The Bible explains in several places that signs in the celestial bodies would be of prophetic importance. One of these signs is the moon ‘turning into blood’. NASA has stated that there will be four blood moons occurring during the Jewish Feast days, with a solar eclipse occurring in the middle, between 2014 and 2015. Surely an occurrence like this would be tied to a great prophetic fulfillment.
Four
blood moons on Jewish Feast days in
back-to-back years is very rare. In fact it has only occurred seven
times since the birth of Jesus. The four blood moons scheduled to appear in
2014/2015 will appear during the Jewish Feasts - and there are none predicted
for the following 100 years.
Blood Moons
Seven back-to-back, blood-red moons have fallen on the first day of Passover and Sukkot, with the eighth time coming in 2014 and 2015
The History of Blood Moons
Four PARTIAL lunar eclipses occurred on the Jewish Passover in 32 AD – 33 AD and the "Feast of Tabernacles" in the years before and after the Crucifixion of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ). The world has since witnessed seven "Tetrads" coinciding with events impacting Jewish and Christian culture.
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Four
TOTAL lunar eclipses occurred on the Jewish Passover and Feast of Tabernacles
in 162 - 163 AD,
coinciding with the worst persecution of Jews and Christians in the history of
the Roman Empire. Within 3 years the Antonine Plague killed eight million
people - a third of the population!
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Four TOTAL
lunar eclipses occurred on the Jewish Passover and Yom Kippur Holidays in 795 - 796 AD while King Charlemagne of the
Holy Roman Empire established a ‘demilitarized zone’ between France and Spain,
ending centuries of Arab invasions into Western Europe.
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Four TOTAL
lunar eclipses occurred on the Jewish Passover and Yom Kippur Holidays in 842 - 843 AD. Shortly after the eclipses, the
Vatican was attacked and looted by an Islamic invasion from Africa.
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Four TOTAL
lunar eclipses occurred on the Jewish Passover and Yom Kippur Holidays in 860 - 861 AD. Shortly after these eclipses,
the Byzantine Empire defeated Arab armies at the Battle of Lalakaon in Turkey
and permanently stopped the Islamic invasion of Eastern Europe.
The most recent “Blood Moons” are important because
they affected present day Israel :
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Four TOTAL lunar eclipses occurred on the Jewish
Passover and the Feast of Trumpets Holidays in 1493 – 1494. A
few short months following, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain ordered
all Jewish people out of the country after they had developed a second homeland
there for over 1,000 years. These Sephardic Jews were then scattered (again) to
all parts of the world – with heavy concentrations in Central and South America
and Mexico.
Christopher Columbus’s diary begins with the statement, “In the same month in which
their Majesties issued the edict that all
Jews should be driven out of the kingdom and its territories, they gave me
the order to undertake with sufficient men my expedition of discovery to the
Indies.”
It is easily understood
that the year 1492 has been just
as important in Jewish history as in American history. On July 30 of that year,
the entire Jewish community, some 200,000 people, were expelled from Spain.
Tens of thousands of refugees died and, in some instances, Spanish ship
captains charged Jewish passengers exorbitant sums, then dumped them overboard
in the middle of the ocean, to a certain death. Things were so brutal in the
last days before the expulsion that rumors spread throughout Spain that fleeing
refugees had swallowed gold and diamonds in an attempt to smuggle something of
value out with them. As a result, there were thousands of Jews knifed to death
and disemboweled in hopes of finding treasures in their stomachs.
The question troubling Christian and Jew alike today is how long will America continue to extend our friendship, loyalty and protection to Israel? The second we turn our backs on Israel, the United States is doomed.
