Is the Apocalypse on its
way?
“I will show wonders in Heaven above and signs
in the Earth beneath, the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into
blood before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord." Acts 2:19-20
Early morning on
Tuesday April 15 at around 3 am EST, I had the privilege of viewing one of the
most extraordinary events occurring in our own solar system. Many of us have
seen a few lunar eclipses in our lifetime however this Tetrad (or set of four)
“Blood Moon” eclipses is not a rare occurrence according to science. Every
total lunar eclipse results in a “Blood Moon” when the Sun, Earth and Moon’s
orbits align causing the light from the sun to cast all sunsets and sunrises
around the world onto the surface of the Moon. There will be four in the next 2
years at approx 6 month intervals; Oct 8, 2014, April
4, 2015, and Sept. 28, 2015. In Ancient times these events were usually
associated with bad omens, death or times of misfortune because mankind could
not explain them. In more recent years (thanks to Isaac Newton and Edmond
Halley) we now use the scientific method with astronomy and mathematics to
explain these seemingly unnatural events to be quite natural in our universe.
In the 21st century alone there are nine tetrads of blood moons. Any
of which could signal the coming of the Lord.
My statements however do not exclude the hand of God
at work. I do not believe Science will ever explain the majestic powers of God.
Perhaps the reasons science cannot explain the universe we live in are a result
of not being able to find the connection between science and God. This thought
has only strengthened my faith in the supernatural while still holding true to
my quest for knowledge.
“Finding truth is difficult and the road to it
is rough. As seekers after truth, you will be wise to withhold judgment and not
simply put your trust in the writings of the ancients. You must question and
critically examine those writings from every side. You must submit only to
argument and experiment and not to the sayings of any person. For every human
being is vulnerable to all kinds of imperfections. As seekers of the truth we
must also suspect and question our own ideas as we perform our investigations,
to avoid falling into prejudice or careless thinking. Take this course and
truth will be revealed to you. - Ibn Al-Hazen
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