But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them,

And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.

He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.

But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

The Destruction of Jerusalem

“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He brought them out of it.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

The Whole Armor of God

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Christ’s Example to Be Followed

Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.

And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.

And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

The Beast and His Armies Defeated

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God,

And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.