Introducing New E-Book in the "Best of the Bible Prophecies Fulfilled Blog Series": The 7 Feasts of the LORD

The 7 Feasts of the LORD
Released March 17, 2016

Introducing the newest e-book: The 7 Feasts of the LORD

The newest Kindle e-book gleaned from the most popular posts on this blog is now available!

Get yours today and study just in time for Easter.

This is the third in my series, "Best of Bible Prophecies Fulfilled Blog."

If you've ever wondered what the seven Feasts of the LORD are, what they mean, or why they're important, you won't want to miss this e-book.

Its short chapters are easy to read. It covers all 7 of the Feasts. You'll learn what each of the Feasts are, where they came from, and how they relate to Jesus. You'll see how the first four Feasts were fulfilled when Jesus came and walked the earth and in his death and resurrection.

You'll also learn how the last three Feasts not only teach and prepare us for, they also predict, His second coming.

Learn how these Feasts are connected to the Blood Moons you heard so much about in 2014 and 2015, which were the subject of an earlier Kindle e-book in this series.

All this plus a brand new Leader's Guide is included exclusively in this e-book. You'll be equipped to easily share the information with your family, friends, Bible study group or class. Find the answers to questions with one click.

Order your copy right now. Get it now since it released on March 17, 2016.

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During Week Prior to Final Blood Moon Muslims, Jews, Christians Each Gather By Hundreds of Thousands (Video)

Muslim Hajj 2015

This past week images of the three major religions in the world have dominated the news media as each held extremely large gatherings just days before the fourth and final Blood Moon on the Jewish holy day of the Feast of Tabernacles (or Sukkot). (Tweet that!)

Muslims Gather for Hajj at Mecca, Saudia Arabia

Millions of Muslims embarked on the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca every Muslim male who is able is required to do at least once in their lives. (Tweet that!) Unfortunately there were two tragedies during this Hajj: A crane fell into a crowd killing over 100 people on September 12, 2015. Then on September 24th many Muslim pilgrims stampeded, killing hundreds. At first the dead counted beyond 700. Yesterday news reports said the number dead  in the human stampede at the Muslim Hajj climbed to over 1,100.

Jews Gather for Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, Israel

Tens of thousands of Israelis attend the communal repentance prayer at the Western Wall on Monday, September 21, 2015. (Tweet that!) This was the last repentance prayer before Yom Kippur, that is the Day of Atonement, 2015. You can see and hear them singing in this video:

Yom Kippur

On YouTube.com by Ezra World

Published on Sep 24, 2015

Catholic Christians Gather as Pope Francis Visits the United States

Then Pope Francis left Cuba and arrived in the United States on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. He was welcomed by President Barack Obama in Washington D.C. on Wednesday September 23rd. Hundreds of thousands of Catholics turned out to see him as he visited Washington, New York, and Philadelphia, leaving to return to Rome on Sunday, September 27th, just hours before the fourth Blood Moon (of this tetrad) occurred just after sunset that evening. (Tweet that!)

It has been an amazing week of religious events throughout the world, involving the three largest religions in the world. It's as if God is writing Himself into the headlines. (Tweet that!) 

It's the day before the final Blood Moon - Looking Forward to the Fourth Blood Moon Tomorrow Evening September 27th

NEW! The Four Blood Moons 

by Dianne E. Butts

It's the day before the final "Blood Moon." Can you believe it? Like many of you, I have been watching these total lunar eclipses take place for a year and half now. (Tweet that!))

I actually learned about this series of four total lunar eclipses occurring on the first and the last of the 7 Feasts of the LORD two years in a row way back in 2008. So for the final one to be coming tomorrow evening is pretty spectacular to me. (Tweet that!)

For those of you who feel fearful, please do not let your hearts be trouble. (Tweet that!) If you know the Lord Jesus Christ, He WILL take care of those who belong to Him. If you don't know Him, or if you're not sure, please take 5 1/2 minutes to watch the video below. There, Pastor John Hagee explains what you need to do to be saved. (Tweet that!)

How can I be saved? by Pastor John Hagee

Video - Runs 5:24

Several months ago I wrote my thoughts about what life would be like after this 4th "Blood Moon." I posted that article on Thursday, February 5, 2015, and you can read it here:

What will Life be Like After the 4th Lunar Eclipse? 

