We are now seeing first hand the Signs of the Times and we are now experiencing pre-Tribulation birth pains. I truly believe that the Signs in the Heavens are connected with the signs in the earth, ie., earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions.
The current solar flare cycle 24 has escalated faster and stronger than anticipated. Last year as the cycle began to climb we immediately saw the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, followed by the 8.8 earthquake in Chili, then the volcano in Iceland which brought travel in eastern Europe to a halt. Next we had the shifting of the Gulf that caused the BP Oil Spill. Since the first of last year, when the cycle 24 solar flares began to escalate, we have seen a marked increase of earth disasters. We have just experienced a major disaster when Japan was hit with a 8.9 earthquake was so violent that it moved the island of Japan 8 miles and moved the earth off its axis, causing our days to be shortened. Do we find this happening in Revelation? Yes, in chapter 6:12-15. These heavenly signs will affect the earth to the extent that it will affect 7 structures of creation and 7 classes of mankind.
Seven structure of creation affected
Earthquake, great (megas) earthquake (seismos)
Sun, will become back as sackcloth (solar eclipse)
Moon, became like blood (lunar eclipse)
Stars, fell to the earth (aster), asteroids, meteorites
Sky/heavens, receded, split apart (perhaps giant vacuum of a nuclear blast- mushroom cloud?)
Mountain, every mountain moved out of its place
Island, every island moved out of its place
Isaiah 13:13, Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the LORD of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger.
Isaiah 24:20, The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut
Seven classes of mankind affected- all classes, no one excluded
- Kings of the earth (rulers, leaders)
- Great men (nobles, chief men)
- Rich men (wealthy)
- Commanders (GR- chiliarch, a commander of a thousand soldiers)
- Mighty men (dynatos) mighty, powerful, strong
- Slaves, work force (those who work for others)
- Free men (those who work for themselves)
The earth has shifted to the point that GPS has been affected and need to recalculate, it affects flight patterns, etc. The days are going to be shorter now because of the change to our earth’s axis being affected, which connect it to Matthew 24:22 & Mark 13:20 both say the days are going to be shortened.
I believe these are the ‘beginning of birth pains’, as written in I Thessalonians 5. When the solar flare cycle begins to go down after March 2013, the war-like conflicts, the earth groanings will decrease and people will be saying “peace, peace”.
Following that, in 2014 and 2015 there will be four back-to-back ‘blood red moons’ on the Feast Days of Passover and Tabernacles. (Of the Seven Feasts of the Lord, as listed in Leviticus 23, only 2 fall on mid month with a full moon and qualify for a possible lunar eclipse) According to the NASA eclipse charts and lining it with the Feast Days, there have only been 7 Tetrads since 1 AD (7 including the coming in 2014-2015) . There were no back-to-back eclipses on Passover and Tabernacles in the 1600’s, 1700’s or 1800’s.
The Tetrad of 2014, 2015 will be the last ‘tetrad‘ (meaning 4) blood moons on Feast Days in our century. Other tetrads were:
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Following 1492, Spanish Inquisition, when Spain expelled all Jews from Spain under the threat of death
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Following 1948, when Israel became a nation
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Following 1967, when Jerusalem came back into the hands of the Jews
Personally, I do not think we are IN the Tribulation yet, but previews of coming events that will intensify. I am eagerly looking forward to the Great Harvest and promised Great Awakening!!! WATCH AND PRAY!!!
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Mary, I treasure the gift God has given you to share with the world: Wisdom ! I know He gives to all Who seek Him, yet I am lazy and slothful compared to the diligence you have sown into His Work. Not self condemning here, just want to say “Thank you, I love you for sharing your labor of love with us”. We so look forward to our next time of fellowship in His Word. Your Brother and friend, David (and Sally ).