A New Sign in the Heaven
On January 10, 2001, CNN reported a sign in the heavens. The moon appeared blood red during a total lunar eclipse that was promoted as the most colorful lunar eclipse for a decade. The eclipse lasted about three hours and was visible throughout the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
CNN notes that: "The moon "turning to blood" was once seen as a sign that disaster would strike or that the gods were angry." Indeed! CNN may be more accurate than they think for it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of an angry God.
Isa 17:1 tells us that God will judge Syria and that Damascus will cease from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap. It was reported that in Syria, hundreds of people, many with their cameras, drove up to the Qassioun mountain on the edge of the capital Damascus to watch the eclipse. Is the Blood red moon a harbinger of disaster for not only Syria, but all countries that turn on Israel?
"And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it." (Zec 12:3)
Unfortunately, it is not just Syria and Israel's other Middle Eastern enemies that want to divide the land. It is the United States as well:
On Sunday, January 7th, 2001, 2001 President Bill Clinton declared that "there can be no peace without compromise and there is no choice but for Israel to divide this land into two states for two peoples," and calling for the Palestinian Authority "not to hold out for the impossible more."
God takes the division of the land seriously. The prophet Joel, also speaking of the last days, underscores the consequences of dividing the land:
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And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. "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 terrible day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the remnant whom the LORD calls. "For behold, in those days and at that time, when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people, My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; they have also divided up My land." (Joel 2:28-3:2)In Daniel, we see the anti-christ coming on the scene. In verse 11:39 we see he will act against the strongest fortresses (certainly the U.S.A. is still a strong fortress) and divide the land for gain. Will the final dividing of the land of Israel be preceeded by an attack on the U.S.A.? Certainly the U.S.A. is over ripe for judgement:
"Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. "He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above them all. "But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. "Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain." (Daniel 11:36-39)
There have been other "signs" in the heavens as well which point to the fulfillment of Joel's prophecy and the arrival of the Day of the Lord.
On December 24, 2000 an asteroid capable of wiping out a city has missed the Earth by an astronomical whisker. The 50-yard space rock traveled over London at more than 20 miles per second before missing the planet by just 480,000 miles - twice the distance to the moon but a near miss in astronomical terms. If it had collided with Earth it would have left a hole three quarters of a mile across - big enough to have devastated London. And once again, the asteroid was undetected until after it passed earth. There have been several "near misses" over last few years. Someday the predictions of the Book of Revelation will be fulfilled and a massive comet or asteroid severely damages the earth.
For more information on "Signs in the Heavens", reference:
http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/signheav.htm
http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/up092500.htm
http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/dn090100.htm#article4
"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea." (Jesus Christ - Luke 21:25)
"…the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; and account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation - as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which those who are untaught and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. You therefore, beloved, since you know these things beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen." (1 Peter 3:10-18)
Judgement is coming for God is not mocked and he who sows to the wind shall reap the whirlwind. The Day of the Lord is growing close and it is a Day of destruction.
"Consecrate a fast, call a sacred assembly; gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD. Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as destruction from the Almighty. Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God? The seed grain shrivels under the clods, storehouses are in shambles; barns are broken down, for the grain has withered. How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are restless, because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep suffer your punishment. O LORD, to You I cry out; for fire has devoured the open pastures, and a flame has burned all the trees of the field. The beasts of the field also cry out to You, for the water brooks are dried up, and fire has devoured the open pastures."
(Joel 1:14-20)Is God pleading for repentance?
As of Sep 25,2000, there were 79,751 fires in the United States alone which had burned 6,837,462 acres. It was projected at that time that over 8 million acres will be burned off in 2000 in America alone! Forest fires were raging out of control world-wide.
During the year 2000, major droughts have plagued 18 States. Some water tables have dropped 30 feet: Georgia is in its third straight year of severe drought as is North Carolina. Texas broke drought records since the "dust bowl", huge hail, and now flooding. ‘Swarms of locusts’ are eating up crops and trees. Insects, floods, and drought destroyed millions of acres of crops in Kansas, North Carolina, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, California, Idaho, Montana, Missouri, Florida, and Iowa were being dried up and burned off this year. There have been tree blights, rotting diseases, severe drought, severe cold, and blizzards, massive hail storms, ranging from golf ball to grapefruit in size, devastating insects are taking a massive toll across U.S. The "West Nile Virus" threatened the North East this year. Tornadoes, hurricanes, and violent storms have continued. CNN reported this year that "Fishing stocks everywhere are now suffering and some species are endangered or even extinct. Four years ago a drastic reductions in Cod, Red Snapper, Sea Bass, Herring, Salmon, and Halibut was noted." In addition, billions of fish" have been killed (some by poison) around the world (50 million in Hurricane Andrew). Millions of dead fish are coming up on world’s seashores. The "Black Sea" kill was catastrophic, and scientists are puzzled to what caused it. Several beaches closed for sewage and oil spills (7/2000). Chemicals and toxic poisons have polluted many water supplies. On October 31st it was reported that 6,000 tons of toxic waste was on one freighter that hsank into English Channel. The stage is being set for world-wide famine as predicted in the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ -- it will get worse.
If you have been reading this website over the years, it should be clear to you that there has been a marked increase in natural disasters in America (as well as world-wide). Nita Johnson, a prophetess of God, sees them continuing (
http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/nita1200.htm)In Expect the Unexpected! - Part 4, we discussed dying Sea life - A Sign of Judgement?
http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/up102500.htm.What did Joel see prior to the Day of the Lord? Blood and pillars of smoke!
"And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke."