- Amazing Worldwide Event #4 in 2015 Linked to Bible Prophecy

Before the last total lunar eclipse, which occurred on Passover last spring, I shared some tips I learned about viewing these eclipses. You can read my Thursday, April 2, 2015, here:

Natural Phenomena that Cause the Moon to Appear Red and 

Tips for Viewing the 3rd Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse

Here is where you can find out when the eclipse will take place in your neighborhood and how much of it you'll able to see:

Time and Date - September 27 / 28 Lunar Eclipse

I plan to be online at Facebook during the total lunar eclipse tomorrow evening. You can join me here and others viewing this eclipse live here:

#Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons 

I'm looking forward to it! Can't wait! See you then.

Special note:

I have to take an unexpected business trip this weekend so I won't be home. This means I won't be able to be as active on the Facebook event as I had hoped to be. I was, however, able to schedule my return trip for Sunday afternoon, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will be home to view this final Blood Moon with my family from my own porch … which pleases me to no end! So I will do my best to be active on the Facebook Event during the eclipse Sunday evening.

• If you haven't yet joined my Facebook Event for the 4^th and final Blood Moon of this tetrad, you can do so here: (Tweet that!)

#Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons 

Get the Best of this Blog's posts in this handy e-book:

Would you like all this information gathered together in one place where you can keep it handy and share it with others? My newest e-book does exactly that! 

The Four Blood Moons gathers the best of the posts on this blog about this tetrad of total lunar eclipses and how they relate to the Jewish calendar and the 7 Feasts of the LORD. 

Plus a brand new Discussion or Leader's Guide. Get it now here:

The Four Blood Moons: 

What They Are, Where They Are in the Bible, What They Mean, and Why They're Important in Light of Bible Prophecy

Releases today! Order now.

Kindle E-book only

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Past "Tetrads" of Four Lunar Eclipses - Looking Forward to the Fourth Blood Moon Sunday Evening September 27th

NEW! The Four Blood Moons 
by Dianne E. Butts

Continuing our look back at what we've learned about this tetrad, or series of four total lunar eclipses without any partial eclipses in between, here are two more articles. (Tweet that!)

In the Monday, April 14, 2014, article we discovered what happened concerning Israel in the years when this same pattern of four total lunar eclipses on the first and last annual Feast of the LORD occurred:

"Tetrad" of Four Lunar Eclipses on Jewish Feast Days in the Past

In the Thursday, April 10, 2014, article we studied how the Jewish calendar works because that works into the 7 Feasts of the LORD as well as these four total lunar eclipses or "Blood Moons":

How the Jewish Calendar Works

I hope you enjoy these articles as we look forward to the fourth and final (of this tetrad) total lunar eclipse this coming Sunday evening.

Here is where you can find out when the eclipse will take place in your neighborhood and how much of it you'll able to see:  (Tweet that!)

Time and Date - September 27 / 28 Lunar Eclipse

Special note:

I have to take an unexpected business trip this weekend so I won't be home. This means I won't be able to be as active on the Facebook event as I had hoped to be. I was, however, able to schedule my return trip for Sunday afternoon, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will be home to view this final Blood Moon with my family from my own porch … which pleases me to no end! So I will do my best to be active on the Facebook Event during the eclipse Sunday evening.

• If you haven't yet joined my Facebook Event for the 4^th and final Blood Moon of this tetrad, you can do so here: (Tweet that!)

#Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons 

Get the Best of this Blog's posts in this handy e-book:

Would you like all this information gathered together in one place where you can keep it handy and share it with others? My newest e-book does exactly that! 

The Four Blood Moons gathers the best of the posts on this blog about this tetrad of total lunar eclipses and how they relate to the Jewish calendar and the 7 Feasts of the LORD. 

Plus a brand new Discussion or Leader's Guide. Get it now here:

The Four Blood Moons: 

What They Are, Where They Are in the Bible, What They Mean, and Why They're Important in Light of Bible Prophecy

Releases today! Order now.

Kindle E-book only

$2.99

What Causes the Moon to Turn Red? - Looking Forward to the Fourth Blood Moon Sunday Evening September 27th

The Four Blood Moons
Kindle e-book

Some people think the moon turning red to fulfill the Bible prophecies of "Blood Moons" requires God to do something supernatural to create that red moon. I don't think so. (Tweet that!)

I don't see any reason why the "Blood Moons" in prophesy can't be naturally occurring red moons. (Tweet that!) All that would take is foreknowledge of when the prophecies would be fulfilled on the earth and perfect timing to make the naturally occurring red moons appear at the right time. Both of which the God of creation and eternity is perfectly capable of. (Tweet that!)

