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Amazing Blood Moon

Posted: April 15, 2014 in Constellations, Eclipses, Planets, Signs In The Heavens
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I took the following photos with an ap on my iphone, SkyView Free. The Moon (not looking blood red on the SkyViewer) is right on top of Spica, the Branch. In Hebrew it is called Tsemech, The Branch. There are 24 Hebrew words that mean branch, but only one is Tsemech (H6780) and it is used exclusively for the Messiah and is used 4 times (Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 3:8 & 6:12; Isaiah 4:2)

To the right is the red planet, Mars. In Hebrew it is Ma’Adim, The Red One. This planet has become known as the Planet of War.

To the left is Saturn, Shabbtai, representing the Lord of the Sabbath rest.

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Saturn is directly over Libra, “The Scales”. The Hebrew name is Mozanaim, “the scales, weighing”. Daniel 5:27, TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

SELAH

Passover Blood Moon Update

Posted: March 18, 2014 in Eclipses, Passover, Planets
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The Astronomy magazine for April 14 has an amazing article for the April 15 Blood Moon on Passover. “April 2014: While Mars shines brighter than at any time since 2007 and Jupiter blazes in the west after sunset, North American observers won’t want to miss the total eclipse of the Moon on April 14/15″

The article includes where the moon will eclipse at totality at 3am CST. I would like to share what this setting means according to Biblical astronomy, since God created the sun, moon and stars for ‘signs and seasons’. (Genesis 1:14)

Looking southwest, the moon will eclipse very very close the brightest star in Virgo called Spica.

  • Virgo is Latin, but Hebrew name is Bethulah, the virgin.
  • Spica in Latin, but in Hebrew it is called Tsemech, which is used exclusively for the Messiah. E.W. Bullinger writes in his classic “The Witness of the Stars”, ‘There are twenty Hebrew words translated “Branch,” but only one of them (Tsemech) is used exclusively of the Messiah, and this word only four times (Jer 33:15 being only a repetition of Jer 23:5). Each of these further connects Him with one special account of Him, given in the Gospels.’
  • The Moon will eclipse on Passover, the date that Christ our Passover Lamb was sacrificed for us (1 Corinthians 5:7b)

To the left of the Blood moon will be the ringed planet Saturn

  • Saturn which is a beautiful gas planet, no space ship will ever land on this magnificent ‘wandering star‘
  • The Hebrew name for Saturn is Shabbtai, meaning ‘rest’ and represents the “Lord of the Sabbath’

To the upper right of the Blood moon will be the red planet Mars

  • Mars has been known as the planet of war because it has taken the name of the Roman god of war
  • This planet in Hebrew is called Ma’adim, meaning ‘the Adam‘, “the Son of Man“
  • Mars will be the brightest and largest at this time and will not be this size again until 2016

I believe in the days ahead those He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1). Jesus, our Passover Lamb, has given us rest. He is and will ever be the “Lord of the Sabbath’ rest.

But for the world there will be great unrest. Unrest, wars, rumors of war are on the news every night. But those who seek the presence of God will experience supernatural provisions and rest much as the Israelite children in the land of Goshen, as recorded for us as examples in Exodus.

Keep watching and looking up! But never worship the creation, on the Creator!

Temple Mount 20 Years Ago

Posted: February 19, 2014 in Eclipses
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As I was preparing for my message tonight at Word Power Church in League City, TX (www.wordpowerchurch.com), I remembered some very interesting things about the Signs In The Heavens February 2008. This picture of the February 20, 2008  Blood Moon over the Temple Mount is famous.

Blood Moon over Temple Mount Feb 2008

February 15, 2008 a 5.3 earthquake shook Israel and damaged the Temple Mount. See a photo of the damage below.

Earthquake Damages Temple Mount February 2008

Bill Koenig of Watch.org wrote about February 2008 : During this year’s Feb. 21 “blood-red” moon, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi spoke of preparation for war with Hezbollah and Hamas, and both those terror organizations leaders were bold in their rhetoric against Israel in this time of great tension.

Hmmmm……….it seems that we need to not have our eyes focused on what happened with Tanya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan and the happenings at the Winter Olympics 20 years ago.That was tragic for both of them, but the world eyes were not on the City of God.

Maybe we should be praying about the peace of Jerusalem. Selah, just a thought.

Solar Eclipse Update – April 29, 2014

Posted: February 18, 2014 in Eclipses
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April 29, 2014 will have a annual solar eclipse. This is exactly 2 weeks following the Passover Blood Moon of April 15, 2014. 

According to http://www.timeanddate.com, An annular solar eclipse can be observed when the Moon moves centrally in front of the Sun, but it is so far away from Earth that it appears smaller in the sky and cannot cover the Sun completely. The Sun’s outer edges are then still visible and form a “ring of fire” around the Moon. Below is a photo from NASA’s site of an annual solar eclipse.

