The Blood Moon Tetrads

There are 33 days to Rosh Hashanah!

Previously, I wrote about the astronomical sign of solar eclipses in 2008, 2009, and 2010 that occured on the Jewish day that marks times of mourning. This extremely rare event appears to be God's warning and countdown to the year 2011 as the year for the next major prophetical event -- the rapture. This would also confirm the year of the rapture I calculated by studying the clues found in the construction of the Great Pyramid.

In the last blog entry, I wrote about the "great sign in heaven" (see Revelation 12) and how, between 2008-2015, the sun, moon, the Morning Star (Venus), and constellation Virgo appear as written in Scripture only in 2011 and only on the day of Rosh Hashanah. This sign further reinforces my belief that our Lord's return for His people may only be 33 days away.

The final astronomical sign I want to cover is the tetrad (four) of blood moons that occur on Passover and Tabernacles in two consecutive years. But before I start, let's remember that even before Satan perverted the study of the heavens with astrology, God used various heavenly signs to convey important messages to mankind.

The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. (Joel 2:31)

I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. (Acts 2:19-20)

Much of what I'll be explaining was from research done by Mark Blitz of El Shaddai Ministries. If you want more in depth study of this topic, I would recommend you visit their website.

In Jewish history, God seems to leave his "fingerprints" in heaven to reveal some of His major work on behalf of His people. At least one such fingerprint He uses is a series of four "blood moons". (Lunar eclipses can appear reddish when the earth casts its shadow on the moon.) Historically, when there have been blood moons on the first and last Jewish festival (Passover and Sukkot) in two back-to-back years, it has followed a major blessing on Israel.

On August 3, 1492, the Jews were expelled from Spain. The Spanish Inquisition soon followed. However the day before on August 2, Christopher Columbus gathered a group of Jews and escaped the persecution as he set sail that night. A tetrad of blood moons on Passover and Sukkot appeared the next two years.

In May 1948, the nation of Israel was reborn in a single day. By all accounts this was extraordinary. A tetrad of blood moons on Passover and Sukkot in 1949 and 1950 appeared. On June 6, 1967, Israel captured Jerusalem in the six day war, and a tetrad of blood moons on Passover and Sukkot appeared in 1967 and 1968.

The next tetrad of blood moons will appear on Passover and Sukkot in 1914 and 1915, indicating something extraordinay is about to happen in 2013 or 2014, assuming the pattern above repeats itself. Researchers indicate that a tetrad of blood moons on these festival days will not occur again this century and perhaps not for hundreds of years.

So what major happening could this next tetrad emphasize. There are some who believe it will mark the mid-point of the seven year tribulation. Based on what I have learned so far, I think it could be God's fingerprints that he leaves when he miraculously rescues Israel from the inevitable annilation from her enemies near the beginning of tribulation. The following is from Psalm 83:

1 O God, do not remain silent;
do not turn a deaf ear,
do not stand aloof, O God.
2 See how your enemies growl,
how your foes rear their heads.
3 With cunning they conspire against your people;
they plot against those you cherish.
4 “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation,
so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”

5 With one mind they plot together;
they form an alliance against you—
6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
of Moab and the Hagrites,
7 Byblos, Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia, with the people of Tyre.
8 Even Assyria has joined them
to reinforce Lot’s descendants.[b]

9 Do to them as you did to Midian,
as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon,
10 who perished at Endor
and became like dung on the ground.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 who said, “Let us take possession
of the pasturelands of God.”

13 Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
like chaff before the wind.
14 As fire consumes the forest
or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,
15 so pursue them with your tempest
and terrify them with your storm.
16 Cover their faces with shame, LORD,
so that they will seek your name.

17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;
may they perish in disgrace.
18 Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD—
that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

As I speculate about this, I believe that this unfulfilled prophecy could take place before the seven years of tribulation and could provide the reason that the beast (antichrist) will enter into a seven-year peace treaty with Israel. If this is right, it would also fit into the time frame of the rapture in 2011 and the tribulation period beginning in mid-2013. There are a lot of possibilities here. What do you think?

Are you ready for His return?

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Another Barrier to Truth: False Beliefs

There is a lot said in the Bible about danger of false beliefs. In a misguided way, we may believe that it really doesn't matter what you believe as long as believe somthing. That viewpoint is opposite what God's Word says.

The Apostle Paul told the Galatians that if anybody is preaching to them a gospel other than what they had accepted, let him be eternally condemned (Galatians 1:9). These are strong words but only examples of the seriousness God gives to the truth. Speaking about the Jews, he also said, "Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer for the Israelites is that they may be saved. For I can tesify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge".(Romans 10:1-2)

In his second epistle, the Apostle John also had strong words about departing from the teaching of Christ:

Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them. Anyone who welcomes them shares in their wicked work. (2 John 9-11)

Those who question the whole truth of the Bible, including the exclusive claims of Jesus Christ, are subject to the dangers of false beliefs. Jesus taught us to follow the narrow way that leads to life, not the broad way that leads to destruction.

Have you embraced God's grace? The Bible says we are saved by grace through faith in Christ, not by works. We cannot do anything to earn God's grace. Grace is a free gift, and it must be accepted as such. Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Lord? If not, you can settle your eternal destiny right now. Just admit your sinfulness, ask Him to forgive you and come into your life as Lord. The Bible says that if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9).

If the Spirit is convicting you that this is true, don't refuse to love the truth. There is not better time than now to get your eternal affairs in order.

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Prayer suggestion:

"O Lord, Your coming is near! Help me to be ready, watchful, and alert. Grant me opportunities to be your mouthpiece unto a dying world, and let not your Word return to you void. The time is short. Grant me wisdom and boldness to be a faithful Ambassador of Christ. In Jesus name I pray, Amen."