What Does the Bible Say About The Red Moon?

sermonindex Apr 15, 2014

Acts 2:20

The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.

Revelation 6:12-14

When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

Joel 2:31

The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

Matthew 24:29

"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 heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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There is a significant back to back lunar eclipses with the moon turning to blood. Though we should not jump on every possible sign as an end-times sign it is clear that we should ignore this either. Could the world end in the next 10 years? Could the tribulation be upon us? It is possible saints.

There is a word-wide harvest of souls right now, great underground churches where many are coming to faith in areas of the world where the gospel was not present.

May we be found in the will of God.

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Could the world end in the next 10 years? Could the tribulation be upon us? It is possible saints. Greg

I believe in my spirit that we are at the very door of the tribulation and therefore within a short sight of the end of this age.

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MaryJane Apr 15, 2014

Greetings

In my spirit I have been feeling strong urging from the LORD to be found ready in HIM. I do believe we are seeing a time when persecution and hatred for those who are following JESUS will become even more common place across the entire world.

God bless
maryjane

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KingJimmy Apr 15, 2014

According to: http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-blood-moon-lunar-eclipses-2014-2015

The amount of "blood moons" that have happened in the past 2,000 years, that also coincided with the Jewish festivals, have happened 8 times.

1. 162-163 C.E. (Common Era)
2. 795-796 C.E.
3. 842-843 C.E.
4. 860-861 C.E.
5. 1493-1494 C.E.
6. 1949-1950 C.E.
7. 1967-1968 C.E.
8. 2014-2015 C.E.

It's a rare phenomenon, but as you can see, it happened 3 sets of times between 795 and 861 AD, and then skipped about 500 years, and happened again during 1493-1494, then skipped 500 years and happened 3 sets of times between 1949 and 2015.

Like a rainbow, this is a natural phenomenon that happens as simply a part of nature. However, like a rainbow, this natural phenomenon reminds us of God and his faithfulness to His promises.

Rainbows point back, blood moons point forward, and both call us to remember God and His promises in the present, and to act accordingly.

Let's not read anymore into either event than this.

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MrBillPro Apr 15, 2014

Well I got up at 2:20 am central time this morning, to witness the Blood Moon, and even took some pictures. What I can say from my own personal experience, from just watching it for 30 minutes or so, is I woke up this morning feeling more relaxed and at peace with life. I don't know if my feeling this morning has any significance to my personal experience seeing it, but something happened. I will just leave it at that, hope others got to witness it also.
God Bless!

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MaryJane Apr 15, 2014

by MrBillPro on 2014/4/15 8:06:23

Well I got up at 2:20 am central time this morning, to witness the Blood Moon, and even took some pictures. What I can say from my own personal experience, from just watching it for 30 minutes or so, is I woke up this morning feeling more relaxed and at peace with life. I don't know if my feeling this morning has any significance to my personal experience seeing it, but something happened. I will just leave it at that, hope others got to witness it also.
God Bless!

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Greetings MrBill

I did not get to see it. Storm clouds and rain here so we missed it. Glad you got to see it and that you are feeling at peace. GOD is so good to us!!

God bless
maryjane

sermonindex Apr 15, 2014

Though some may call into question the significance the blood moons. What can not be argued is the increase of world wide persecution. Jesus reminds us in Mat.24 that we will be hated by all nations because of His name. The martyrdom of believers increase with each passing year. The list of nations hostile to the name of Christ grows each year.

When I read articles that ask if there will be a church left in the Middle East or that speak of a global war on Christians, then one knows the end is near.

Blaine Scogin
Persecution Watch

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yuehan Apr 15, 2014

Here's a NASA link on the recemt lunar eclipse, as well as the other eclipses occurring this year: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2014.html

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ADisciple Apr 15, 2014

I tend to be very guarded about interpretations of phenomena like these. But here are my thoughts.

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light, and the stars, to rule the night (Gen. 1:16, see Young's Literal Translation). So we have the sun by day, and the moon by night. The sun represents Christ; the moon (which has no light of her own) represents the church.

Now this verse from Joel (which Greg quoted): "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible (fearful) day of the LORD come" (Joel 2:31).

It appears to portend a time of great darkness when the "sun" is darkened, and the "moon" becomes a veritable blood bath... as we see beginning to happen even now, with, on many fronts, attacks on Christ and His church.

Frightening? But it's the prelude of the Day of the LORD when the "sun" shines in all His strength, and there shall nothing be hid from the heat thereof! (Psalm 19).

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MrBillPro Apr 15, 2014

Thanks MJ, with all I have been through, I look for some things I am lead to see or hear, not for any answers, but for a comfort/peace that he hasn't forgotten. This may sound strange to some, but unless you have been in my shoes, most will not understand, and that's ok, it's something between God and I.