Does it remind you of Johnny Cash’s song, “Ring of Fire”?

Annual Solar Eclipse NASA

Well……………April 29, 2014 is a date that US Secretary John Kerry and President Obama set as a deadline for Israel to come to peace with the Palestinians. John Kerry has warned Israel that they will encourage boycotts if an agreement is not reached.

I am praying that the US is not setting themselves up for disaster.  Obadiah 1:15  (NLT) “The day is near when I, the LORD, will judge all godless nations! As you have done to Israel, so it will be done to you. All your evil deeds will fall back on your own heads.

Bill Koenig of Watch.org has written a magnificent book of accounts of every time the US pressured Israel to give up land, a historic weather catastrophe happened within 24-48 hours. Eye to Eye – Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel.
This is a must read for the times we are now in.

2014 Blood Moon Update

Posted: January 1, 2014 in Eclipses, Passover
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The first total lunar eclipse since December 2011 will take place April 14, 2014 with the best viewing over North America. It will begin at 1:58am EDT, peak at 3:06 to 4:25am and wrap up at 5:33am.

I remember the December 2011 lunar eclipse because I watched the entire event from our patio, bundled up in my husband’s sleeping bag with hot tea in one hand and binoculars in the other. I was so excited I went the entire night without sleep. I would frequently go into the house and email my friend who was also watching the eclipse.

A few interesting things about the Lunar Eclipse:

  • It begins the 4 Blood Moon Tetrad on Passover and Tabernacles 2 years in a row
  • First total lunar eclipse since December 2011
  • Since it will be centered over North America, I wonder what will be happening with our government to pressure Israel. –   “As recorded by Bill Koenig (Watch.org) September 3, 2008- “A Blood-Red Moon Rises over North America, Olmert Offers Temple Mount Sovereignty to the Palestinians, Olmert and Abbas Meet on Israel’s Land and Jerusalem, Bush Says Iran’s Actions Could Lead to a Shadow of a Nuclear Holocaust, and Bush Arrives in New Orleans for his 15th Post-Katrina Visit. These were the news headlines on the day of a total lunar eclipse that produced a “blood-red” moon, the second one in seven years with a connection to the Temple Mount.  A total lunar eclipse/”blood-red” moon occurred on July 16, 2000, while U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinians President Yassar Arafat were at the Middle East Summit in Camp David. The sticking point that caused the summit to fall had to do with who would have sovereignty over the Temple Mount- the Israelis or the Palestinian Arabs.”

The next Lunar Eclipse will be on the first day of Tabernacles, October 8, 2014 and will be a partial Eclipse.  This also will be over North America! It will begin at 5:14am EDT with totality at 7:24am.

Two weeks later will be the only Solar Eclipse of the year and will be a partial, also over North America on October 23.  It will be seem at mid afternoon with 81% of the Sun is expected to be hidden.

The information above came from Astronomy Magazine, Sky Guide 2014, November 22, 2o13 issue. I have found this magazine to be a good accurate source. This should be an interesting year. I plan to blog often because there is much to view this year, especially since the Signs in the Heavens will be following God’s “fixed appointed times”, the Feasts of the Lord.

Keep looking up!

The Day of the LORD’s Release

Posted: December 9, 2013 in Eclipses, Holidays- Holy Days
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The next Day of the LORD’s Release will be September 13, 2015. The night of the 2nd Solar Eclipse of 2015. Fifteen days later will be the last Blood Moon of the Tetrad cycle, September 28, 2015, the Feast of Tabernacles.

What is the Day of the LORD’s Release? It is the last day of the Seventh Year Sabbath for the Land, which is Elul 29 on the Hebraic calendar. Elul 29 is the day before Rosh Hashanah, the New Year that records the years on the Hebraic calendar. Elul 29, 5775 will be ending as the solar eclipse is seen over South Africa, South India and Antarctica.

  • The solar eclipse of the last day of the Sacred Year that records the months, which is March 20, 2015,  will be over the top of the world- Iceland, Europe, N Africa, N Asia. This will be seen over Israel as they get ready for the Spring Feast Season.

Deuteronomy 15:1-2, “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts. “And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not require it of his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the LORD’s release.

The Sabbath for the Land is recorded in Leviticus 25:2, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep a sabbath to the LORD:”. This Sabbath land rest began when the Israelites came into the Promised Land,  in the Book of Joshua. It seems that the Israelites did not obey this command because 2 Chronicles 36:20-21 records “And those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.”

The counting of the Sabbath for the Land stopped in 70 AD when the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jews were scattered all over the world. The clock for the Sabbath for the Land began again in 1948 when the Land once again belonged to the Jews, who by covenant were given the Promised Land of Israel. According to the counting of several Rabbis, the first Sabbatical Land rest after 1948 was in 1952. This was calculated back to Joshua’s time.

