Another Sign In The Heavens As U.S. and Israel Gear Up For Peace Plan

Nearly five years ago the Christian community looked up in wonder as the first in a series of blood-red moons falling on biblical festivals dimly lit the night sky.  Many wondered what this was leading to.  A number of other significant lunar and solar eclipses have since transpired, as well as a series of conjunctions closely mirroring what occurred in the lead up to Christ's birth, and, most amazingly, an astronomical alignment appeared that perfectly matched the description given in the first two verses of the twelfth chapter of Revelation.  And the signs have only continued.  A little over one year after the Revelation 12:1–2 alignment, the rarely spectacular Draconids meteor shower came to life raining down hundreds of shooting stars per hour.  A plausible explanation for the sign aspect of Revelation 12:3–4 was witnessed by many.

And now, in just two weeks, there appears to be a significant confluence of heavenly signs: a blood moon (total lunar eclipse) over the entire Western Hemisphere, immediately followed by a close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus—the two planets that have played a central role in this entire cosmic story, representing Christ and His Church.  For those in the United States, the eclipse will be visible Sunday evening, January 20th, but anyone east will see it in the very early morning of January 21st.  The Jupiter-Venus conjunction will be visible on Tuesday, January 22nd.

Everyone in North and South America, Europe, and West Africa will be able to witness the entirety of the total phase of the eclipse.  Intriguingly, Israel misses the total eclipse phase by mere miles.  So this blood moon, passing over our heads, is apparently intended for the Gentiles.

Speaking of passing over, it looks like the Trump-Kushner peace plan may now be unveiled on, or right around Passover.  With Israeli elections now slated for April 9th, the Trump Administration seems hesitant to release the plan prematurely, potentially endangering its chance for success, so they have delayed it "several months" (in other words, until shortly after the elections).

This year Good Friday and Jewish Passover both fall on April 19th, ten days after Israeli elections.  If Netanyahu secures enough Likud seats to form a governing coalition, Trump will no doubt be eager to reveal the plan.  In fact, there have even been some reports that Trump encouraged Netanyahu to campaign on the peace plan ("Vote for me, I'll offer you peace and security!").

We can certainly see how the U.S. and Israel are gearing up for some big announcements (and major changes) to the status quo.  Just yesterday, National Security Adviser John Bolton toured the tunnels beneath the Temple Mount and Western Wall:

And Prime Minister Netanyahu will apparently be making a major, televised announcement tonight regarding his burgeoning legal troubles, so stay tuned.

If you think of the Bible's prophecies of the end of the age like a birthday cake, the cake has already been mixed, baked, and set.  The icing is even on.  All that remains are the sprinkles and candles.  There are just a few finishing touches, whatever those minute details may be.

Every few years there is a back-to-back sequence of total lunar eclipses, these are what constitute tetrads and triads (four and three total lunar eclipses in a row, respectively).  The last tetrad occurred in 2014 to 2015, and the blood moons fell on Passover - Tabernacles - Passover - Tabernacles.  This month's blood moon is the last blood moon of a triad.  In fact it's the last blood moon until mid-2021.  With two and a half years until the next one, it almost seems like a bookend of sorts.  And sandwiched between the 2014–15 tetrad and the 2018–19 triad was the Revelation 12 Sign, which points to our soon departure and the near-arrival of the Day of the LORD.

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Addendum: A Church-Snatching Conjunction

After watching an intriguing video from Ty Green about the upcoming Jupiter-Venus conjunction, I thought it worthwhile to share with you that this conjunction paints a pretty compelling picture of the rapture.

Recall that Jupiter (representing the Body of Christ) was in Virgo's womb for the exact length of human gestation and then came out.  Virgo is the only constellation of a virgin and the only constellation along the ecliptic of a woman (thus the only candidate for Revelation 12:1–2 in the sky).

Think back to the potential Revelation 12:3–4 sign on October 8th of this year when, to many observers, it appeared that one-third of the visible stars of the sky fell to earth along the path of the dragon.

Just below the seven heads of Serpens (#1 in the image above) is the claw of Scorpius in which Jupiter (again, representing the Church) is currently bound.

Now, just as Virgo is the only constellation in the sky that can represent the woman of Revelation 12, so Libra, just below her feet, is the only constellation that can be unequivocally associated with the Throne Room of God.  Why?  Because the ancient depictions of Libra were not scales, but an altar (see here).  And in the Book of Revelation, the heavenly altar is located immediately in front of the Throne of God (Rev. 8:3) in Heaven.

Now get this: after the October alignment this year, Venus traveled to Virgo (Israel) and remained there for a bit.  After having a rare conjunction with Spica (the "seed"), Venus then leaves Virgo, traveling to Libra (the altar in Heaven).  Compare this to:

Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.

- Micah 5:3

And the important prophecy that the New Testament writers picked up on in which it is said God would take a people out of the Gentiles to Himself, to make the unbelieving nation of Israel jealous:

They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.

- Deuteronomy 32:21

And finally Christ's ascension when He literally left Israel from the Mount of Olives and was taken up to Heaven:

After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.  They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.  'Men of Galilee,' they said, 'why do you stand here looking into the sky?  This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.'

- Acts 1:9–11

What happens next?  Venus leaves Libra (the heavenly altar) and travels down the ecliptic until it conjuncts with Jupiter near the claw of Scorpius, just below the seven heads of Serpens, on January 21–22, around the time of the Super Blood Moon.  After being rescued by Venus, Jupiter is now past the seven heads of Serpens and out of the clutches of Scorpius for the next near-decade, returning to Virgo (Israel) in 2028 at the same time Venus returns to Leo.

And so we now may have a complete picture.  But remember, these are signs of the nearness of events, not necessarily the events themselves.

~ MARANATHA ~

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