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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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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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