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Is Something About to Happen? | Dr. Brandon Park – May 21, 2014 1 According to Bible prophecy, Israel/Jerusalem is the past, present, and future of the world! Bible prophecy details many events in the sun, moon, and stars in the last days. Before we approach this subject, we need to know the difference between astronomy and astrology. Astronomy is the __________________ of studying the movements and positions of planets and stars. God Almighty created the stars and He “calls them all by name.” (Psalm 147:4). Astrology is the __________________ of stars which is occultic and pagan. People who make choices based on the stars are seeking guidance for their lives from things created rather than from the Creator. This is a violation of the law of Almighty God (Romans 1:20–21; Exodus 20:4). Joel 2:30–31: “I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 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: I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. What is a Blood Moon? (i.e. “moon into blood”) It is an astronomical event that occurs during a total lunar eclipse. The moon appears to be “blood red” in color. While the moon is in total shadow (hidden from sun by the earth), some light passes through the atmosphere and bends towards the moon. Only the red light makes it through and reflects on the moon. NASA scientists often refer to it as a Blood Red Moon. Jesus said, “There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars…. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” —LUKE 21:25, 27. Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened [solar eclipse], and the moon will not give its light [lunar eclipse]; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken [nuclear warfare?]. Then [after the signs in the heavens] the Son of Man will appear in heaven.” – Matthew 24:2930 HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE BLOOD MOONS AND PROPHECY: 1.) God works in __________________. Whenever He begins to do something, He continues because He is the God who does not change. God works in numbers and patterns in order to teach spiritual truths. The Bible is a book of very sophisticated and exact numbers. Gen. 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” There are 7 Hebrew words that produce this sentence. There are 28 Hebrew letters in those 7 words. 4 times 7 = 28. The number “4” in Bible numerology represents the earth. The number “7” is the number of completion. 2.) God does use signs in the sun moon and stars to _____________________ with us. The heavens are God’s highdefinition billboard to announce things that are to come. According to Gen. 1:14, “Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons.” The Hebrew word for “sign” translates also as “signals.” (The birth of Jesus was announced by a star) Whenever God was about to do something big on the earth – He would give a sign in the Heavens. Traditionally in Judaism – the moon is God’s signal to Israel, the sun is God’s signal to the world 3.) Every time a tetrad of four blood moons have appeared (coinciding with the Jewish feasts) something happened that changed the course of __________________. What is a Tetrad – four consecutive blood moons (not just once) but FOUR in a row, that occur during a specific interval of time.These Tetrads linked to Jewish History have only happened three times in more than 500 years – and it’s happening again for the FOURTH time this year and next year. the Four Blood Moons

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Page 1: 1 the Four Blood Moons - Connection Point ChurchBLOOD MOONS OF 1493- ‐94 In 1493- ‐94, the first Tetrad of Blood Moons occurred on the Jewish holidays of Passover and the Feast

Is  Something  About  to  Happen?    |    Dr.  Brandon  Park  –  May  21,  2014  

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         According  to  Bible  prophecy,  Israel/Jerusalem  is  the  past,  present,  and  future  of  the  world!                Bible  prophecy  details  many  events  in  the  sun,  moon,  and  stars  in  the  last  days.  Before  we  approach  this  subject,  we  need  to  know  the  difference  between  astronomy  and  astrology.  

• Astronomy  is  the  __________________  of  studying  the  movements  and  positions  of  planets  and  stars.    God  Almighty  created  the  stars  and  He  “calls  them  all  by  name.”  (Psalm  147:4).  

• Astrology  is  the  __________________  of  stars  which  is  occultic  and  pagan.    People  who  make  choices  based  on  the  stars  are  seeking  guidance  for  their  lives  from  things  created  rather  than  from  the  Creator.  This  is  a  violation  of  the  law  of  Almighty  God  (Romans  1:20–21;  Exodus  20:4).    

