ARMAGEDDON: MEANING HILLL OF MEGIDDO, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, PLACE WHERE THE KINGS OF THE EARTH UNDER DEMONIC LEADERSHIP WILL WAGE WAR ON THE FORCES OF GOD AT THE END OF WORLD HISTORY. THE PALESTINIAN CITY OF MEGIDDO WAS PROBABLY USED AS A SYMBOL BECAUSE OF ITS STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE IN PALESTINIAN HISTORY. BY CONTROLLING A PASS THAT CUT THROUGH THE MT. CARMEL RIDGE FROM THE COASTAL PLAIN OF SHARON INTO ESDRAELON, MEGIDDO COMMANDED THE ROAD LEADING FROM EGYPT AND THE COASTAL PLAIN OF PALESTINE TO GALILEE, SYRIA, AND MESOPOTAMIA. OTHER BIBLICAL REFERENCES SUGGEST JERUSALEM AS THE SITE OF THE FINAL BATTLE. britannica.