“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: 'And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' (Acts 2:20-21) 
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Stargazers across the world are in for a major event next month. Scientists say on July 22, a total solar eclipse will be visible from India, China, and parts of the South Pacific. It's expected to last for 6 minutes and 44 seconds, making it the longest total eclipse of the sun in the 21st century. Discover more here.
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Students of Bible prophecy may be interested to know that this eclipse is one of three which fall on the first of Av on the Jewish calendar. They all occur during the annual holy days when Jews lament the destruction of their temples. (Both were destroyed on Av 9). On our Gregorian calendar, the three solar eclipses are August 1, 2008;
July 22, 2009; and July 11, 2010. Is God trying to tell us something about his plans for Jerusalem's Temple mount?
Even more intriguing is a series of four lunar eclipses
(a tetrad of "blood red moons") expected to occur on the Feasts of Passover and Tabernacles in 2014 and 2015. This rare celestial phenomenon also occurred on the same feast days in 1949-1950 and in 1967-1968. Some Bible scholars believe these astronomical events heralded the rebirth of Israel as a nation (1948) and the recapture of Jerusalem during the Israeli Six-day War (1967). You can read more at WorldNet Daily.
Do you think we should interpret these astronomical events as "signs?" 
Photos: The Exploratorium & Mucahid Zengin (Flickr)
10 COMMENTS:
Such an awesome WFW.
Neat verse and photo!
Great post!
Mariposa's WFW
W.O.W!!!! This makes me so thankful that I belong to Jesus!!
Very nice entry. Thanks for sharing this. Hope you visit mine too.
Yes, always call upon His name ~ a neat picture and powerful verse ~
great photo... thanks for sharing!
you never cease to amaze me with your interesting posts! I'm curious to see if it will show up around my end of the world.. out in the contry i've got a clear view so that would be very cool! thanks! :)
thanks for sharing....great verses and pic!
as regarding your ?
no idea....I only know that we need to be prepared for when our Redeemer comes back on that white horse shining!!!
I can't wait to read this with my kids when they wake up. We live in Japan, and were very excited about the eclipse, but, alas, it is raining, and the sky is filled with dark clouds this morning -- unusual for this late in July.
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