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Subject: Omens of the Blood Red
Moon, The Lampholder Newsletter,
Special Edition #2, January 2000, Sr. Editor, Shirley Ann Miller
THE
LAMPHOLDER NEWSLETTER
Special Edition #2, January 2000
THE BLOOD RED MOON
Dear Friends:
The prophet, Joel, depicts the signs preceding
the Second Coming
of Christ and The Day of the Lord when he writes, "And I
will shew
wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and
pillars
of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the
moon into
blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord
come."
And just before these verses in Joel 2, it is written,
"...that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and
your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream
dreams,
your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and
upon
the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit" (vs.
28-29).
Lampholder Publications is a prophetic ministry, and The
Lampholder
Newsletter is designed for you to read utilizing
discernment.
Spiritual discernment is reading between the lines of the written
or
spoken word with a heightened sense of Spiritual awareness.
It is
the process of filtering words through Biblical truths whereby
one
discerns error, and many times this means digging deeper than
what
appears on the surface. Discernment allows you to know the
difference
between what is of the Holy Spirit, and what isn't!
In the year 2000, Spiritual discernment will
be more important
than ever before.
With Deep Appreciation and Thankfulness,
Shirley Ann Miller
and The Lampholder Newsletter Staff
Lampholder Publications
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THE BLOOD RED MOON
--And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars (Matt
24:11,25).
--The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon
into blood,
before that great and notable day of the Lord (Acts 2:20).
--And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there
was
a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sack-cloth
of hair,
and the moon became as blood (Rev
6:12).
-Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be
not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at
them
(Jeremiah 12:2.)
When G-d created "...lights in the
firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs,
and for
seasons, and for days, and years," He obviously gave to
mankind a
calendar and method for the calculation of time-periods (Gen
1:14-15;
Psalm 104:19).
The prophet Joel refers to prophecy
regarding Israel. It is a
call to repentance and restoration for the nation of Israel, but
also
judgment upon the Gentile nations and the signs preceding the
Second
Coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Historically, "the course of
empires and nations were changed
by the occurrence of eclipses," as attested to by Apian
(1540) when he
wrote in regard to eclipses and their affect on Earth:
And
it is certain that the Sun and the Moon are the most
powerful causes of events...and eclipses by which,
beyond doubt, the affairs of the world are changed."
In China, Rome, among the Turks and
other nations it was
customary to beat drums to frighten the spirits and monsters
(4,000+
years ago the monsters were contained in the constellations of
the
Dragon and the Watersnake). Correctly forecasting an
eclipse brought
notoriety -- among those including Copernicus, Thales of Miletus,
Herodotus-- and sometimes great wealth; but likewise, incorrect
predictions brought reproach.
The early Rabbins considered an eclipse of the
Moon (Lavanah) as
a "bad omen" for the nation of Israel. Anciently,
a "blood red
moon" symbolized violence, war, and evil factions rising up
against
the nation of Israel. (1) More importantly, a
red moon
historically and Biblically indicates a period of judgment
(Isaiah
13:9-10; 24:23) for the wicked.
Peculiarly, in early history many eclipses
coincided with battles
and wars; or, if one prefers appropriately, many battles and wars
coincided with eclipses (i.e a number of Persian wars, the
Battle of
Syracuse, and another observed by Alexander the
Great). Obviously,
the association with the color red (the blood moon) marks the
connection between violence, wars, and the shedding of blood; but
also, pestilence and plague such as the prophetic symbol of G-d's
approaching judgment.
Lunar eclipses were even more
frightening than solar because
of the perplexing problem of why the Moon suddenly, without
explanation, lost its light, and turned an obtuse arrangement of
yellow with dark-reddish colors. This could only mean the
gods were
angry and would bring great retribution upon a nation. This
is
verified by Apian and recorded in B.C.E. 172, "Livy in the
fourth
book of the fifth decade wrote that Caius Sulpitius Gallus
of Lucius
Aemilius Paulus' army, when he conquered Perseus, the last king
of
Macedonia, in Samothrace, and led him captive to Rome, predicted
a
future eclipse of the Moon, which threw terror into the
soldiers...." (2)
On January 20/21, 2000, North and South
America will be witness
to a spectacular "total lunar eclipse."
Totality will be
particularly dramatic in North America, especially during a
clear
night, but also seen in Western Europe, and
Africa--excluded are
Australia, India, and China. The last total eclipse
occurred in
September of 1997 and the next one is due in March of 2007.
A full year can pass without a lunar
eclipse, but the total
number of lunar eclipses in any one year can never exceed
two. A
total eclipse of the Moon occurs when the Sun, Moon, and
Earth
align, and the Earth passes between the Sun and a "full
Moon" casting
the shadow of the Earth on the Moon (the full Moon must be
directly
opposite the Sun).
