BLOOD MOONS, ECLIPSES, AND THE "REVELATION 12:5" SIGNS
WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
1. The only Feast of the Lord that is associated with the Church Age, is The Feast of Wave Loaves a.k.a. The Feast of Pentecost (Lev. 23:15-22; Acts 2:1-47; etc.)!
2. Jesus said that no man, no angel, not even He, the Son of God, knows when His Second Coming will occur; only His heavenly Father knows (Mt. 24:36; Mk. 13:32; Acts 1:7; etc.)!
3. Jesus said that His return for His Church, known as the Rapture (Jn. 14:1-3; 1 Cor. 15:50-54; 1 Th. 4:13-18; etc.) would be unknown by man, so that His coming would be a surprise, just as that of a thief in the night (1 Th. 5:2-3), whereas, His Second Coming to rule and reign for 1000 years (Rev. 19:11-20:15) will be seen by every eye (Mt. 24:29-31; Rev. 1:7; etc.)!
4. Because the beginning of the Tribulation can be determined by the Antichrist confirming a seven-year peace covenant with Israel and her neighbors (Dan. 9:27), the Church, if it remained on earth, would warn the world. Therefore, the Church will be removed sometime prior to the beginning of the peace covenant. In addition, God's Word states that the Church has not been appointed to experience the Tribulation; a time of wrath (1 Th. 1:10; 5:9; Rev. 3:10; etc.)!
5. The Tribulation (Dan. 9:27; Mt. 24:3-29; Rev. Ch. 6 - 18; etc.), is also known as "The Time of Jacob's Trouble" (Jer. 3:7), and "Daniel's Seventieth Week" (Dan. 9:24-27), both names clearly show that the Tribulation has to do with God's chastisement of Israel, and not the Church (the Church is not mentioned in Rev. Ch. 4 - 21)!
6. The fact that the Church will be gone during the Tribulation is not due to it being righteous or better than God's chosen people, Israel! We who are born again by faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on our behalf, have no right to feel spiritually superior, or to boast; our salvation has been granted to us as a free gift (Rom. 5:15-19; Eph. 2:8-9; etc.)!
7. Jesus did say that prior to His Second Coming, there would be signs which should be recognizable to man. He said that the world would be like it was in the days of Noah and Lot: wicked (Gen. 6:5; 13:13; Mt. 24:37; Lk. 17:28; etc.)! He also said that the times would be similar to man's understanding of the stages of a fig tree (Mt. 24:32-33; Mk. 13:28-30; Lk. 21:29-31; etc.)! Perhaps the Blood Moon Tetrad, the Total Eclipse of 2017, and the Revelation 12:5 sign (Virgo, Leo, and the line-up of four specific planets) which will take place on The Feast of Trumpets (9-23-2017), are meant to get us talking about Christ's two advents. I do not know. What I do know is that the only Feast of the Lord associated with the Church Age is Pentecost. Saying that the Rapture will occur on The Feast of Trumpets, is unknowable - period!
THE IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU AND ME, IS TO BELIEVE
IN THE CRUCIFIED, BURIED, AND RESURRECTED SOON COMING LORD!
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