 

Joel  2:30–31:  “I  will  show  wonders  in  the  heavens  and  in  the  earth:  Blood  and  fire  and  pillars  of  smoke.  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:      “I  will  show  wonders  in  heaven  above  And  signs  in  the  earth  beneath:  Blood  and  fire  and  vapor  of  smoke.  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness,  And  the  moon  into  blood,  Before  the  coming  of  the  great  and  awesome  day  of  the  LORD.    What  is  a  Blood  Moon?  (i.e.  “moon  into  blood”)     It  is  an  astronomical  event  that  occurs  during  a  total  lunar  eclipse.  The  moon  appears  to  be  “blood  red”  in  color.    While  the  moon  is  in  total  shadow  (hidden  from  sun  by  the  earth),  some  light  passes  through  the  atmosphere  and  bends  towards  the  moon.    Only  the  red  light  makes  it  through  and  reflects  on  the  moon.    NASA  scientists  often  refer  to  it  as  a  Blood  Red  Moon.    

Jesus  said,  “There  will  be  signs  in  the  sun,  in  the  moon,  and  in  the  stars….  Then  they  will  see  the  Son  of  Man  coming  in  a  cloud  with  power  and  great  glory.  Now  when  these  things  begin  to  happen,  look  up  and  lift  up  your  heads,  because  your  redemption  draws  near.”  —LUKE  21:25,  27.      

“Immediately  after  the  tribulation  of  those  days  the  sun  will  be  darkened  [solar  eclipse],  and  the  moon  will  not  give  its  light  [lunar  eclipse];  the  stars  will  fall  from  heaven,  and  the  powers  of  the  heavens  will  be  shaken [nuclear  warfare?].  Then  [after  the  signs  in  the  heavens]  the  Son  of  Man  will  appear  in  heaven.”  –  Matthew  24:29-­‐30    HERE’S  WHAT  WE  KNOW  ABOUT  THE  BLOOD  MOONS  AND  PROPHECY:    

1.)  God  works  in  __________________.            Whenever  He  begins  to  do  something,  He  continues  because  He  is  the  God  who  does  not  change.    God  works  in  numbers  and  patterns  in  order  to  teach  spiritual  truths.            The  Bible  is  a  book  of  very  sophisticated  and  exact  numbers.    Gen.  1:1,  “In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heavens  and  the  earth.”          There  are  7  Hebrew  words  that  produce  this  sentence.    There  are  28  Hebrew  letters  in  those  7  words.  4  times  7  =  28.    The  number  “4”  in  Bible  numerology  represents  the  earth.  The  number  “7”  is  the  number  of  completion.    

2.)  God  does  use  signs  in  the  sun  moon  and  stars  to  _____________________  with  us.              The  heavens  are  God’s  high-­‐definition  billboard  to  announce  things  that  are  to  come.              According  to  Gen.  1:14,  “Then  God  said,  ‘Let  there  be  lights  in  the  firmament  of  the  heavens  to  divide  the  day  from  the  night;  and  let  them  be  for  signs  and  seasons.”            The  Hebrew  word  for  “sign”  translates  also  as  “signals.”  (The  birth  of  Jesus  was  announced  by  a  star)  Whenever  God  was  about  to  do  something  big  on  the  earth  –  He  would  give  a  sign  in  the  Heavens.  Traditionally  in  Judaism  –  the  moon  is  God’s  signal  to  Israel,  the  sun  is  God’s  signal  to  the  world    

3.)  Every  time  a  tetrad  of  four  blood  moons  have  appeared  (coinciding  with  the  Jewish  feasts)  something  happened  that  changed  the  course  of  __________________.              What  is  a  Tetrad  –  four  consecutive  blood  moons  (not  just  once)  but  FOUR  in  a  row,  that  occur  during  a  specific  interval  of  time.These  Tetrads  linked  to  Jewish  History  have  only  happened  three  times  in  more  than  500  years  –  and  it’s  happening  again  for  the  FOURTH  time  this  year  and  next  year.    

the Four Blood Moons

Page 2: 1 the Four Blood Moons - Connection Point ChurchBLOOD MOONS OF 1493- ‐94 In 1493- ‐94, the first Tetrad of Blood Moons occurred on the Jewish holidays of Passover and the Feast

 

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THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  AND  THE  TWO  FEASTS  Four  “blood  red”  total  lunar  eclipses  fall  back-­‐to-­‐back  two  Jewish  Festivals:  Feast  of  Passover  and  the  

Feast  of  Tabernacles  (Sukkot).    It’s  happening  now  but  it’s  also  happened  in  1492,  1949,  and  1967  –  those  three  dates  are  the  most  important  dates  in  all  of  Israel’s  history.  

