FOUR BLOOD MOONS - NYOBS 38.16

FOUR BLOOD MOONS

First Word

The RED COLOR of the Moon is caused by “Rayleigh” scattering of the sunlight through

the Earth's atmosphere, the same effect that causes sunsets to appear RED. 

The term Rayleigh comes from a British physicist named Lord Rayleigh who came up with the idea about electromagnetic radiation particles in gas that polarize the particles and cause them to scatter the light on earth during a total eclipse of the moon which produces the color.

NASA

·         I think it’s important here to authenticate the Blood Moon concept by quoting the smart people at NASA; the ones who put a man on the moon.

·         They have determined and documented with their technology that the “Tetrad” or four Blood Moon has not happened in over 5,000 years. - Then suddenly we got a tetrad of Blood Moons that happened three times in a row within 500 years. – April 1492 - May 1948 - June 1967 - SOMETHING IS GOING ON !

·         They went on to predict that we would have another set of four more BLOOD MOONS with the first on April 15, 2014, second on October 8, 2014, which both have happened and then a third on April 4, 2015 and the fourth on September 28, 2015.

·         So this information from NASA documenting Blood Moons is deemed credible and not made up by some RELIGIOUS NUT.

PROPHECY

·         Let them serve as SIGNS to mark SACRED times - God speaks about the SUN and MOON in Genesis, the very first book of the Bible. (Signs are Signals to the Hebrews)

·         This is as good a place as any to quote the Bible and the Prophet Joel to see how this plays out in the Christians life.

·         In the Old Testament, Joel says that while there is WAR going on in the earth, God will show us wonders in the Heavens, with the moon turning the color of Blood.  This will occur before the coming of “The Day of the Lord”. (Judgment)

·         In the New Testament, Peter quotes the Prophet Joel saying the same thing about the eclipses of the Sun and the Moon turning Blood Red and he calls them SIGNS.

·         Eclipse of the Sun means Judgment on the Nations; (Signs & signals to the World)

·         Eclipse of the Moon means Judgment on the Enemies of Israel; (Signs & signals for Israel).

·         When the Sun is eclipsed in the middle of the four Blood Moon it means something devastating is going to happen. – (“Perhaps” this is the beginning of the Tribulation Period)

·         Joseph was considered a “type of Christ” when he saved Israel from starvation.  In his dream he said the Sun, Moon and Stars would BOW DOWN to him. (as a type of Christ)

·         So the total Eclipses of the Sun and the Blood Moons are SIGNS that comes before the great and notable day of the Lord. – (Glorious for the Believer, but Dreadful for the Non-Believer as well as the Make-Believer.)

Genesis 1:14 - Let them serve as SIGNS to mark sacred times
¹⁴ And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as SIGNS to mark SACRED TIMES, and days and years, (NIV2011)

Joel 2:30-31 – Blood Moon appears BEFORE coming of the Lord
³⁰ I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
³¹ The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood BEFORE the coming of the great and DREADFUL day of the LORD. (NIV2011)

Acts 2:19-20 Peter quotes Joel’s SIGNS in the New Testament.
¹⁹ And I will show wonders in the heaven above, And SIGNS on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:
²⁰ The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and NOTABLE day. (ASV)

Genesis 37:9 – Sun, Moon and Stars bowed down
⁹ Then he (Joseph) dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me. (NKJV)

History

·         Let’s take a look at what happened during the first Tetra’s of Blood Moons that have occurred in the last 500 years. – The first three were the MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS in the History of Israel. – Could these Blood Moons be SIGNS in the heavens to us from God?

1.     April 1492 when the Sephardi Jews were given the “Edict of Expulsion” which gave them fourteen days to get out of Spain. – Documents reveal that they did get out of Spain and took their money with them and gave it to Christopher Columbus to find a place for them to live. – He did and they settled in England and America. – FOUR BLOOD MOONS

2.     May 14 1948  Israel became a Nation.- (Holy Land Restored) - FOUR BLOOD MOONS

3.     June 5-10 1967 -This was the Six Day War (named after the six days of creation) when three superior Arab armies were defeated by Israel and they seized the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank of the Jordan River (including East Jerusalem), and the Golan Heights.  This united the city of Jerusalem with Israel. – (Holy city was restored) The world had abandoned Israel and ONLY GOD could have saved them from these Superior armies. – These three SIGNS all happened back to back - FOUR BLOOD MOONS

·          NOTE: The dates on the lunar calendar for all the JEWISH FEAST were already set and established in the Bible, they have not changed. - The Lunar calendar is different from ours.

1      April 15, 2014 - Blood Moon falls on the first day of the feast of Passover

2      October 8, 2014 - Blood Moon falls on the eve of Sukkot – Feast of Booths / Tabernacles.

·         March 20, 2015 - SUN ECLIPSE in the center of the Four Blood Moons – Time of Distress – Something devastating is going to happen – Perhaps wars of the world or the beginning of the Seven Years of Tribulation period. – We just don’t know.

