe it will be in the not-too-distant future. (There are historical and scriptural facts that seem to indicate that we have only about 15 more years.)

All military, political and religious systems will be neutralized by the Spirit of GOD through HIS overcomers. These present systems are all energized by the influence of Satan, who is the force behind all war and desire for rulership and power. The overcomers (out of the religious systems) will remain on the field when the battle is over. Humanity will be set free from the influence of Satan. The desire to dominate and make war will no longer be an influence of deception over mankind. The overcomers (out of the religious systems) are the stone cut out of the mountain (Daniel 2:45).

(NOTE: the above is only a quick overview. To go into detail will require a separate, rather lengthy word. But see Revelation 12, Isaiah 66, Romans 8, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, and Joel 1-2 for starters.)

The result of Satan being bound (disabled)? One whole generation of humanity will be snatched from the prince of the power of the air, (when his influence over mankind is canceled) and will claim Jesus Christ as KING. And, given the present population explosion, that will be a very large harvest that is reaped for God.

And He that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. Revelation 14:16

As the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be in the end of this age.

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and His disciples came unto Him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

41 The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:36-43

Attachment 1: The Four Rivers in Genesis 2 

8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.

9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bellium and the onyx stone.

13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. Genesis 2:8-14

The River of life that went out of Eden divided into four heads in the Garden to administer and cultivate its abundance to the perfect, undeveloped, creation. The four rivers speak prophetically of the four corners of the earth ... all of creation. It was, and is, God's intention that the River of Life, the gospel of the kingdom of God, embodied in the Person of His Son, go out to all of the world. The names of the four rivers are symbolic. It is significant that the first river mentioned went southwest, the second went southeast, the third went east, and the fourth went west. None of the four rivers went north. Moving north symbolically signifies moving away from Zion, where God dwells.

"The name of the first River is Pison, which encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good: there is bellium and the onyx stone "(Genesis 2:10-12). Havilah, the second son of Cush (the first son was Sheba), probably speaks of Egypt, where Solomon got much of his gold and precious stones (from the queen of Sheba). The Pison River thus speaks of all that Egypt represents.

"The name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia [or Cush, a son of Ham]" (Genesis 2:13). Cush was/is a black man. Ethiopia, with a population approaching 100 million, is the largest land-locked nation in the world. In the 4th century it was the first major empire in the world to officially adopt Christianity as a state religion.

The name of the third river is Hiddekel (or Tigris), which means "rapid." Since this river goes toward the east of Assyria, it seems to be associated with countries that are now primarily Muslim in nature.

Euphrates means "fruitfulness," or the "good and abounding river." It was intended to be the most important of all rivers. In its fruitfulness it was to fulfill, throughout its course, the purpose of the unnamed River of Life that flowed out of Eden to water its enclosed Garden and from there cultivate the whole earth. Euphrates signifies prosperity and abundance; the Lord's gracious supply for mankind. What country could this possibly speak of other than the United States? The United States has been the most blessed country on earth with great abundance and prosperity. But the predominantly white charismatic/Spirit-filled community has had its opportunity and failed. From our observation and experience, the black Christian community has also failed. But the Word of God will yet be fulfilled! Praise the Lord!