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HeartsCanHope

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96. My parents were evangelical. They did not believe in the Rapture or Armageddon.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 01:05 PM
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Their church taught that Revelations is an allegory, not what is to come. In fact my parent's church taught

that what was in Revelations had already happened in Roman times. They did not elaborate much on

that theory, but that's what they said. All they taught about the end of the world was that we would meet

Jesus in the sky and go to Heaven. No big war or anything other than that.

So not all evangelical groups believe in Armageddon or the Rapture.

My husband, son, and I lived in Israel for a year and went to Tel Meggido, a ancient fortification in the northern

part of the Jezreel Valley. That was the first time anyone told me that Armageddon, (Tel Meggido,) was an actual place!

The tour guide told us that this was where the world was supposed to come to an end in a huge battle.

Being an Israeli Jew, he didn't seem too worried about Armageddon! He was much more interested in talking about

the archaeological history than the Bible. Being a fortification, Tel Meggido had an impressive water system so

that the people there could withstand a siege. It was a beautiful site, and I really enjoyed my tour.

Here's a link to Trip Advisor with photos:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297758-d320072-Reviews-Megiddo_National_Park-Nazareth_Galilee_Region_Northern_District.html

I am more concerned about our troops not having their personal religious beliefs trampled on than some weird MAGA

Armaggedon conspiracy theory. Thanks for the article. Going to look up the MRFF and their findings.

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