Blood Red Moon

"And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood."

Revelation 6:12

These words picture future events when the world will be shaken by the wrath of God Himself. The opening of the sixth seal begins with a great earthquake, followed by the darkening of the sun and a blood-red moon.

It is notable, that there will be a series of blood-red moons falling on the Jewish holidays of Passover and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) in 2014 and 2015. Also notable, is the total eclipse of the moon which will be falling in the Jewish month of Adar in 2015. It was in Adar, that "thick darkness" fell upon Egypt when Moses, following God's command, lifted his hand toward heaven (Exodus 10:23). The Second Temple was finished during Adar. Purim, which commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from their enemies in Persia, also falls in Adar.

We know that the Lord does use lunar and solar events as signs:

"And God said, Let there be 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:"

Genesis 1:14

On their own, blood-red moons are natural occurrences. But, in combination with other phenomenon, both natural and supernatural, the blood-red moon is a harbinger of an impending event. More to come . . .

"The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:"

Acts 2:20