The LORD’s Release holds great significance for the United States of America because on Elul 29, 5761 (9/17/2001), Wall Street opened after 6 days of the stock market closing and ended the first trading day at a incredible loss of 684.81 points ( 7.13% ). It was the greatest one day decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Eight years later, America was dealing with the mortgage crisis of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lending  and the Government bailed them out. This caused the instability of Lehman Brothers Holdings investment bank,  who ended in bankruptcy. That next week, Elul 29, 5768 (9/29/2008) the DJIA fell 777.68 points, a loss of 6.98%. The 2001 collapse affected the US markets, but the market collapse of 2008 affected the world’s markets.

The next Lord’s Release will be September 13, 2015.  My personal opinion is that the United States has felt the financial hit is because they have been the strongest financial country in the world for years. The riches of this world are being shaken ( Haggai 2:7) BUT the Kingdom of God cannot be shaken.

I believe that those who put their hope, trust and finances in the Kingdom of God will be safe. Those who trust in uncertain riches………… Well, we will see. I know that Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, “History merely repeats itself.”

I Timothy 6:17, “Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.”

Am I setting dates? NO! I am a watcher, not a date setter. We are told to ‘watch’. (Mark 13:32-37)

BUT,  we are told by Jesus Himself as recorded in Luke 21:28, “When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” As we get closer, the signs will become bolder and closer. Genesis 1:14 records the Sun, Moon and Stars are for SIGNS and for SEASONS (fixed appointed times).

Sun to Sackcloth AND the Moon to Blood

Posted: December 9, 2013 in Eclipses, Feast of Trumpets
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Joel 2:31, The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

Acts 2:20, The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.

Revelation 6:12, I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood.

So much is being said about the upcoming Blood Moons on Passover and Tabernacles in 2014 and 2015. A special significance in the Signs in the Heavens is the connection in 2015 to the 2 Solar Eclipses that will happen at the time of both New Years. According to NASA’s Solar Eclipse site, these will be the only  Solar Eclipses for 2015.

  • The Spring New Year begins the counting of the months according to Exodus 12, the month of Nissan (Abib)
  • The Fall New Year begins the counting of the years, dating to the Creation of Adam, the month of Tishri

According to my studies, the Solar Eclipse and the Lunar Eclipse have never happened in the Feast/Holy Day pattern together as they will in 2015. Blood Moons on Passover and Tabernacles, and Sackcloth Sun on both New Years. I may be wrong, but I don’t see it in the other Blood Moon Tetrad cycles of 1492, 1948 and 1967.

A solar eclipse happens when the moon is totally dark and comes comes in between the Earth and the Sun, causing the light of the Sun to be blocked. Below is a photo of a solar eclipse. During a full Sun, the light of the day would turn dark.

Solar Eclipse

In the Blood Moon Tetrad cycle of 1967 and 1968, a total solar eclipse took place on the Eve of the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) 9/22/1968. This was the last day of the year of 5728 on the Hebraic calendar. The next day the year changed to 5729. That day on the Hebraic calendar was Elul 29.

I have found some very interesting information about these solar eclipses that I will bring out in the next few days.

October 18 Hunter’s Moon with Eclipse

Posted: October 18, 2013 in Eclipses, Moon, Signs In The Heavens
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Last night the moon was so bright and beautiful, but tonight will be the big treat! It will be seen in many countries according to NASA’s chart below. The East Coast in the US will be able to view it at sundown around 8pm. This rare full moon will also bring a four foot plus tide to the East Coast.

lunar eclipse of Oct 18 2013

This Moon Eclipse is a penumbral moon and will not be the beautiful blood color as the total lunar Eclipse of next Passover, but it will still be a sight to behold. It is also called a Hunter’s Moon because the hunters are preparing to hunt before the long winter season.

IN HISTORY- I always like to find out what happened in Jewish History when something happens in the heavenlies. 96 years ago today, in 1917, the British government gave final approval for the Balfour Declaration, calling for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in historic Israel. The declaration took the form of a letter from Arthur Balfour, British Foreign Secretary, to Lord Rothschild, who had once been a member of the British Parliament. In 1922, the United States Congress formally endorsed the Balfour Declaration. In the ensuing decades, the British would slowly whittle away at their commitment — first lopping off 80 percent of the land east of the Jordan River to create the Kingdom of Transjordan (now Jordan), and then restricting Jewish immigration and rights to purchase land to the west of the Jordan River. The volatility of the situation ultimately forced the British to withdraw from the region in 1948.

5774 is a Pregnant Year – Pregnant With What?

Posted: May 18, 2013 in Eclipses, Feast of Trumpets, Holidays- Holy Days, Signs In The Heavens
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This next year that begins at sundown September 5, 2013 is Tishri 1, 5774. These are the years counted since the creation of Adam. This year will have 13 months, the last two months are Adar I and Adar II. The Feast of Purim is always the month before Nisan, so this next year Purim will be Adar II.

