Transcript Signs in the Heavens

Signs in the Heavens
Four Blood Moons, and Two Solar Eclipses?
Are they Significant?
Signs in the Heavens
Genesis 1:14 “Then God said, “Let there be lights in the
expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the
night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for
days and years…”
Does the Bible predict that
there will be Signs in the
Heavens?
Luke 21:25-28 – “There will be signs in the sun, in the
moon, and in the stars….Then they [who live upon the
earth] will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with
power and great glory. Now when these things begin to
happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your
redemption draws near”
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Acts 2:19-21 – “And I will grant wonders in the sky above,
and signs on the earth beneath, blood and fire and vapor
of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness
(eclipse), and the moon into blood (Blood Moon),
before the great and glorious day of the LORD shall
come, and it shall be, that everyone who calls on the
Name of the LORD shall be saved” (Peter quoting Joel
2:28-32)
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Do Dates Have Special
Meaning?
December 25!
November 24
July 4
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
Memorial Day
Labor Day
Your wife’s Birthday! Or Anniversary!
Are there special dates on
the Jewish Calendar?
Passover (at approximately when Christians
celebrate Easter) (Exodus 12…)
Day of Atonement (National Day of Sacrifice for Sin)
Feast of Booths (Sukkot) Exodus 23:16,
34:22; Leviticus 23:34-43; Numbers 29:12-40;
Deuteronomy 16:13-15; Ezra 3:4; and Nehemiah 8:13-18.
The 9th of Av?
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9
of Av
The 9th of Av, is the Fifth Month of the Jewish
Calendar; a day of infamy for the Jewish people.
The children of Israel refused to enter the Promised
Land (Numbers 14) on that date, causing all 600,000+
adult fighting men to die in the wilderness
The Temple was destroyed for the first time (423 BC)
The Temple was destroyed a second time (69 AD)
Jews were expelled from England (1290 AD)
Jews were expelled from Spain (1492 AD)
The gas chambers of Treblinka began to operate in
Poland (1942 AD)
Blood Moons?
Did anything significant happen about April 15, 2014
after the first Blood Moon?
Yes
3 Jewish Teenagers were
abducted June 12, 2014
3 Teenagers Abducted
June 12, 2014
Three Israeli teenage boys -- including one who is
American-born – disappeared Thursday, June 12,
2014. Fairly quickly, Israeli authorities determined the boys
had been kidnapped and taken into the West Bank. Prime
Minister Netanyahu says he had hard evidence that Hamas
was responsible.
"Yeshiva students (Eyal Yifrach, 19, Gil-ad Shaar, 16, and
Naftali Frenkel, 16) were abducted while hitchhiking south
of Jerusalem Thursday night, Israeli officials said, leading
to a wide-ranging manhunt in the West Bank to locate the
three," reports the Times of Israel.
The bodies were later found under a pile of rocks…
Escalating Events
Then Jewish extremists kidnapped and murdered an Arab
teenage boy, apparently burning him alive.
Palestinian extremists in Gaza (Hamas) began firing
rockets at Jewish and Arab civilians in southern Israel.
More than 220 rockets had been fired at Israel by July 1,
2014. Israel's "Iron Dome" system shot down many of
them.
The Israeli Air Force began striking Hamas and Islamic
Jihad targets in Gaza.
On Tuesday, July 8, 2014, Prime Minister Netanyahu and
his government authorized "Operative Protective Edge"
to attack the terrorists in Gaza. The IDF called up 40,000
reservists for a massive ground invasion of Gaza.
Escalating Events
As of August 26, 2014:
• 4,450 rockets and other projectiles have been fired at
Israel
• 3,555 of these fell inside Israel
• 221 fell in Israelite residential areas
• The Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted
714 rockets
• The Israel Air Force hit 5,226 Hamas and terrorist
targets mostly inside Gaza
Escalating Events
Matthew 23:37-39
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and
stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted
to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers
her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
Behold, your house is being left to you desolate! For I
say to you, from now on, you shall not see Me until you
say, “Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the
LORD””
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Luke 21:7, 28
“And they questioned Him, saying, ‘Teacher, when
therefore will these things be? And what will be the
sign when these things are about to take place?’
…There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the
stars…”
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A Lunar Eclipse happens every 18 years, 11 days, and 8
hours.
A ‘tetrad’ (NASA terminology) is a series of four lunar
eclipses in sequence, which can also be called ‘blood
moons’ because of the color of the moon as an eclipse
occurs and light from the sun passes through the earth’s
atmosphere
NASA: a ‘tetrad’ is four
‘blood moons’
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There have been 62 Tetrads (Four Blood Moons in a
row) that have occurred over the past 2000 years
(since the birth of Jesus Christ).
From 0 to 100 AD – There were none
100 to 200 AD – Three (162-163; 180-181; 198-199), with
only the first one falling on Passover and Feast of
Tabernacles (Sukkot).
200 – 500 AD – Thirteen, but none of them fell on Jewish
holidays.
500 – 700 AD – No Tetrads at all
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700 – 800 AD – Three Tetrads, with only one occurring
on the Feasts of Passover and Sukkot, in 795-796 AD.
800 – 900 AD – Eight, but only two fell on Jewish
holidays, in 842-843 and 860-861. In 843, the Treaty of Verdun
was signed, ending civil war, dividing Europe in three, ruled by
Charlemagne’s grandsons (roughly France, Holland/Switzerland/Italy, and
Germany)
900 – 1000 AD – Six Tetrads, but none occurred on
Jewish holidays
1000 – 1300 AD – No Tetrads
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1300 – 1400 AD – Six Tetrads, but none of them fell on
Jewish holidays
1400 – 1500 AD – Four Tetrads, with two falling on
Jewish Feasts: 1428 -1429 and 1493-1494.