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Four TOTAL lunar eclipses occurred on the Jewish
Passover and Feast of Tabernacle in 1949 - 1950 during the 1st Arab - Israeli War for Independence. On 14th May, 1948 Israel proclaimed its independence. Less than
24 hours later, the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq invaded
the country, forcing Israel to defend the sovereignty it had regained in its
ancestral homeland. In what became known as Israel's War of Independence, the
newly formed, and poorly equipped Israel Defense Forces (IDF) retaliated in
fierce fighting that lasted 15 months and claimed over 6,000 Israeli lives - one
percent of the country's population at the time.
Israel had a transitional government in 1948 so the first
permanent government took office on January
25th, 1949. The four blood
moons tie to the birth year of Israel in 1948 and to the first elected government
in 1949.
During the first months of 1949, direct negotiations were
conducted under United Nations auspices between Israel and each of the
invading countries (except Iraq, which refused to negotiate with Israel),
resulting in armistice agreements.
As a result, the Coastal Plain, Galilee and the entire Negev were
within Israel's sovereignty, Judea and Samaria, in the West Bank, came under
Jordanian rule, the Gaza Strip came under Egyptian administration, and the city
of Jerusalem was divided, with Jordan controlling the eastern part, including
the Old City, and Israel the western sector.
After the war, Israel focused on building the state which the people
struggled so long and hard to regain. The first 120-seat Knesset went into
session following national elections in which nearly 85 percent of all eligible
voters cast their ballots. Two
of the people who had led Israel to statehood became the country's
leaders: David Ben-Gurion, head of the
Jewish Agency, was chosen as the first Prime Minister; and Chaim Weizmann, head
of the World Zionist Organization, was elected by the Knesset as the first
president. On 11 May 1949, Israel took
its seat as the 59th member of the United Nations.
“The
gates of the country were thrown open, affirming the right of every Jew to
become a citizen.” David Ben-Gurion
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Four TOTAL lunar eclipses occurred on the Jewish Passover
and Feast of Tabernacle in 1967 - 1968 coinciding
with the ‘6 Day War’, when Israel
recaptured Jerusalem. When Israel's neighbors prepared to destroy the Jewish
state, Israel invoked its right of self-defense and launching a daring
pre-emptive strike, on June 5, 1967, against Egypt in the South. This was followed by a counter
attack against Jordan in the East and the routing of Syrian forces entrenched
on the Golan Heights in the North.
At the end of six days of fighting, previous cease-fire
lines were replaced by new ones, with Judea, Samaria, Gaza, the Sinai
Peninsula, and the Golan Heights under Israel's control. As a result, the
northern villages were relieved from nineteen years of Syrian shelling,
Israel-bound shipping, through the Straits of Tiran, was ensured and Jerusalem,
which had been divided under Israeli and Jordanian rule since 1949, was
reunified under Israel's authority.
“…every single time in history that a blood moon pattern has
appeared on Jewish feast days it has a significant event affecting the nation
of Israel.”
“And I
will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars
of smoke. The sun shall be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome
day of the Lord.” ~ Joel 2:30 -31
“The sun shall be turned into darkness and
the moon into blood, before that great and glorious Day of the Lord.” ~ Acts 2:20
"But in those days the sun shall be
darkened (eclipse) and the moon shall not give its light (eclipse) then shall
they see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great
glory." ~ Mark 13:24 - 46
Jesus
told His disciples what would be the signs of the end of the age and some of
them involved signs in the heavens he closes commanding them to ‘watch’ 4
times. To be a "Watcher, and observe what is happening in the
heavens" relating to the Last Day, when "unusual signs" are seen
in the heavens we watch, pray and record.
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Does God use the moon for signs? Yes!
Genesis 1:14, Luke 21:25
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Are Feasts relevant to Yahweh, and
related to the moon? Yes! Leviticus 23
· Are blood-red moons prophetic in
Scripture? Yes! Joel 2:10, 31; Acts 2:20; Revelations
6:12.
