A bit of an explanation for those of you who don't know much about Christian mythology. The word "Armageddon", meaning, the apocalypse, comes from the name of the plains of Megiddo. In the days of the Kings of Israel, during one of the numerous occupations that came to pass, the worship of the heathen gods took place on the fields of Megiddo, where supposedly children were cast into the fires as a sacrifice to the foreign gods. The place was associated with such horror that is was seen as hell on earth by that ancient Israelites – and gradually, the legend sprung up that when the end of the world arrived, that was where it would begin.

The words "Come and see" are taken directly from the Bible, more specifically, the Book of Revelations, and are supposedly announced to herald the end of the world – or, more specifically, to herald the events that will cause the world to come to an end. An example – the four horsemen of the apocalypse are called forth by the words "Come and See".

I don't own the bible, and I don't have the patent on belief. But the poem is mine.

Revelations

In the fields of Megiddo the cornflower grows

And the grass ripples softly where no wind-child blows

To curl past the arbor, the gnarled, ancient tree

Where carven in bronze are the words "Come and see."

The breath on your face does not stem from the sky

Where the storm cloud is brewing. And no bird will fly

In the hollow that ripples like stones in the sea

To whisper a warning. The words? "Come and see."

The earth here bore witness to powers long passed

Who went forth, unaware of the curse that was cast

But no power's endless. And no soul is free

So pressed in the land were the words "Come and see."

The streambed is swollen, but not by the rain

But rather the echoes of long-endured pain.

Their origin forgotten. Who cares what is be?

But the waters still croon out their song – "Come and see."

The land here is waiting for fire long lost

The heralds now gather. Who cares for the cost?

For all now that matters is one bloody key

And what then shall follow. So come now, and see.