So that brings the question: What in nature can cause the moon to turn red? (Tweet that!) We explored those four naturally occurring reasons in this Saturday, April 12, 2014, post:

What Causes the Moon to Turn Red Like Blood?

Here's an article about the scripture verses in the Bible where Jesus (and others) predicted the sun would be dark and moon would not give its light before Jesus comes again:

The Sun Will Be Darkened and the Moon Will Not Give ItsLight

From Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Don't miss the Facebook Blood Moon #4 Watch Party:

If you haven't yet joined my Facebook Event for the 4^th and final Blood Moon of this tetrad, you can do so here: (Tweet that!)

#Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons 

Have you seen it?

Would you like all this information gathered together in one place where you can keep it handy and share it with others? My newest e-book does exactly that! 

The Four Blood Moons gathers the best of the posts on this blog about this tetrad of total lunar eclipses and how they relate to the Jewish calendar and the 7 Feasts of the LORD. 

Plus a brand new Discussion or Leader's Guide. Get it now here:

The Four Blood Moons: 

What They Are, Where They Are in the Bible, What They Mean, and Why They're Important in Light of Bible Prophecy

Releases today! Order now.

Kindle E-book only

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Looking Forward to the Fourth Blood Moon - Evening Sunday September 27th

Newest E-Book releases today!
on Kindle

As we look forward to the fourth "Blood Moon," which will be the final "Blood Moon" in this tetrad, I'm thinking I've already written about pretty much all I know to write about these lunar eclipses. However it has been a while since we've talked about them, and many other readers have joined us, so in the remaining posts before this Sunday, September 27th, total lunar eclipse, let's review what we've learned during the previous three total lunar eclipses. (Tweet that!) 

Posts here to the next total lunar eclipse taking place in just over a week will link to some great information on previous posts.

Today's featured posts date from before the first Blood Moon. 

This article talks about and gives many verses in the Bible where the Blood Moons are prophesied to occur. (Tweet that!) That's the whole interesting discussion about this series of four total lunar eclipses on the #1 and #7 annual Feasts of the LORD two years in a row. Are these the prophesied "Blood Moons"? (Tweet that!) Learn what the Bible says and where it says it in this post from Wednesday, April 9, 2014:  (Tweet that!) 

The Moon as a Sign and the Prophesied Blood Red Moons

Of course related to that is the prophecies within those 7 Feasts of the LORD. What are those? This article from Friday, April 11, 2014, talks about that:

The Prophetic Significance of the Feasts of the LORD

I hope you enjoy those articles about these four Blood Moons and where the Bible talks about the Blood Moons that will arrive before Jesus comes. On Tuesday we'll learn more so please come back and bring a friend!

Exciting News!

My newest e-book releases today!  The Four Blood Moons gathers the best of the posts on this blog about this tetrad of total lunar eclipses and how they relate to the Jewish calendar and the 7 Feasts of the LORD. 

Plus a brand new Discussion or Leader's Guide. Get it now here:

The Four Blood Moons: 

What They Are, Where They Are in the Bible, What They Mean, and Why They're Important in Light of Bible Prophecy

Releases today! Order now.

Kindle E-book only

$2.99

• If you haven't yet joined my Facebook Event for the 4^th and final Blood Moon of this tetrad, you can do so here: (Tweet that!)

#Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons 

4th Blood Moon Is On Sunday September 27th (NOT September 28th)!

NOTE! The final total lunar eclipse is actually on
SUNDAY, September 27!

With the Shemitah year and final day now behind us, it's time to turn our attention to the fourth and final (of this tetrad) "Blood Moon" coming in less than two weeks -- in the early evening hours, just after sundown, on Sunday, September 27, 2015. (Tweet that!)

Don't miss this fourth "Blood Moon"! Again, it's the evening of September 27^th! Yes, it's Sunday evening here in the United States, NOT Monday the 28^th! (Tweet that!) 

We've been talking for a year and a half about the fourth total lunar eclipse that will fall on a major annual Jewish holiday, Sukkot, which is the 7^th of the seven annual Jewish holy days. The date given everywhere, including here on my blog, has been September 28, 2015, which is Monday. But here in the western hemisphere, this lunar eclipse will actually take place on Sunday evening, September 27^th. (Tweet that!) 