(Joel 2:30)Dying Sea life, dying cattle, dying people -- Blood! And in the midst fire and pillars of smoke. See
http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/amup0816.htm - America is Burning. Also see "Expect the Unexpected! - Part 1." Since this article was drafted, we are continuing to see a marked increase in both earthquakes and volcanic activity world-wide (http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/up091400.htm) as Joel's prophecy is being fulfilled before our very eyes. It is possible that the fact that Joel saw pillars (plural) of smoke that this could indicate simultaneous volconic explosions (perhaps set off or accompanied by massive earthquakes) throughout the World. As it has been reported many times, the "Ring of Fire" has entered an extremely active phase -- and reports of volvanic and seismic activity are accelerating.On Monday, Dec 18, 2000, one of the world's biggest volcanoes, Popocatepetl, Exploded. It was its most powerful eruption in at least 400 years. By Monday night, the volcano appeared to have quieted. But experts said the apparent calm was a more dangerous sign than the rumbling and belching of previous days. The calm before the storm. The building pressure, they said, could result in a dangerous eruption. The volcano "is like a pressure cooker without the hole for the steam," Interior Minister Santiago Creel explained. "It could lead to a situation the likes of which we've never seen." Oscar Navarro, the federal government's director of civil protection, said the size of the lava plug had mushroomed to 490 million cubic feet, all in just 19 hours. By comparison, he said, the last time the volcano had a notable eruption, in 1997, the plug was only 210 million cubic feet and that took over a year's time just to form the 210. Michael Sheridan, an expert on Popocatepetl at the University at Buffalo, said magma is building inside one of the volcano's chambers, creating pressure on the mountain's south side. If the pressure continues to build, it could create cracks in the mountain, allowing lava to seep out, or it could prompt an eruption like ``a champagne bottle that keeps overflowing,'' he said. ``My opinion has been since the beginning that this should be considered the world's most dangerous volcano,'' he said.
Such volcanic explosions, coupled with fire (either forest fires of nuclear -- and nuclear explosons would further destroy the ozone layer as well) would throw up so much smoke that the "the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD," just as Joel foresaw.
There have also been many signs in the heavens over the last few years -- including an unprecedented number of "Blood-red" moons (Is God speaking?), near misses by asteroids, cosmic explosions of unimaginable power, the thinning of the ozone layer, and much more. The audio "Signs in the Heavens" (
http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/signheav.htm) highlights some of the many signs in the heavens that are an harbinger of the Day of the Lord. In addition, in "Expect the Unexpected - Part 3 - Ozone - A Sign in the Heavenlies" (http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/up092500.htm) the severity of the problem with ozone is discussed. This problem has gotten so bad, that Chileans are getting sunburns in as little as seven minutes. As the ozone layer shrinks, such occurrences will become more frequent in other, more populous areas, damaging local economies, destroying sea life, causing skin cancer, and damaging livestock. Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa will be facing ozone-related problems as the ozone "hole" continues to expand. Eventually, the ozone problem could be a fulfillment of the predictions found in the Book of the Revelation:"The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him."
(Rev 16:8-9)As incredible as it sounds, even in the midst of the "Bowl" judgements depicted in Revelation, still mankind did not repent. It is not God's desire to bring judgement, what God wants is repentance. However, because of rampant sin, God once had to destroy the whole world (save eight) in the Flood of Noah.
And because of unrepented sin and a failure to receive God's free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ, men and women, perhaps your friends and neighbors, your relatives and co-workers, will face the same fate as the Devil as they will be thrown into the Lake of Fire:
"And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire."
(Revelation 20:15)"And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
(Rev 21:6-8)We are all going to live forever, the only choice we have in the matter is our eternal destination -- in heaven with a loving God who loved you so much that he allowed His only begotten Son (Jesus) to die the most excruciating death invented by man for your sins (See "Crucify Him" -
http://prophecyandcurrentevents.com/thglory/crucify.htm) so you could have that wonderful eternal life with Him, or, in Hell with Satan who only wants to kill, maim, and destroy, FOREVER.The choice is yours. The Day of the Lords is fast approaching. If you refuse God's free gift of salvation, it will be your choice to go to hell, not God's choice as He is not willing that any should perish, but all should come to repentance and eternal life.
How to Be Saved Through Jesus
Consider these things!
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." (1 Cor 6:9-10)
The Return of the Lord grows closer day by day. Choose this day whom you will serve, for no man may serve two masters. You are either hot or cold and if lukewarm, the Lord will spew you out of His mouth. Are you yearning for His return? Are your lamps filled with the oil of the Holy Spirit as a witness to a lost and dying world or will you be left behind only to ultimately be denied access to the Wedding Supper of the Lamb and eternity in heaven.
Your eternal destiny hangs in the balance. Therefore, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. Do all things without murmuring and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
"Put off everything that easily entangles, forgive that your Father in heaven may forgive you, and love your neighbor as your self. "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
(John 13:35)Whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake. I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world - the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Purify yourselves daily by the reading of the Word. Jesus is returning for a Holy and Spotless Church. ``Today is the day of salvation for many who are perishing; their tomorrow shall not see my return in glory to judge the living and the dead. Today is the day of their salvation." Don't delay. Time is short. You have no guarantee that you will even see tomorrow. If you die without receiving Jesus as your Lord and Savior, your eternal destiny is fixed.
``It is now the hour to awake from sleep, for our salvation is closer than when we first accepted the faith.'' (Rom 13:11)
As we see the signs of His return drawing close, what manner of holy life should we be living? Remember that Jesus is returning for a Holy and Spotless Bride. Whether His return is today or 10 years from now is irrelevant since eternity is only a heart beat away for any of us. So choose this day whom you will serve, ask the Holy Spirit to search you to see if there be any iniquity in you, and then call upon Jesus your Deliverer. He is faithful for forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unfaithfulness.
"Watch and pray, therefore, that you would be counted worthy to escape the judgment that is coming upon the earth and be able to stand before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:36).
Maranatha!
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