3      April 4, 2015 - Blood Moon falls on the feast of Passover

4      September 28, 2015 - Blood Moon falls on Sukkot - Feast of Booths or Tabernacles.

·         Coincidence or a SIGN – Did you notice that ALL the Blood Moons fall on the days of Jewish Feasts? – What are the odds that this would happen in this order without the hand of God?

·         Passover Feast is when the Jews commemorate their liberation and delivery from Egypt and their protection from the ten plagues including the Death Angel that passed over them.

·         Sukkot Feast commemorates the fragile dwellings or tents that they lived in while living in the desert and God’s protection – It’s a walled structure that they sleep in that is covered with plant material such as palm leaves.

·         Eclipse of the Sun -There was an eclipse of the Sun for THREE HOURS at the death of Christ.  Could this be just a coincidence or was it A SIGN from the hand of God?

Luke 23:44 - Eclipse of the Sun for THREE HOURS- Jesus Died
⁴⁴ It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

(NIV2011)

Mark 13:14-26 Sun and Moon darkened before Christ returns
¹⁴ When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
¹⁵ Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.
¹⁶ Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.
¹⁷ How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
¹⁸ Pray that this will not take place in winter,
¹⁹ because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again.
²⁰ If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.
²¹ At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
²² For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
²³ So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
²⁴ But in those days, following that distress, “ ‘the SUN will be darkened, and the MOON will not give its light;
²⁵  the STARS will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
²⁶  “At that time people will see the SON OF MAN COMING in clouds with great power and glory.

(NIV2011

Conjecture

·         2014–2015 Four Blood Moons will occur during the FEASTS – It’s unproven, but thought by some, that should the TRIBULATION PERIOD begin here in the center of the Four Blood Moons commencing with the total eclipse of the Sun, that this would signal the rebirth of the Jewish Holy Temple being restored or rebuilt. - Something certainly to be considered.

·         If this is true, I would be pretty excited about the coming of the Tribulation Period because the Rapture precedes it and ALL BELIEVERS ARE GOING; both dead and alive.

Revelation 11:1-2 – The Temple is started to be rebuilt

¹ And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
² And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. (3 ½ years – half of the Tribulation period) (ASV)

Possible or Impossible

·         To believe what I am about to say, you will think is an impossibility, but the scriptures record it and we have to decide whether or not God can do it.

·         Scripture reports that sometime in the Future, the Sun and the Moon will BOTH be darkened at the same time – We are not talking about shadows here; neither of them will give any light.

·         We are forced to decide whether or NOT God is Omnipotent (all powerful) and believe or NOT believe that His power created the heavens and the earth.

·         We have evidence in scripture that supports that God IS in control of the heavenly bodies.

·         Joshua prayed to God and the Sun and Moon both STOOD STILL for about a whole day.

·         Hezekiah asked for a SIGN that he would live 15 more years and as a SIGN God made the sun reverse its travel in the sky and GO BACKWARD ten steps as marked on the Sun Dial.

·         Wise Men followed a Star till it STOPPED over the place where the Baby Jesus was laid.

·         Can it be possible that God planned in advance that the Blood Moons would occur on Jewish Feast Days as a SIGN to us, or is it just a coincidence?

Matthew 24:29 – Sun and Moon darkened at the same time.
²⁹ Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. (NKJV)

Joshua 10:12-13 – The Sun stood still for about a whole day
¹² Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon."
¹³ So the SUN STOOD still, And the MOON STOPPED, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. (NKJV)

2 Kings 20:9-11 - The Sun went backward 10 steps on sundial.
⁹ Isaiah answered, “This is the LORD’s SIGN to you that the LORD will do what he has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?”
¹⁰ It is a simple matter for the shadow to go forward ten steps,” said Hezekiah. “Rather, have it go back ten steps.”
¹¹ Then the prophet Isaiah called on the LORD, and the LORD made the shadow GO BACK the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz. (NIV2011)

Matthew 2:9 – Star stopped over the place of Baby Jesus
⁹ After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it STOPPED over the place where the child was. (NIV2011)

What does all this mean?

·         If you have ears to hear -These Blood Moons are SIGNS of the Second Coming of Christ.

·         When you see these SIGNS; lift up your head, GET READY; your redemptions is at hand.

·         The Tribulation period is on the horizon, just around the corner; we don’t know when.

·         The Rapture can come at any time; nothing else has to happen. – GET READY – You are either a Believer, an un-Believer or a MAKE-BELIEVER.

Matthew 24:33 – Sign that His Second coming is near.
³³ So it is with you: When you see all these things, you'll know he's at the door. (MSG)

Luke 21:28 – Lift up your heads – your redemption is near
²⁸  When these things begin to take place, STAND UP and LIFT UP your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” (NIV2011)

Make Believer - Rabbit Trail

·         Sunday Christian - A follower of Christ can go to Sunday School and Church - Sing the songs of Praise - Enter into prayer - Be a part of laying hands on the sick - See the Holy Spirit at work in healings and miracles - Taste the sweetness of communion with the other saints… And still not be a part of the Faith. – NYOBS 35.02 – FALLING FROM GRACE

·         How can that be; the Bible teaches that once you are saved you are always saved.