The Hebrew calendar has 7 leap years in 19 years. When they have a leap year they add an entire month. It is always added to be the month before Nisan, when the Biblical year begins (Passover). The leap months are added to keep sync with the Sun (solar) cycle.

The leap year on the Hebrew calendar is called a “pregnant year”. This past Pentecost I was updating my Feasts of the Lord manual I sell on our ministry’s resource table. I noticed something amazing and it has to do with the 4 back-to-back blood moons on Passover and Tabernacles in 2014 and 2015.

According to NASA’s Eclipse charts, there have only been 3 times that there have been back-to-back blood moons on Passover and Tabernacles (the only Feast Days that fall on a full moon). Each of these times have to do with the shedding on Jewish blood and were followed by Tetrad blood moons.

  • 1492- Spanish Inquisition, Jews were kicked out of Spain. Those who did not leave or convert to Christianity were murdered.
  • 1948- War of Independence. The day after Israel became a nation all the Arab neighbors went to war to destroy this reborn nation
  • 1967 – Six Day War. For 6 days Israel defended themselves against Arab nations set to destroy them, and they gained control of Jerusalem for the first time in almost 2,000 years.
  • Next 2014 and 2015 will be the next Tetrad blood moons.

Amazing, they were all PREGNANT YEARS, Leap years on the Hebrew calendar!! Each of the prior cycles in the last century had to do with fulfillment of prophetic events. Is this a signs that 2014 (Leap Year) will be a fulfillment of prophetic events? Watch and pray!!!

Could the Next Blood Moon Tetrad Be a Sign of Promised Harvest?

Posted: May 3, 2013 in Eclipses, Feasts of the LORD, Signs In The Heavens
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Could the next two years be recorded in history as “Now it came to pass in the days……….”?   This phrase was used 5 times in the Bible and always denotes impending doom, followed by great deliverance. Genesis 14:1; Ruth 1:1;  Esther 1:1; Isaiah 7:1; Jeremiah 1:3.

According to NASA’s research of past Lunar Eclipses, there have only been 3 times in history that there have been back-to-back Lunar (moon)  Eclipses on Feast Days in History.

  • Of the 7 Feasts of the Lord, only 2 could have a blood moon, Passover and Tabernacles. For a lunar eclipse the moon has to be full and would fall on the middle of the lunar month.
  • Each of the prior Tetrad (4) back-to-black Blood Moons were associated with the shedding of Jewish blood.
  • Each of the eclipses began in great distress for the Jews and ended with a blessing for the Church

Here are my findings of the past Tetrad back-to-back lunar eclipse cycles:

1493-1494 – Jews forced to leave Spain

  • Distress: King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain had conquered the known world for Christ, and the next thing they would do for Christianity was to convert all Jews to Christianity. They picked Av 9 on the Hebrew calendar, the most dreaded day on their calendar. Columbus records that as he was waiting for the tide, the last boatload of Jews were leaving Spain. All the Jews that remained were either murdered or forcefully converted to Christianity.
  • The next 2 Passover Feasts and Tabernacle Feasts had blood red moons
  • Blessing: God led Columbus to find a new land for the Jewish people where they could live in safety, America.

1949-1950 –  War of Independence

  • Distress: May 14, 1948, Israel became the first nation ever to be reborn in a day! But their Arab neighbors were not happy about it and May 15 Israel was at war with 6 Arab nations.
  • The next 2 Passover Feasts and Tabernacle Feasts had blood red moons
  • Blessing: Following the war, the greatest healing movement in history began. Tents were filled with people being healed of every ailment known to mankind.

1967-1968 – Six Day War

  • Distress: Again, the Arab nations were determined to wipe Israel off the map. During the 6 days, the Holy City of Jerusalem came back into the hands of the Jews.
  • Passover 1967 had a Blood Red Moon and next Passover and Tabernacle Feasts had blood red moons
  • Blessing – Charismatic Move, the Holy Spirit moved into major Denominations and it was as if the fire of Pentecost had fallen again!

2014-2015 – Next Tetrad

Ecclesiastes 1:9 in the New Living Testament reads, “History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.”

Could the next few years be a sign of war for the Jews? Could it be the Psalm 83 war or the Ezekiel 38 & 39 war? Watch and Pray.

If ‘history merely repeats itself’, there will be war for the Jews, followed by a move of God for the Body of Christ.  Ephesians 2:15 tells us the Church is linked with the Jews “so as to create in Himself one new man from the two…..”

There are no more Tetrads on Feast Days projected in this Century. Watch and Pray! Look up, our Redemption is drawing nigh! The greatest promised Harvest  of souls in history is on the horizon!

 

 

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