Armilus

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Armilus (

Jewish Messiah. His believed destruction symbolizes the ultimate victory of the Jewish Messiah in the Messianic Age
.

Sources

The

Sefer Zerubbabel is probably from the 7th century CE. Armilus is thought to be a cryptogram for Heraclius, a Byzantine emperor, and it is thought that the events described in the Sefer Zerubbabel coincide with the Jewish revolt against Heraclius.[2]

The 11th-century Midrash Vayosha, which describes Armilus, was first published at Constantinople in 1519.

According to the

Sefer Zerubbabel and other texts. He is an adversary similar to Gog and Magog, and in some instances he is considered identical to Gog, but under another name.[3] In the Sefer Zerubbabel he takes the place of Magog and defeats the Messiah ben Joseph.[4]
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The origin of this figure, said to be the offspring of Satan and a statue, is regarded as questionable by the Jewish Encyclopedia, due to the variation and clear relation (if not parody) to Christian doctrine, legend, and scripture.[3]

The Jewish Encyclopedia also links the figure to Roman mythology, comparing the story of his birth from a stone to a similar legend about a living statue attributed to

Jupiter and is destroyed by a storm.[3]

Armilus Chart

Name

The name might be derived from that of

Angra Mainyu).[3]


Appearance

Midrash Vayosha depicts Armilus as bald, partially deaf, partially maimed, and partially leprous.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius (Greek redactions), Armalaos and Armaleus: A.C. Lolos, Die Apokalypse des Ps.-Methodios. Beiträge zur klassischen Philologie 83. Meisenheim am Glan: Hain, 1976. Chapter IX.
  2. ISBN 9781139446020
    . Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jewish Encyclopedia: Armilus:
  4. ISBN 9781589831025
    . Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ^ Eusebius. "The Romans [104]". Chronicle. Translated by Bedrosian, Robert. Archived from the original on 15 Sep 2019.
  6. ^ "Midrash Vayosha". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
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