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yuehan Apr 15, 2014

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MrBillPro Apr 15, 2014

I think as Christians we should know God orchestrates everything. Some occurrences don't draw much attention, but I feel there all relevant to God, regardless of there significance to man. Maybe we should not dig to deep into the relevance, but just agree he is there by these signs, and will come to bring us home at the Fathers timing.

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ginnyrose Apr 15, 2014

As I read this scripture in Acts 2:20 I see two things that will happen that precede the great and magnificent day of the LORD:

1. Sun shall be turned to darkness.
2. The moon to blood.

In Rev. 6:12-14:

1. Great earthquake.
2. Sun became black as sackcloth
3. Full moon became as blood.
4. Stars of the sky fell to the earth.
5. The sky vanished.
6. Every mountain and island removed from its place.

Today the sun is shining brightly here in MS after a couple days of rain. The sky is still out there. Never heard of a great earthquake - yet. As I understand this would happen right in succession, not months apart: earthquake, darkness, moon looking bloody, meteorites streaming through the sky, the sky vanishing, and the noise of mountains and islands shifting....

Still, it does not mean the blood moons that we have seen has no significance...scriptures does teach there will be signs in the sky.

My take. Oh, yes, I do wonder what it would be like to hear the trumpet, see the sky rolled back like a scroll and see the king come in all his glory with a trumpet and all the angels with him. I can well imagine that all the things that troubled us will fade as nothing.

Ahhhh....

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MrBillPro Apr 15, 2014

ginnyrose...I do wonder what it would be like to hear the trumpet, see the sky rolled back like a scroll and see the king come in all his glory with a trumpet and all the angels with him. I can well imagine that all the things that troubled us will fade as nothing.

Amen!

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Disciple indeed. In many parts of the world the Son is being darkened and the church as reflecting His light has been turned into blood. The blood of the martyrs is crying out.

Very profound insight you shared.

Blaine

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a-servant Apr 19, 2014

I was on vacation and just now listened to 4_14_14_monday_trunews
and found that enlightning, because the last 2 blood moons happened
when Israel became a country again and then when Jerusalem became
capital city. This time around what will it be? The "peace conference"
in May to give up the 'mountains of Israel' that will lead to a war and
the second, larger Exodus?

Yes, things are coming together now, and in 10 years it will be all over,
next big event will be a big war, then a fake peace with the mark of
the beast ruling 42 months and then Jesus will come back, when we
not expect it, that's why he asked us already 'can ye not discern the
signs of the times?'

sermonindex Apr 20, 2014

On 3/20/2015 (the Jewish new year) which is in the middle of these 4 red moons, there will be a total Solar eclipse.

We can say what we want but the simplicity is what I believe throws some people. I think the Church has always thought that the signs Jesus spoke of were somehow different or had never happened before. The Sun and the Moon seem too ordinary for many that are so used to seeing them. But they are far from ordinary. I mean after all how many planets can you control the movement of?

God isn't going to use technology for signs and seasons. He is going to use what He said He would use the Sun and Moon. Genesis says they are for signs and seasons, Jesus said they would be the signs. But many will want some other indication.

In all my time as a Christian I never heard a preacher say that the moon turning to blood and the Sun refusing too shine indicated lunar and solar eclipses. But in these days it seems rather obvious, doesn't it?

BTW notice that the desciples never asked Jesus to explain what the moon turning to blood meant. This would seem to indicate that they knew exactly what he meant.

Marc mc

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Friedrick Apr 20, 2014

That's interesting news about the solar eclipse for 2015.

Since my childhood I always had an inkling that these events in the sky would be eclipses and "natural phenomenon", somewhat haunting to the majority, probably foolish talk to the critics, but most definitely a sure sign and assurance to those who believe -that it is time to look up and watch for our redeemer.

Thanks for sharing. May we all be found ready,

Friedrick

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TMK Apr 20, 2014

Marcmc---

Do you know where the solar eclipse in March 2015 will be visible from??

This is what is a tad confusing about some of these signs assuming they are eclipses-- they aren't visible from everywhere. If they aren't visible from Israel I wonder if it is a sign at all.

Quite frankly when I read in the Bible about the moon turning to blood and the sun going dark I think of a miraculous event not a mere natural occurrence. Eclipses are cyclic and can be predicted. We know when they happened in the long ago past and we know when they will happen in the future with great mathematical precision. So events that occur around these appear to be mere coincidence.

When the moon "turns to blood" I think God is going to make it blood red and it will be visible worldwide. When the sun goes dark God will simply stop its light. He does not need an eclipse to do that.