The dark, inner shadow (umbra) gives the Moon
its dark, reddish
appearance, or "blood red moon;" and this being a full
moon during
the Jewish month Tu B'Shevat, indeed brings to mind ominous
overtones that G-d will "punish the wicked."
Now interestingly, this blood red moon occurs
mid-point between
the two great Grand (or T-square) planetary conjunctions between
August 1999 - May of 2000, and the peculiar activity involving
the
constellation of Sagittarius (see our 1999 Lampholder Newsletter
editions in our archives at http://www.LampholderPub.com/page2.html
--
symbolic of the "arrow of the rider on the white
horse," the first
of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Along with all of the above signs, also take
into consideration
the prominence of Orion (Jan 22), Sirius, Aldebaran, the Pleiades
star cluster, and the near conjunction and sickle-alignment of
the
planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
and
Pluto. Now combine all of this with the occultic
reinterpretation of
the Jewish symbol "Magen David," the six-pointed
star, as marking
the beginning of the Age of Aquarius, and this should perk the
interest of end-time prophecy followers everywhere.
Please pray for the peace of Jerusalem...
References:
(1) Wiseman, C., Connection Between Science and Revealed Religion,
© 1802, pg. 83.
(2) Ibid, pg. 98
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From the website:
http://members.aol.com/gkilli/home/celestal.html
What is a lunar eclipse, and why will Lavanah (Moon) be red?
The earth, lit by the sun, casts a long, conical shadow in space.
At
any point within that cone the light of the sun is wholly
obscured.
Surrounding the shadow cone, also called the umbra, is an area of
partial shadow called the penumbra. The approximate mean length
of the
umbra is 1,379,200 km (857,000 mi); at a distance of 384,600 km
(239,000 mi), the mean distance of Lavanah (Moon) from the earth,
it
has a diameter of about 9170 km (about 5700 mi).
A total lunar eclipse occurs when Lavanah (Moon) passes completely
into the umbra. If it moves directly through the center, it is
obscured for about 2 hours. If it does not pass through the
center,
the period of totality is less and may last for only an instant
if
Lavanah (Moon) travels through the very edge of the umbra.
A partial lunar eclipse occurs when only
a part of Lavanah (Moon)
enters the umbra and is obscured. The extent of a partial eclipse
can
range from near totality, when most of Lavanah (Moon) is
obscured, to
a slight or minor eclipse, when only a small portion of the
earth's
shadow is seen on the passing moon. Historically, the view of the
earth's circular shadow advancing across the face of Lavanah
(Moon)
was the first indication of the shape of the earth.
Before Lavanah (Moon) enters the umbra in
either total or partial
eclipse, it is within the penumbra and the surface becomes
visibly
darker. The portion that enters the umbra seems almost black, but
during a total eclipse, the lunar disk is not completely dark; it
is
faintly illuminated with a red light refracted by the earth's
atmosphere, which filters out the blue rays. Occasionally a lunar
eclipse occurs when the earth is covered with a heavy layer of
clouds
that prevent light refraction; the surface of Lavanah (Moon) is
invisible during totality.
What
does the Bible have to say about red moons?
Revelation 6:12-17 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, And the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop
from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The sky receded
like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was
removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the
princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every
free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They
called to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide
us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of
the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can
stand?"
Joel 2:28-32 'And afterward, I will pour
out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will
prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see
visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will
pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens
and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun
will be turned to darkness and Lavanah (Moon) to blood before the
coming of the great and dreadful day of the L-RD. And everyone
who calls on the name of the L-RD will be saved; for on Mount
Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the L-RD has
said, among the survivors whom the L-RD calls.
The Joel passage is also quoted in Acts
2:17-21
What does
the Talmud say about red moons:
It was taught: R. Meir said, Whenever the
luminaries are in eclipse,
it is a bad omen for Israel since they are inured to blows. 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 Lavanah (Moon) is in eclipse, it is a
bad
omen for Israel, since Israel reckons by Lavanah (Moon) and
idolaters
by the sun. If it 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 bad omen 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, 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 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 G-ds are not smitten together
with
it, as it is said, And against all the G-ds of Egypt I will
execute
judgments. But when Israel fulfill the will of the Omnipresent,
they
need have no fear of all these [omens] as it is said, Thus saith
the
L-RD,' Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at
the
signs of heaven, for the nations are dismayed at them, the
idolaters
will be dismayed, but Israel will not be dismayed.
Talmud - Mas. Sukkah 29a
The second eclipse, on Erev Hag HaSuccoth, may be the second
witness
to warn us of G-d's impending action. While Lavanah (Moon) is
eclipsed, Shabbtai (Saturn) will be in close conjunction with
Lavanah
(Moon), in the mazzaroth (constellation) of Dagim (Pisces). Not
since
the "Spica eclipse" of April 12-13, 1968, has the
eclipsed Lavanah
(Moon) been in such close conjunction with a bright object.
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