"Be always on the watch, and pray that
you may be able to escape all that is about to happen..." ~ Luke 21:36
Jesus
spoke those words after He warned us of many of the events that will happen in
the end times. They are especially relevant to us today when we consider
current headlines are now fulfilling Bible prophecy at an absolutely amazing
rate — which is setting the stage for more ominous events to happen at any
time. The signs are sometimes obvious, such as rumblings in the Middle East,
economic turmoil, shifts in geopolitical policy, earthquakes, signs from
heaven, and more. At other times, the clues are more subtle, yet equally
astounding to those who know Bible prophecy.
The Jewish Talmud says; “When the moon is in eclipse, it is a bad omen for Israel. If its face is as red as blood, (it is a sign that) the sword is coming to the world.”
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Lunar
Eclipse = bad for the Jewish people and Israel
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Blood
Moon = the sword is coming
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Solar
Eclipse = bad for the world
It cannot be regarded as coincidence that all
four blood moons of 2014-15 occur on
religious festivals of Israel, together with two eclipses of the sun also
on important days in 2015.
A
blood moon will occur on the 14th day of Nisan in 2014, when the Passover will
be celebrated in Israel (Leviticus 23:5). Nisan is
the first month in Israel's religious calendar. On the 15th day of the seventh
month (Tishri) when the Feast of Tabernacles begins (Leviticus 23:34) there will be another blood moon.
Exactly the same pattern will be repeated in 2015. Because of Israel's lunar calendar
these dates all coincide with the full moon - on these occasions the moon will
become blood-red. Apart from the lunar eclipses there will also be two
eclipses of the sun in 2015 - on the first day of Nisan and again on the
first day of Tishri. The Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) is celebrated on 1st
Tishri, which is the beginning of their civil calendar.
The
eclipses of the sun and moon confront us with precise dates which cannot be
manipulated! These signs should be
seen as a wake-up call to be ready for what may happen in the near future. Now
is not the time to lapse into spiritual slumber like the foolish virgins of Matthew 25
Repeated
calls by radical Muslims for a world-wide jihad are now heard everywhere - from
Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, the Palestinian territories
in Israel, and even from Muslim groups in London. The scene is set to launch a
major attack against non-Islamic infidels. The suicide bomb mentality of these
terrorist Islamists has over and over demonstrated that they have a fanatical,
religious-driven hatred for their enemies and will not hesitate to plunge the
whole world into chaos!
Israel
still remains their most important target, but the Lord will not allow them to
annihilate His people. According to; Psalm 83 Israel’s
surrounding Arab enemies and Ezekiel 39:1 - 5 radical Islamist Muslims who will invade Israel under
the leadership of Russia (Magog) will be destroyed on the mountains of Israel.
That, together with the rapture, will bring about the end of the church
dispensation and offer the Antichrist the opportunity to be revealed as Satan's
world leader.
The
Jews Require a Sign
If
it does line up with Israel fleeing into the wilderness, Israel will see the
eclipses occurring on their feast days to show them that the time for their
redemption is near.
The
heavens, the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars are totally controlled by his power. The story of Joshua, Hezekiah and the three
wise men following the star to Jesus serve as scriptural validation of this fact.
Genesis 1:14 states that God has put lights in the firmament
and let them be for "signs." In fact, the Hebrew word for
"sign" is "owth" which means also "a signal."
In
biblical prophecies there is a direct correlation between signs in heavenly
bodies and distressing events happening on earth…. We are rapidly approaching
the time of the fulfillment of these signs.
The Coming Blood Moons of 2014 – 2015
These four TOTAL lunar eclipses and two solar
eclipses will occur on the Jewish
holidays of Passover, the Feast of Tabernacles (Feast of Booths) and the Feast
of Trumpets. This is the only tetrad in the next 100 years that aligns itself
with the Jewish holidays.
Putting everything into
perspective, the coming 2014 tetrad will be tied to some major event dealing
with Israel This also means that the blood moons of 2014 - 2015 will be a time
of war or persecution for the Jewish people. This may Lead Israel to gain
and/or loose land during this time.
