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Armilus ( ) is an anti- Messiah figure in late-period Jewish eschatology , comparable to the Christian Antichrist and Muslim Dajjal , who will conquer Jerusalem and persecute the Jews until his final defeat at the hands of God or the true Messiah.1His inevitable destruction symbolizes the ultimate victory of good over evil in the Messianic age .2According to the Jewish Encyclopedia , Armilus is "a king who will arise at the end of time against the Messiah, and will be conquered by him after having brought much distress upon Israel", similar to Gog . He is spoken of in both Midrash Vayosha and Sefer Zerubbabel , in which he defeats the Messiah ben Joseph . The origin of this figure, said to be the offspring of Satan and a virgin, or Satan and a statue (or "stone"), is as much involved in doubt as the different phases of his development, and his relation to the Christian legend and doctrine. also spelled Armilos , Armilius3
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Armilus ( ) (also spelled Armilos and Armilius ) is an anti-Messiah figure in medieval Jewish eschatology , comparable to medieval interpretations of the Christian Antichrist and Islamic Dajjal , who will conquer Jerusalem and persecute the Jews until his final defeat at the hands of God or the true Messiah. His inevitable destruction symbolizes the ultimate victory of good over evil in the Messianic age . In the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius (Greek redactions), Armalaos and Armaleus : A.C.
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Armilus ( ) (also spelled Armilos and Armilius ) is an anti-messiah figure in medieval Jewish eschatology , comparable to medieval interpretations of the Christian Antichrist and Islamic Dajjal , who will conquer the whole Earth, centralizing in Jerusalem and persecuting the believers until his final defeat at the hands of the Messenger of God or the true Messiah. His inevitable destruction symbolizes the ultimate victory of good over evil in the Messianic Age . In the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius (Greek redactions), Armalaos and Armaleus : A.C.
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Armilus ( ) (also spelled Armilos and Armilius ) is an anti-messiah figure in medieval Jewish eschatology who will conquer the whole Earth, centralizing in Jerusalem and persecuting the Jewish believers until his final defeat at the hands of the Jewish Messiah . His believed destruction symbolizes the ultimate victory of the Jewish Messiah in the Messianic Age . In the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius (Greek redactions), Armalaos and Armaleus : A.C.
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False messiah in Jewish eschatology Armilus ( Hebrew : ארמילוס ; also spelled Armilos and Armilius ) is an anti-messiah figure in medieval Jewish eschatology who will conquer the whole Earth, centralizing in Jerusalem and persecuting the Jewish believers until his final defeat at the hands of the Jewish Messiah . His believed destruction symbolizes the ultimate victory of the Jewish Messiah in the Messianic Age . In the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius (Greek redactions), Armalaos and Armaleus : A.C.
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