Why the discrepancy? Remember that on the Jewish calendar, a day runs from sunset to sunset. So Sukkot (on our calendars as September 28^th), actually starts at sundown on Sunday, September 27^th. (Tweet that!) 

Also, the solar and lunar eclipses forecast on web sites such as TimeAndDate.com use UTC: Coordinated Universal Time. UTC is a time standard all of the world's timing centers have agreed to synchronize to. (Tweet that!) 

Many of us learned about Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) (also known as Zulu time) which is sort of similar but not really the same. (GMT is now a Time Zone.) You can learn more about it here:

UTC – The World's Time Standard

All this means that this fourth total lunar eclipse is said to be on September 28 because that is on UTC time.

BUT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES this fourth Total Lunar Eclipse will be after sunset on Sunday, September 27^th! 

Please spread the word and don't miss it! 

Find out when the 4^th Blood Moon will take place in your location here:

September 27 / 28, 2015 — Total Lunar Eclipse

More!

Join me as I share articles and stay up to date on this fourth and final of these Four Blood Moons in this Facebook Event: (Tweet that!)

#Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons 

And... Now you can order the "Best of" posts from this blog on these Four Blood Moons compiled in one e-book PLUS a new discussion or Leader's Guide. Pre-order today. Get it this Saturday, September 19th, when it releases:

The Four Blood Moons: 

What They Are, Where They Are in the Bible, What They Mean, and Why They're Important in Light of Bible Prophecy

Pre-Order today!

Get it when it releases September 19, 2015.

Kindle E-book only

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The Isaiah 9:10 Effect and the Final Blood Moon

This week we've been talking about the Isaiah 9/10 Effect as defined by author Jonathan Cahn in his book The Harbinger Companion with Study Guide:

The attempt of a nation to defy the course of its judgment, apart from repentance, will instead set in motion a chain of events to bring about the very calamity it sought to avert. (page 68).

We've also been talking about what might happen if America does not repent and turn back to God. (Tweet that)

In the previous post we talked about the coming Shemitah on September 13, 2015. (Tweet that!)

Two weeks after that Shemitah, the final "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse takes place on the Feast of Tabernacles which is September 28, 2015. (Tweet that!)

There is a lot of debate about the meaning, if any, of the Blood Moons. (Tweet that!) Even some churches won't talk about theses lunar eclipses on important Jewish holidays. I think that's tragic.(Tweet that!)

Why are churches keeping their own people in the dark? (Tweet that!) I believe they will have to answer to God about why they would not allow their people to be informed. This is why I'm so passionate about getting the word out so as many people as possible can hear about this. (Tweet that!) I'm asking you to help me spread the word if you will.

I don't claim to know what it all means. But I am absolutely convinced it all means something! Beyond that it's all speculation. But let's speculate.

Could the final blood moon be the final date of when we, the United States of America, can turn back? (Tweet that!)

Are we already set on our course and there is no turning back? (Tweet that!)

Here's what I truly believe: We could turn back. And God would forgive us and set us on a course of redemption. But that will not happen. (Tweet that!)

Why do I say that will not happen? Because I see zero signs of turning from our current course.

Without turning, we are headed straight into the "very calamity it [that is, our nation and its leaders] sought to avert" by becoming strong without God. (Tweet that!)

I hope our nation will turn away from its current course of defying God and turn back to God. But I simply don't think that's going to happen. (Tweet that!)

To learn more as the final Blood Moon approaches on September 28, 2015, please join my Blood Moon Watch Party Event on Facebook.

Related Articles:

• May 5, 2015: Governor George Pataki Echoes Vow of Defiance Against God
• May 7, 2015: The Day America's First President Was Inaugurated: A Proclamation to Prayer
• May 9, 2015: President George Washington's First Speech to a New Nation: Dedication to God
• May 12, 2015: America's First President's First Act: Leading the New Government to a Christian Church for Prayer
• May 14, 2015: America Was Dedicated to God in 1789 at Today's "Ground Zero"
• May 16, 2015: The Miracle of September 11, 2001: What Was Left Standing
• May 19, 2015: There Appears a Crack in the Foundation of America
• May 21, 2015: The Third Witness: President Barack Obama Repeats Isaiah 9:10 Vow
• May 23, 2015: Could the Actual Numbers of the Bible's Isaiah 9:10 Prophecy have Meaning?
• May 26, 2015: The Isaiah 9:10 Effect 
• May 28, 2015: The Isaiah 9:10 Effect and the Shemitah

The Isaiah 9:10 Effect and the Shemitah

In previous posts we looked at the Isaiah 9/10 Effect, and that it means that if a nation tries to defy the course of its judgment without repentance and turning back to God, it will instead set in motion a chain of events to bring about the very calamity it sought to avert (Jonathan Cahn’s The Harbinger Companion with Study Guide, page 68). (Tweet that!)

