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64 “And he gathered them together unto a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon” (Rev.16:16). These armies of mankind, the United Nations World Army, will converge in a place called Har-Megiddo, the fortress of Megiddo, in the Valley of Megiddo. John describes it: “And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the TEN HORNS [ten world regions, or ten armies of ten military powers of the UN] which thou sawest are ten kings [or kingdoms], which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall MAKE WAR WITH THE LAMB, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful” (Rev.17:11-14). These events are soon to come to pass. World events appear to be speeding up, heralding the day of God’s intervention in the affairs of mankind. The Word of God says it is time for all men to repent of their sins and blasphemies, and to return to the laws and commandments of God. “And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to REPENT” (Acts 17:30). God’s Word challenges us all: “Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel” (Amos 4:12). God. UFO activity is increasing around the world, with more and more instances of abductions reported, and more and more people becoming “‘contactees” with alien life forms, surrealistic beings, paranormal, psychic phenomena, poltergeists in the form of strange and bizarre creatures. Such movies as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” ““Rosemary’s Baby,” “ET,” "Men in Black," and television programs such as “The X Files,” “Star Trek,” and “Babylon 5,” all touch on similar themes -- and are preparing mankind to reject Jesus Christ, the Messiah, when He returns, thinking He is an invader from the cosmos seeking to enslave mankind. In particular, the recent movie "Independence Day," viewed by millions around the world and the number-one box office smash hit of 1996, depicts aliens invading the earth, and being fought off by a united federation of nations -- a world defending itself against what appears to be an alien intergalactic plot to subjugate and rule the earth. Satan is evidently preparing the nations, through movies such as these, to actually view Jesus Christ and the angels with Him, when He returns from heaven, as if they are really invaders from the cosmos, and to fight against Sr a: . oe | What about you? Will you, too, be deceived? Will UFO phenomena pull the wool over your eyes? Will lying wonders trick you? Him when He comes!