• In 1492 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella signed an
edict to expel all Jews from Spain.
• Many believe Christopher Columbus was Jewish, and
that many of his passengers who came to America
were Jews fleeing persecution.
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1500 – 1600 AD – Six Tetrads, with none on Jewish
holidays---and none for the next 300 years
1600 – 1900 - There were NO Tetrads
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1900 – 2000 AD – Five Tetrads, but only two occurred on
Jewish Feast Days: 1949-1950 and 1967-1968.
• In 1948, Israel became a nation, with war in 1949
• In 1967, Israel recaptured Jerusalem and miraculously
defeated Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan
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From 2000 – 2100 – Eight Tetrads will occur, but only
ONE will fall on Jewish Feast Days---2014-2015
• April 15, 2014 Passover
• October 8, 2014 Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
• March 20, 2015 A full eclipse of the sun will occur
• April 4, 2015 Passover
• September 13, 2015 A full eclipse of the sun will occur
• September 28, 2015 Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
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After 2100? The next Blood Moon Tetrad will not take
place for 500 years according to NASA
What Are the Odds?
The odds of a full moon are 1 x 29 (almost monthly)
The odds of a lunar eclipse are 1 x 110 (18 years, 11 days, 8
hours)
The odds of a super moon occurrence are 1 x 6,570
(when the moon’s elliptical orbit around the earth is
closest to the earth)
The odds of a super moon (when the moon is closest to
earth in elliptical orbit) during a lunar eclipse are 1 x n?
(astronomical)
What Are the Odds?
What are the odds of a super blood red moon falling on
the Feast of Tabernacles---and being seen in Jerusalem
where everyone is outside in their (sukkahs) booths?
Some say “this is nonsense”
1.
Eclipses of the moon are normal, and do actually occur
every 18 years 11 days and 8 hours
2. Biblical Jewish Holidays occur every year like clockwork
3. Eclipses of the sun and moon rarely fall on Jewish
Holidays (only 64 Tetrads in 2014 years)
4. That major historical events have happened when these
events overlap is a fact, and cannot be just coincidence--but are they divinely appointed? (Gen. 1:14)?
5. NASA has determined when the dates are for the coming
eclipses, of moon and sun, as well as the dates for the
super moon soon coming over Jerusalem
6. Some argue that not all of the eclipses will be seen
over Israel! That is true, and they weren’t all seen
over Israel when the country became a Jewish nation
in 1948, or in 1967 when Jerusalem was re-conquered
7. God will do what He wants to, whether we like it or
not, whether we know it or not, whether we see it or
not---or even whether we care!
8. God loves the entire world, not just the Nation of
Israel. With the advent of technology, everyone
around the world will be able to view these events.
9. September 28, 2015 is a Feat of Tabernacles
• NASA says there will be a full eclipse of the moon on
that date
• NASA says it will be a ‘blood moon’ and also a ‘super
moon’ that will appear to be about 14 percent larger
than normal
• It will be visible in the night skies over Jerusalem
during the Feast of Tabernacles.
What Are the Odds?
Feast of Tabernacles, September 28, 2015
10. But Israel became a state in 1948, not in 1949-50
when the Tetrads occurred.
Yes, these occurred as signs after Israel became a
nation---although the BATTLES took place in 1949.
Also, the Six-Day War of 1967 did not happen on the day
of one of the eclipses either. No one noticed these signs
then anyway---not even the Jews.
11. The eclipses coming in 2014-15 are signs in
themselves, as they occur on Jewish Feast Days.
If nothing noteworthy happens in 2014 (it already has
with war between Israel and Hamas, and the advent of
ISIS and the destruction of entire Christian communities
in Iraq and Syria), or in 2015, it means these are signs of
things to come.
12. What about Matthew 24:36?
"But of that day and hour [when Jesus returns] no one
knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but
the Father alone.”
• No one is setting dates for the coming of the Lord
Jesus, but the signs are coming, and have already
begun.
• The Lord Jesus could very well come in the next year.
• Many biblical scholars believe He will return at the
Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), in the Fall of the year.
13. The eclipses will be happening, the super moon
eclipses and eclipses of the sun will be
happening, and the Lord Jesus won’t consult any
of us about when His return will occur!
14. What about lunar eclipses seen only partially
around the world?
“But immediately
after…”
Matthew 24:29f – “But immediately after the tribulation
of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will
not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and
the powers of the heavens will be shaken, and then the
sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all
the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the
Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power
and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a
great trumpet and they will gather together His elect
form the four winds, from one end of the sky to the
other”
“…Therefore…”
Matthew 24:42 – “…Therefore be on the alert, for you
do not know which day your Lord is coming, but be sure
of this, that if the head of the house had known at what
time of the night the thief was coming, he would have
been on the alert, and would not have allowed his house
to be broken into. For this reason you be ready too; for
the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not
think He will”
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Bibliography
Blood Moons: Decoding the Imminent Heavenly
Signs, by Mark Biltz; WND Books, 2014
Four Blood Moons: Something is About to Change, by
John Hagee; Worthy Publishing, 2013
Joel C. Rosenburg’s Blog:
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/bre
aking-on-day-50-new-cease-fire-takes-effect-after4450-rockets-fired-at-israel-will-the-truce-hold/ )