What will happen if we, the United States of America, do not turn around and turn back to God?

Beheadings are happening in the Middle East. Persecution of Christians seems to be increasing. What's to stop that from coming here – to the United States? (Tweet that!)

On April 14, 2015, Judicial Watch reported that ISIS has a camp only a few miles south of our border. (Tweet that!) Others, however, were quick to refute that report claiming it isn't true.

What we do know for sure, though, is that the Shemitah is coming. In his book, after author Jonathan Cahn defines “the Isaiah 9/10 Effect,” he goes into what happened six days after the 9/11 attacks on America. (See “Six Days After,” The Harbinger Companion with Study Guide by Jonathan Cahn page 69.)

You can see a recap what happened on that Shemitah day in 2001 and the next in 2008 in my post "Introduction to the 'Shemitah'."  (Tweet that!)

To learn more as the next Shemitah approaches on September 13, 2015, please join my Shemitah and Partial Solar Eclipse (#BlackSun) Watch Party Event on Facebook. (Tweet that!)

Two weeks after this Shemitah this coming fall on September 13, 2015, the final “Blood Moon” total lunar eclipse takes place on the Feast of Tabernacles, September 28, 2015. We’ll talk more about that in the next post. (Tweet that!)

Related Articles:

• May 5, 2015: Governor George Pataki Echoes Vow of Defiance Against God
• May 7, 2015: The Day America's First President Was Inaugurated: A Proclamation to Prayer
• May 9, 2015: President George Washington's First Speech to a New Nation: Dedication to God
• May 12, 2015: America's First President's First Act: Leading the New Government to a Christian Church for Prayer
• May 14, 2015: America Was Dedicated to God in 1789 at Today's "Ground Zero"
• May 16, 2015: The Miracle of September 11, 2001: What Was Left Standing
• May 19, 2015: There Appears a Crack in the Foundation of America
• May 21, 2015: The Third Witness: President Barack Obama Repeats Isaiah 9:10 Vow
• May 23, 2015: Could the Actual Numbers of the Bible's Isaiah 9:10 Prophecy have Meaning?
• May 26, 2015: The Isaiah 9:10 Effect 

Can this Date be Biblically Prophetic? Important Events in Jewish History on the 9th of Av

"Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program -
the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Other Officials
of the P5+1 and Ministers of Foreign Affairs
of Iran and EU in Lausanne"
by United States Department of State
Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

In the previous post we looked at the date when Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke to the joint session of the United States Congress. He gave this speech, which was against the deal the U.S. is working out with Iran to allow Iran to create nuclear weapons, on the eve of Purim. Mr. Netanyahu is concern Iran will use their nuclear weapons against Israel and it's a certainty that they will because they have said as much and there is no reason to disbelieve they will do exactly as they threaten. 

I believe it's significant that Mr. Netanyahu's speech was given on the eve of Purim. (Tweet that!) The One True God reveals His wisdom and speaks to us in patterns. (Tweet that!) And as we've watched the past three "Blood Moons" on important Jewish Feast days occur over the past year, we can notice, if we're paying attention, that the Lord God has planned and timed these events to coincide with what He foreknew would be occurring on earth. (Tweet that!) 

Purim was when the enemies of Israel plotted to wipe Israel off the face of the earth in the time of Queen Esther, 474 B.C. The Prime Minister's speech to the U.S. about the U.S.'s coming nuclear agreements with Iran was on the eve of Purim (Tweet that!) and I believe also on the eve of significant worldwide events occurring concerning Iran attempting to carry out its threats against Israel with the cooperation of the United States. (Tweet that!)

If dates are in fact prophetic, meaning we can see a pattern in history of important events occurring on the same date (on the Jewish calendar), then my question is, can we take an educated guess that something significant might occur on this date in the future? (Tweet that!)

Here are three examples: (Tweet that!)