·         As Jesus taught His followers, they experienced the miracles of healings; the casting out of demons; the feeding of thousands and tasted the power of the Holy Spirit; but at some point they could not spiritually discern His teachings which caused them to walk away.

·         IT IS IMPOSSIBLE for someone like this with their own ability and power to come back to the Faith; except by the GRACE of Jesus Christ.  - With Him all things are possible.

·         According to Scripture the rain waters all the soil, some good and some not so good.  Some brings forth good vegetation and some brings up worthless thorns and thistles; but both got the same water.  NYOBS 30.27 – TWO JUDGMENTS

·         A True Believer will not leave the Faith. – A Make-Believer will; this proves that they were never a part of the Faith to begin with.

·         How can you know if you are a True Believer? - God said, you will know them by their fruits’; their actions. – Take a close look at your “check book”; your speech, your SONGS and your activities. – Do they honor God or bring shame?

·         The Fruit of the Spirit has nine expressions; but all nine of them are exhibited as just ONE fruit - Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. – They are utilized along with the Gifts of the Spirit for the perfecting of the Saints and the building up of the Church body. – Does your actions build up the Church and strive for the perfection that is offered through Jesus Christ?

·         Adam and Eve were not kicked out of the Garden because of their sin; they were kicked out because they DID NOT CONFESS their sin and seek forgiveness.  Instead they blamed each other as well as God for their actions – Obedience brings Mercy and Blessings – Disobedience brings Judgment.

·          Lip Service - Are you just going through the motions, having only “a form of Godliness”? – Is God’s word spoken through your mouth, but not spoken in your actions?

·         We are told to examine ourselves before we take part in communion.  Do we have unconfessed sin? – Do we need a “course correction” in our life?

·         God does not have any STEP CHILDREN; only Children.  You are not a child of God because your Mama is. – Life is Choice Driven – Are you a Believer or a Make-Believer?

John 6:66 – Many DISCIPLES left the Faith.
⁶⁶ As a result of this many of His DISCIPLES withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. (NASB)

1 John 2:19 – The left because they were MAKE BELIEVERS
¹⁹ They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. (NIV2011)

2 Timothy 3:2-5 Make-Believers have a form of Godliness
² People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
³ without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
⁴ treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
⁵ HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. (NIV2011)

Hebrews 6:4-6 – Believers & Make-Believer - taste the power
⁴ For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
⁵ and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
⁶ and then have fallen away, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.

Matthew 19:25-26 - With God all things are possible
²⁵ When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, WHO THEN CAN BE SAVED?
²⁶ But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

(KJV)

Hebrews 6:7-8 – The Rain waters; Some Useful, Some Worthless
⁷ For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;
⁸ but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. (NASB)

Matthew 7:16 – You will know them by their FRUIT
¹⁶ By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? (NIV2011)

Galatians 5:22-23 – FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
²³ gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (NASB)

Ephesians 4:12 – Gifts are for the PERFECTING of the saints
¹² for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: (ASV)

1 Corinthians 11:27-28 – EXAMINE YOURSELF
²⁷ So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
²⁸ That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. (NLT)

Watchman

·         The Four Blood Moon came to the forefront when Mark Biltz and Pastor John Hagee noticed a pattern in the eclipses of the Sun and Moon. – Every prior tetrad of Blood Moons coincided with the History of Israel, and pointed to the coming of END TIME EVENTS.

·         They felt as Watchmen on the Wall, that they were accountable to share their findings with those that “had an ear to hear”. – This is NOT the setting of dates and times, but an urge to WATCH.

·         The Seven Year Tribulation period along with the RAPTURE starts the Time Clock Countdown for the advent of the Second coming of Jesus Christ when He comes to rule for a 1,000 years. - NYOBS 25.28 - MILLENNIUM REIGN    

Isaiah 21:6 – Watchman on the Wall – Shout out what he sees
⁶ The Lord said to me, “Put a watchman on the city wall. Let him shout out what he sees. (NLT)

Ezekiel 33:6 - The Watchman is accountable to sound the alarm
⁶ If the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’ (NIV2011)

Matthew 13:9 – If you have ears for Spiritual things, then hear
⁹ He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" (NKJV)

In the multitude of counselors,

 there is wisdom.

Proverbs 11:14

I am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses.  Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further that I otherwise ever could have.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Four Blood Moons; TV Series – John Hagee

Gospels Interwoven; The – Kermit Zarley

Harper’s Bible Dictionary – Harper & Row

Illustrated Bible Dictionary; The - Tyndale

Illustrated Bible Dictionary – Nelson

Late Great Planet Earth; The – Hal Linsey

Nave’s Topical Bible; NIV – Zondervan

Nave’s Topical Bible; NIV- Nelson

New International Dictionary of the Bible; The – Douglas Tenney

Seven Deadly Sins – British Broadcasting Network

Who’s Who and Where’s Where in the Bible – Stephen M. Miller

Wikipedia

Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible; The - Tenney