Throughout 2011 there was been war and
crisis in the Middle East that has ignited violence and uprisings in Egypt,
Libya, Syria, Yemen and other Middle Eastern nations. There is also the threat
of a nuclear Iran. Meanwhile, the Obama administration of America has increased
the leadership of the Muslim brotherhood, creating a more fanatical terrorist
state that threatens Israel’s existence as a nation.
As of 2012 the world is on the edge of
a financial collapse that could destroy the economy of Europe and America, one
of the lone supporters of the nation of Israel - and President Obama has
declared the position of the United States is to divide the land of Israel to
pre-1967 borders for the creation of a Palestine state within Israel.
2013 through 2014 will provide the leading
events for the next 2014 - 2015 blood moons that are predicted to occur.
With the deterioration of Egypt, and talk of bombing Syria, these events may
involve war in the Middle East and a financial crisis around the world that
will affect the land of Israel and the Jewish population globally.
The Middle East is in the
most volatile and dangerous position in decades. Egypt teeters on the brink of
civil war, Iraq is still wracked with violence – and the fighting in Syria
threatens to drag the entire region (as well as a nuclear Iran, China, Russia
and the US) into a chaotic war, most likely resulting in Israel being attacked.
The U.S. is slowly distancing itself from Israel while aiding her enemies. As
the U.S. is pulling away, in the end Israel will find another protector which
will bring her true salvation and victory, Jesus Christ!
Not to be the boy who cried wolf, since every generation since Jesus has claimed to be living in the last days, but no other time in history have biblical prophecies been fulfilled to the extent that they have at present - and everything around us points toward the last days. At any rate, according to biblical prophecy (which does not lie), the proven historical significance of the blood moon tetrad falling on the Jewish Feasts as well as the word of God given to Mark last year, whether or not the blood moons of 2014-15 signal the second coming of Jesus Christ, this will certainly be a time of major significance to every Jew globally as well as to the body of Christ.
John Hagee has just released a book on the coming four moons with the tag line "something is about to change" - pretty close to the message God gave Mark last year - “get ready, something big is coming.”
May the blood of Jesus cover, bless and protect you!
~ Mark and Cathie
A
WARNING TO THE UNITED STATES
In
February, Iranian President, Ahmadinejad visited Egypt and received a welcome
from Morsi the Egyptian President and
the Muslim Brotherhood – and made renewed calls for the complete annihilation
of Israel - so it doesn’t matter who wins in the current situation there, they
will have an ally. At the same time that all that was taking place, Obama visited
Israel in March, for the first time since he was a candidate for President,
only to push for a peace treaty and Palestinian state!
There
are various indications that the tension between Israel and her Muslim neighbors
are close to the boiling point. Iran's nuclear program has been accelerated and
they have armed Hezbollah in Lebanon to the teeth.
The
United States seems to be withdrawing from the world scene. There is a weakened
yet wildly dangerous Syria, and Russian army personnel in the Middle East ready
for war. At the present it will only take a spark to ignite an instant bonfire
– and the Middle East is lining up to prophecy… “One day they will mourn and say,
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!” ~ Matthew 23:39
Not to be the boy who cried wolf, since every generation since Jesus has claimed to be living in the last days, but no other time in history have biblical prophecies been fulfilled to the extent that they have at present - and everything around us points toward the last days. At any rate, according to biblical prophecy (which does not lie), the proven historical significance of the blood moon tetrad falling on the Jewish Feasts as well as the word of God given to Mark last year, whether or not the blood moons of 2014-15 signal the second coming of Jesus Christ, this will certainly be a time of major significance to every Jew globally as well as to the body of Christ.
John Hagee has just released a book on the coming four moons with the tag line "something is about to change" - pretty close to the message God gave Mark last year - “get ready, something big is coming.”
May the blood of Jesus cover, bless and protect you!
~ Mark and Cathie
