The Four Blood Moons
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:15 am
Not sure if everyone is paying attention to the four blood moons prophecies but it is getting a lot of exposure these days. A very hot topic. So what is the prophecy of these four blood moons? In a nutshell, no one is exactly sure what they will bring. Some say the rapture (which I would disagree with), some say the second coming of Christ (which I would disagree), other say war (which I would think is the most plausible). Mark Biltz from El Shaddai Ministries is the main teacher behind these teachings (not Hagee).
Signs in the sky or heavens are actually a major theme used in the Bible.
Genesis 1:14 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
Psalms 19: 1-3 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.
Luke 21:25 There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.
Revelation 6:12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red
Everyone knows we get red blood moons every once in awhile. How can we get them? Basically they occur when the moon get's eclipsed by the earth (see diagram below, red arrow).
The big difference of this find however is that these red blood moons occur on the Biblical feast days of Passover and Sukkot between 2014 through 2015 (see diagram) called a tetrad.
It appears that when a red blood moon appears in this sequence, it's never been good news for Israel.
Three sets of blood-red moons that corresponded to significant events: (this is from another source)
The Spanish Inquisition final year 1492 when the Alhambra Decree ordered all remaining Jews who would not convert to Christianity to leave Spain, the 1948 War of Independence and the 1967 Six-Day War had back-to-back, blood-red moons occur on the first day of Passover and Sukkot the following two years or beginning the same year of the 1967 Six-Day War for two years.
The Spanish Inquisition — 1492
* Passover, April 2, 1493
* Sukkoth, Sept. 25, 1493
* Passover, March 22, 1494
* Sukkoth, Sept. 15, 1494
The War of Independence — 1948
* Passover, April 13, 1949
* Sukkoth, Oct. 7, 1949
* Passover, April 2, 1950
* Sukkoth, Sept. 26, 1950
The Six-Day War — 1967
* First Day of Passover, April 24, 1967
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 18, 1967
* First Day of Passover. April 13, 1968
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 6, 1968
What will occur in the 2013–2015 time period?
* First Day of Passover, April 15, 2014
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 8, 2014
* First Day of Passover, April 4, 2015
* First Day of Sukkoth, Sept. 28, 2015
Fall Feasts in 2015
* Rosh Hashanah (The Feast of Trumpets), Sept. 14
* Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement), Sept. 23
* Sukkoth (The Feast of Tabernacles), Sept. 28
However if you will notice the event in 1949, the war of independence for Israel was basically over. These were the main events for Israel for 1949.
So where are they getting all this stuff of a red blood moon being a bad omen for Israel? It is basically found in the Talmud Sukkah 29a.
Possible other causes of the Biblical red blood moons are fire, smoke, (in the atmosphere) and earthquakes (debris) and not a lunar eclipse.. You will find this recorded in places like Acts 2:19-20, Revelation 6:12, Joel 2:30, and Zechariah 14:6.Talmud Sukkah 29A wrote:Our Rabbis taught, 22 When the sun is in eclipse, it is a bad omen for the whole world. This may be illustrated by a parable. To what can this be compared? To a human being who made a banquet for his servants and put up for them a lamp. When he became wroth with them he said to his servant,‘Take away the lamp from them, and let them sit in the dark’. It was taught: R. Meir said, Whenever the luminaries are in eclipse, it is a bad omen for Israel 23 since they are inured to blows. 24 This may be compared to a school teacher who comes to school with a strap in his hand. Who becomes apprehensive? He who is accustomed to be daily punished. Our Rabbis taught, When the sun is in eclipse it is a bad omen for idolaters; when the moon is in eclipse, it is a bad omen for Israel, 23 since Israel reckons by the moon 25 and idolaters by the sun. 26 If it 27 is in eclipse in the east, it is a bad omen for those who dwell in the east; if in the west, it is a badomen for those who dwell in the west; if in the midst of heaven it is bad omen for the whole world. If its face is red as blood, [it is a sign that] the sword is coming to the world; if it is like sack-cloth, 28 the arrows of famine are coming to the world; if it resembles both, the sword and the arrows of famine are coming to the world. If the eclipse is at sunset 29 calamity will tarry in its coming; if at dawn, it hastens on its way: but some say the order is to be reversed. And there is no nation which is smitten that its gods are not smitten together with it, as it is said, And against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments. 30 But when Israel fulfil the will of the Omnipresent, they need have no fear of all these [omens] as it is said, Thus saith the Lord,’ Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the nations are dismayed at them, 31
the idolaters will be dismayed, but Israel will not be dismayed.
Acts 2:19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Revelation 6:12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
Joel 2:30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
Zechariah 14:6 On that day there will be neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness.
So what is going to happen? Basically no one really knows. It could even be a flop.. I would suspect however that war is coming to the region. There are many good reasons to suspect this since Iran is very close to getting a nuclear bomb where Israel could retaliate. Also the "so called" up and coming peace treaty that everyone is forcing Israel to sign, will most likely cause a civil war in Israel or a war with the Arabs again. It will not bring peace unfortunately.
Here are some other resources and videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi78PmRX46Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P8VLZADfKU
http://www.answersingenesis.org/article ... lood-moons
Other problems I have with Hagee is how distances himself from G-d's covenants.. What I like about him is his strong ties with Israel and CUFI. But other than that, I don't have much in common with the guy.