The Total Lunar "Blood Moon" Eclipses On Jewish Holy Days

If you've been following this blog or the series of four "Blood Moons" you know we are experiencing a series of four total lunar eclipses on significant dates on the Jewish calendar. Those dates are the first and last of the seven annual feasts – Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles – in both 2014 and 2015. In the past, significant events occurred in Israel's history around those times. Learn more here:

• "Tetrad" of Four Lunar Eclipses on Jewish Feast Days in the Past 

• The Prophetic Significance of the Feasts of the LORD 

• To learn more about the next total lunar eclipse, get reminders, and stay up to date, please click "Going" at this Facebook Event: #Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons

The Financial Happenings on Past Shemitahs

If you've been following this blog, then you also know about the Shemitah that comes every seven years, which we will talk about more as it approaches on September 13, 2015. (Tweet that!) Major financial falls have occurred in the United States which rippled worldwide on the previous two Shemitahs in 2001, just after the attacks of 9/11, and again in 2008. Some are already speculating what may occur this coming fall. Learn more here:

• To learn more about the Shemitah, get reminders, and stay up to date, please click "Going" at this Facebook Event: #Shemitah and Partial Solar Eclipse (#Black Sun) Watch Party

The 9th of Av

"Av" is the fifth month on the Jewish religious calendar and matches up approximately with July/August on our calendar. On the 9th day of Av, significant occurrences have taken place in Israel's history including the following. (Tweet that!):

• According to Jewish history, it was on the 9th of Av that the ten spies, not counting Joshua and Caleb, which Moses sent to search out the Promised Land gave their bad report to Moses which caused the Israelites to refuse to enter the land God promised to them, resulting in them wandering the wilderness for forty years until that generation died off before entering the Land under Joshua's leadership.

• It was on the 9th of Av that the first Jewish Temple, that is Solomon's Temple, was looted and burned by the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar. (Note my Bible says, "On the seventh day of the fifth month…" (2 Kings 24:8). That was August 14, 586 B.C. Jeremiah 52:12 records it as "the tenth day of the fifth month…" A note in the NIV Study Bible explains the difference this way: "The parallel in 2 Ki 25:8 reads 'seventh day'; one of the numbers is a copyist's error, but we cannot tell which." See 2 Chronicles 36:15-21, 2 Kings 25:1-21, Jeremiah 52:4-27.) 

• Significantly, the second Temple was also destroyed on the 9th of Av in 70 A.D. by the Romans under Titus. This occurred some 40 years after Jesus' death and resurrection and fulfilled the Bible prophecy spoken by Jesus himself in Matthew 24:2.

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expelled the Jews from Spain on the 9th of Av in 1492.

So my question is, Could something prophetically significant happen to Israel on the 9th of Av in soon-coming years? Even in 2015? (Tweet that!) On our calendar, the 9th of Av in 2015 takes place from the evening of July 24 to the evening of July 25, 2015.

Thoughts Following Blood Moon #3 -- Plus Easter Moments Countdown Day 1

Dates of Four Total Lunar Eclipses
plus the central Solar Eclipse
of 2014 and 2015

Early this morning the earth is witnessing the 3rd of the four total lunar eclipses which have been "nicknamed" or called the Blood Moons. I hope you were able to see it wherever you are.

I'm writing this post in advance so it will post early in the morning, actually even before the end of the eclipse, although for many of us the moon will set behind the horizon before it's over so we can't see the end of the eclipse.

My prayer is that this has been a beautiful event for you, spiritually significant and personally memorable. (Tweet that!)

As you know, today is Passover, a significant holiday for the Jewish people. I wish you a blessed Passover.

For Christians, yesterday was "Good Friday," when the Christian church remembers the crucifixion of Jesus the Christ. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. This "Blood Moon" is sandwiched in between those two important dates on the Christian calendar. (Tweet that!) I wish you a blessed Easter.

God is as work. He is working in this world and in each of our lives, calling us to recognize His sovereignty, to remember Him, to call upon Him, to thank Him for His mercy, grace, and work on our behalf. (Tweet that!)

Some additional resources you may enjoy:

Here is information about the next total lunar eclipse coming our way. This will be the 4th and final eclipse of the current tetrad. (Tweet that!)

• 2015 Amazing Worldwide Event #4 Linked to Bible Prophecy: The Coming Fourth Lunar Eclipse in September

As you can guess, I'll be talking about the fourth and final total lunar eclipse of this tetrad here. And I've already created a Facebook Event for this eclipse coming next September 28, 2015. Please join this event now so you won't miss anything or forget. Simply click this link and then choose "Going."

