Once again the world is coming to an end-- at least that's what the mongers of doom are predicting.
According to one pastor a rare astrological event on Sunday could herald the end of days. The fourth lunar eclipse in just two years, known as a 'tetrad', will take place on Sunday September 27th, and each one has taken place on Jewish holy days.
The eclipses make the moon appear red - hence the name 'Blood Moon' - and the fourth and final in this tetrad will be a Supermoon, making it appear larger.
Some Christians believe the celestial event could mark the start of terrible events, based on a passage from the Bible that says: 'The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord comes.'
Their fears are not helped by the fact that each of the four blood moons in this tetrad have fallen on April 14, 2014 (Passover), October 8, 2014 (Feast of the Tabernacle), April 4, 2015 (Passover) and September 28, the first day of this year's Feast of the Tabernacle.
The Blood Moon Prophecy has been largely propagated by two enormously influential Christian ministers, Mark Blitz and John Hagee, both of whom have written books on the subject.
Blitz, who leads the El Shaddai Ministries in Washington, wrote a bestseller called “Blood Moons: Decoding the Imminent Heavenly Signs” and is regarded as a modern prophet by his thousands of followers.
“The heavens are God’s billboard,” John Hagee says in his book.
“He’s been sending signals to Earth, and we haven’t been picking them up. Two blood moons, in 2014 and 2015, point to dramatic events in the Middle East and, as a result, changes in the whole world.”
According to Wikipedia, the “idea of a blood moon serving as an omen of the coming of the end times comes from the Book of Joel, where it is written ‘the sun will turn into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.'”
“The heavens are God’s billboard,” Hagee says in the book. “He’s been sending signals to Earth, and we haven’t been picking them up. Two blood moons, in 2014 and 2015, point to dramatic events in the Middle East and, as a result, changes in the whole world.”
According to Wikipedia, the “idea of a blood moon serving as an omen of the coming of the end times comes from the Book of Joel, where it is written ‘the sun will turn into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.”
Many Mormons have expressed fears that a major earthquake will strike Utah on the night of the blood moon. Others reportedly anticipate a military invasion, technological disruptions and general chaos and hysteria. Mixing a brew of biblical prophecies, the Hebrew calendar, a volatile economy, world politics, and astronomical occurrences, hordes of Utahns have become convinced that calamitous events are imminent — maybe by month’s end — and are taking every precaution.
They are called “preppers” and are buying up food-storage kits, flashlights, blankets and tents. Some are even bracing to leave their homes, if need be. At American Fork’s Thrive Life, which sells mostly freeze-dried food, sales have shot up by “500 percent or more in the past couple of months,” says customer-service representative Ricardo Aranda.
Hmm, memo to self--- Stock Up On Vodka.
Here’s how the doomsday scenario plays out: History, some preppers believe, is divided into seven-year periods — like the Hebrew notion of “shemitah” or Sabbath. In 2008, seven years after 9/11, the stock market crashed, a harbinger of a devastating recession. It’s been seven years since then and Wall Street has been fluctuating wildly in recent weeks in the wake of China devaluing its currency.
Thus, they believe, starting Sept. 13, the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, there will be another, even larger financial crisis, based on the United States’ “wickedness.” That will launch the “days of tribulation” — as described in the Bible.” Some even believe the Four Horsemen will be making an appearance, a true sign that the rapture is upon us.
If I see them I'll definitely take a picture and post it on Instagram. #endoftheworld #bloodmoon
If the world does come to an end this Sunday I will be completely devastated-- Paris Fashion Week begins on September 30th!!
No one can predict when the world will come to an end but if the Rapture is indeed this week what better song to play than Rapture, right?
It's hard to believe this song is 14 years old. DJ Armin Van Buuren released the remix version back in 2012 and all I can say is Nadia Ali is still amazing as ever.
Did I mention this is my ultimate, favorite Euro song?
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My loyal and dear readers, it's finally Friday.
Whatever your plans are have a wicked first weekend of Fall.~x
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