Wednesday, December 11, 2013

END-TIMES EVIDENCE: FOUR BLOOD MOONS (Part III)



END-TIMES EVIDENCE: FOUR BLOOD MOONS (Part III)

In order to comprehend the seriousness and significance of these major end-times signs, we need to examine the three occasions that the Four Blood Moons have manifested during the past 500 years.  It is important to remember that only three times in the past 500 years have Four Blood Moons been aligned precisely on the calendar with the God-ordained Covenant Feasts of Israel.

The first time this happened was in 1493 and 1494 at the close of the Spanish Inquisition.  Tens of thousands of Jews were killed during the Inquisition and the period immediately following when all Jews were expelled from Spain by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.  What was the Spanish Inquisition?  It was a Roman Catholic tribunal convened to punish heresy or beliefs not sanctioned by the Church.  It resulted in severe punishment for those who had been accused of departing from the faith.  Hundreds were burned at the stake and thousands were imprisoned and tortured until they repented.  Hoping to eliminate ties between the Jewish community and the new Christian converts, the Jews were expelled from Spain on July 30th of 1492.

Tens of thousands of Jewish refugees died while trying to reach safety. In some instances, Spanish ship captains charged Jewish passengers exorbitant sums, then dumped them overboard in the middle of the ocean.  In the final days before the expulsion, rumors spread throughout Spain that the fleeing refugees had swallowed gold and diamonds, and many Jews were knifed to death by brigands hoping to find treasures in their stomachs.

You will remember that 1492 was also the year Christopher Columbus was commissioned by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to set forth on the Atlantic Ocean to find the Indies.  The first entry in the diary of Christopher Columbus reads: “In the same month in which their Majesties [Ferdinand and Isabella] issued the edict that all Jews should be driven out of the kingdom and its territories, in the same month they gave me the order to undertake with sufficient men my expedition of discovery to the Indies.” The expulsion that Columbus referred to was so cataclysmic an event in Jewish history that ever since, the date 1492 has been as important in Jewish history as it is in American history.

As you know, Columbus never reached the Indies, but arrived mistakenly in the Americas.  This is spiritually significant because Four Blood Moons occurred during this two-year period, coinciding with two Covenant Feasts of Israel: The Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.  This is very important because the Americas (the United States of America in particular) would become a future haven for the Jewish people.  Today, there are approximately 15 million Jews in the entire world.  Eight million Jews live in Israel and five million Jews live in the USA.  So the United States has become a major haven for the Jewish people.  The Four Blood Moons show up at the same time as Jewish Covenant Feasts because they are a symbol that God is up to something that is historic and world-changing, involving The People of the Covenant.  Every single time in history that this Four Blood Moon pattern has coincided with the Jewish feast days, a major event has occurred, one which dramatically impacts the nation of Israel. 

In order to understand what will happen during the 20142015 Four Blood Moons, we must understand the historical pattern and events of previous tetrads of blood moons.  Bear in mind that this astronomical information comes from NASA, not from the Church.  According to NASA (National Aeronautic and Space Administration), Four Blood Moons will occur during 2014 and 2015.  They will coincide once more with the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. 

Incidentally, Four Blood Moons also occurred during the Jewish Passovers in 32 AD–33 AD and on the Feasts of Tabernacles – highlighting the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ!  Since this time, the world has witnessed seven series of tetrads or Four Blood Moon cycles.  The eighth occurrence in this series of Four Blood Moons is especially important because it will profoundly affect ISRAEL as we know it today.

During the past 500 year period, Four Blood Moons have manifested in 1492, 1948 and 1967.  We have already discussed the 1492 occurrence, which involved the Spanish Inquisition, the killing and exile of Jews from Spain, and Columbus’ voyage to America which resulted in a long-term safe haven for the Jews.

Following this, Four Blood Moons coincided with the Jewish Passover and Feast of Tabernacles in 1949–1950 during the first Arab-Israeli War for Independence, just after Israel had become a nation again for the first time in 2,000 years.  On May 14, 1948, Israel proclaimed its independence.  Less than 24 hours later, the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq invaded Israel.  During Israel's War of Independence, the Israeli Defense Forces repulsed the invaders in fighting, which lasted 15 months and claimed 6,000 Israeli lives.

Following this, Four Blood Moons coincided with the Jewish Passover and Feast of Tabernacles in 1967–1968 during the Six Day War when Israel recaptured Jerusalem.  At the end of only six days of combat, previous cease-fire lines were replaced with new ones.  Judea, Samaria, Gaza, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights came under Israel’s control.  

During the upcoming Four Blood Moons of 2014 – 2015, four lunar eclipses and two solar eclipses will occur on the Jewish holidays of Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.  It is important to note that this is the only tetrad during the next 100 years that will align itself with the God-given covenant feasts of Israel!  Putting everything into perspective, this does not necessarily mean the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will occur during these specific dates, but it is a definite indicator that time is winding up!

The Mid-East is a Hot Spot…a veritable crisis zone.  As of 2011, there has been an ongoing state of crisis within the Mid-East, igniting violent uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen and other nations.  As of 2012, the world teeters on the edge of financial collapse which could potentially capsize the economies of Europe and the USA, which is one of the last supporters of the nation of Israel.  Bear in mind that the present political position of the United States is changing rapidly.  Today, we seek to divide the land of Israel and return to its pre-1967 borders in order to create a Palestinian state.  This could prove to be disastrous for America!  The Word says: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem…they shall prosper that love thee.” (Psalm 122:6)

The next Four Blood Moon series (the final tetrad to occur in the 21st century) happens during 2014 through 2015.  As with its predecessors, it will likely witness world-changing events concerning Israel.  These events could well involve an escalating global financial crisis, a major regional war in the Middle East, or World War III itself, as revealed in Psalm 83.  Because it is the final series of Four Blood Moons in this century, and since we are now living in the last days, perhaps it is a clear harbinger of the second coming of Jesus Christ.  We cannot predict the exact time or date, but all the signs certainly point to the season in which we now live.

ONE KEY QUESTION: ARE YOU READY FOR THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST?

USA’s Secretary of State, John Kerry, says we could have a signed treaty between Israel and the Palestinians by mid-year of 2014…this coming year!  President Obama has tentative plans to travel to Israel during 2014, perhaps in anticipation of this treaty.  This would be a world-changing event because this treaty is biblically revealed as THE CONFIRMATION OF THE COVENANT.  When this treaty is signed, God’s sovereign covenant with Abraham and Israel will be reaffirmed.  There will be a formal recognition of Israel’s borders and most likely there will be an agreement between the Jews and Muslims to share The Temple Mount.  This will allow the 3rd Jewish Temple to be built in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount, adjacent to a major Muslim Mosque, the Dome of the Rock.  Please pay attention to the signs of our times. 

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them…

While this peace treaty will be heralded as a major advance in world peace, in fact, it will usher in the Seven-Year Tribulation Period.  The day such a treaty is adopted and signed will be ‘Day One’ of The Tribulation Period.  Prayerfully ponder these prophetic signs, sisters and brothers, and be continually blessed!

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