•  #Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 4th of the 4 #Blood Moons

This is an article I wrote earlier on my thoughts about what might happen on the Shemitah later this year and what life might be like afterwards:

• What will Life be Like After the 4th Lunar Eclipse? - Amazing Worldwide Event #4 in 2015 Linked to Bible Prophecy

I've also already created a Facebook Event for the coming Shemitah. You can learn all about what that is at this event. (Also through articles I've already posted on this blog. Please do a search for that word if you're interested in learning more now.) This event occurs BEFORE the next lunar eclipse -- only about two weeks before. Please also join the Shemitah Watch event by clicking this link and then choosing "Going."

• #Shemitah and Partial Solar Eclipse (#BlackSun) Watch Party

Again, here is my informational brochure for you to print and share, or share electronically by posting it on your social media sites:

• The 7 Feasts of the LORD and the 4 Blood Moons informational PDF brochure 

Have a very happy Easter. He is alive! Celebrate! I'll see you next week when we'll talk more about what's going on in the world and how we might be seeing Bible prophecies fulfilled right before our very eyes. 

Easter Moments:

• Countdown Day 1: Jesus fulfills the Feast of Unleavened Bread

(Tweet that!)

Natural Phenomena that Cause the Moon to Appear Red and Tips for Viewing the 3rd Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse -- Plus Easter Moments Countdown Days 3 & 2

Dates of Four Total Lunar Eclipses
plus the central Solar Eclipse
of 2014 and 2015

Since we've been observing this series of four (tetrad) total lunar eclipses, I've heard some people saying these cannot be the "blood moons" mentioned in the Bible because the moon is appearing red under natural circumstances. (Tweet that!) They say that the Biblically prophesied "blood moons" will be something miraculous from the hand of God. I say that's a bunch of hooey. (Tweet that!) Why couldn't the blood moons in the Bible be caused by natural circumstances? (Tweet that!) I see no reason why they couldn't be red moons caused by natural reasons.

Clearly the Lord God who created the heavens and the earth, Who set the moon in the sky and Who set the times and knew with perfect foreknowledge when lunar eclipses would occur because He set up the whole system, could have and did know these lunar eclipses would be occurring on these dates in our lifetimes. (Tweet that!) This is not a problem for Him.

He is also the One Who mandated when the Feasts of the LORD would be -- on what dates on the Jewish calendar. (Tweet that!) He also foreknew with perfect foresight that those total lunar eclipses on His Feasts of the LORD would coincide with happenings on the earth in our day. (Tweet that!) This is not a problem for Him.

So some people using the fact that this is a "natural" way the moon turns red as evidence that this is not the hand of God nor the Biblically prophesied "blood moons" that are to come before the day of the Lord (the Lord Jesus' return) simply is not convincing me.  (Tweet that!)

What do you think?

The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. Joel 2:31

Here are some trivia questions:  

How many natural causes are there for the moon to appear red? (Tweet that!)

What are the causes in nature that make the moon appear red? (Tweet that!)

You can find the answers in this post:

• What Causes the Moon to Turn Red Like Blood? 

Tips for Viewing this Total Lunar Eclipse:

I learned a few things while viewing the first of these four total lunar eclipses last April. I wrote about what I learned and gave some tips before the second eclipse last October. Here are those tips for you to review. I'm going to review them also so I don't forget what I learned! (Tweet that!)

• Tips for Viewing the Lunar Eclipse

Final Reminder:

This Saturday's Total Lunar Eclipse -- Blood Moon #3 -- will occur in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 4th. Don't miss it! You'll have to get up early to see it. (Tweet that!)

If you haven't yet, please join my Event on Facebook for more reminders, discussion, links to articles and information, and more:

#Lunar Eclipse Watch Party! - 3rd of the 4 #Blood Moons

I'll look forward to seeing you again on Saturday after this 3rd of the four "Blood Moons" for some followup thoughts. Enjoy the view! Bask in the knowledge you are witnessing history. Make it memorable with those you care about. (Tweet that!)

As you're looking into the heavens after midnight Friday evening / early Saturday morning, think about the Lord God and what you and your life looks like to Him from His point of view. (Tweet that!) It's a good think to contemplate.

Easter Moments:

• Countdown Day 3: The Prophecy of the Potter’s Field

• Countdown Day 2: Jesus was Sacrificed on Passover

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