I'm going to do it!

I saw this post on Facebook from Ed Stetzer of Lifeway Resources with this photo. He declined but yep, I’m going to do it. In some Christian circles there has been much emphasis placed on these four Blood Red Moons to occur this year. It is a rare event but not a brand new event.

 

Since man first noticed the heavens he has tried to make a connection with events in the heavens and events here on this planet. Do events in the heavens predict happenings on this planet? Do they cause them? Often our fascination has misled us to worship the created instead of the Creator. This is still going on today.

Some in the faith community have suggested these astronomical events are the announcement of the second coming of Christ. Now there is a precedent for such a conclusion, Bethlehem. A star announced to the entire universe that the Son of God had become man. The star was witness to what God was doing. Magi who studied the stars saw it and came. However the eclipse of the moon is a calculated regular occurrence. It is not new nor unexpected. It’s more like Apple announcing a new IPhone. It happens regularly and people freak out about it as new and exciting. Now a lunar eclipse is special and unique. It reminds of the spectacular nature of the universe God created and the unique order and precision that God alone defined. It’s not the announcement of the Second Coming. So, what do we look for…

¹⁰ But when the Day of God’s Judgment does come, it will be unannounced, like a thief…

^11-13 Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day—but we’ll hardly notice. We’ll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness. 2 Peter 3:10-13 The Message

In HIS Service and yours

Bro G