• THE  FEAST  OF  PASSOVER  -­‐  This  begins  on  the  15th  day  of  the  Jewish  month  of  Nissan.  It’s  a  feast  God  designed  to  help  Israel  remember  the  time  when  He  “passed  over”  the  houses  of  the  Jewish  people  that  placed  the  blood  of  the  lamb  on  the  doorposts  of  their  home  during  the  plagues  in  Egypt.  

• FEAST  OF  TABERNACLES  (Sukkot)-­‐-­‐The  word  Sukkot  means  “booths”  and  refers  to  the  temporary  dwellings  that  the  Jewish  people  were  commanded  to  live  in  during  this  holiday  to  commemorate  the  forty-­‐year  period  when  the  Israelites  were  wandering  in  the  desert  –living  in  temporary  shelters.  

I.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1493-­‐94  In  1493-­‐94,  the  first  Tetrad  of  Blood  Moons  occurred  on  the  Jewish  holidays  of  Passover  and  the  

Feast  of  Tabernacles.  1.)  Passover,  April  2,  1493;  2.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  25,  1493;  3.)  Passover,  March  22  

1494;  4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  15,  1494  What  was  happening  to  the  Jewish  people  during  this  time?  ________________  Jewish  people  

were  being  _____________________  from  Spain.  (Edict  of  Expulsion  made  by  King  Ferdinand  and  Queen  Isabella).  

What  was  also  happening  at  the  same  time?    ____________________________________________  ___________________________________________________________________________________  

Christopher  Columbus  wrote  in  his  diary:    “In  the  same  month  in  which  their  Majesties  [Ferdinand  and  Isabella]  issued  the  edict  that  all  Jews  should  be  driven  out  of  the  kingdom  and  its  territories,  in  the  same  month  they  gave  me  the  order  to  undertake  with  sufficient  men  my  expedition  of  discovery  to  the  Indies.”  

II.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1949-­‐50  This  Tetrad,  beginning  in  1949  occurred  on  the  Jewish  holidays  of  Passover  and  the  Feast  of  

Tabernacles.  1.)      Passover,  April  13,  1949;  2.)      Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  7,  1949;  3.)  Passover,  April  2,  1950;  

4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  26,  1950    What  happened  to  the  Jewish  people  then?  In  1948  – Israel  was  once  again  declared  a  

________________.      There  is  no  greater  miracle  in  human  history  than  the  miracle  of  re-­‐birth  of  the  nation  of  Israel.    

David  Ben  Gurion  (Israel’s  first  Prime  Minister)  believed  that  Israel  was  “a  country  built  more  on  her  people…  the  Jews  will  come  from  everywhere…from  France,  from  Russia,  from  America  and  from  Yemen…their  faith  is  their  passport.”  

That  fulfilled  a  prophecy  in  Isaiah  66:8,  “Who  has  ever  heard  of  such  things?  Who  has  ever  seen  things  like  this?    Can  a  country  be  born  in  a  day  or  a  nation  be  brought  forth  in  a  moment?    Yet  no  sooner  is  Zion  in  labor  than  she  gives  birth  to  her  children.”  

III.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1967-­‐68  1.)  Passover,  April  24,  1967;  2.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles  October  18,  1967;  3.)  Passover,  April  13,  1968;  

4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  6,  1968  Why  is  this  important?    1967  was  the  year  that  the  city  of  ___________________  was  reunited  

with  the  Jewish  people  for  the  first  time  in  1900  years.    During  this  time,  7  Arab  nations  came  against  Israel.    During  the  Six-­‐Day  War,  a  total  of  21,000  of  Israel’s  enemies  were  killed.    Israel  lost  779  soldiers.  A  local  newspaper  said,  “Even  a  non-­‐religious  person  must  admit  this  war  was  fought  with  help  from  heaven.”  

IV.  The  Four  Blood  Moons  of  2014-­‐15  1.  Passover  April  15,  2014;  2.  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  8,  2014;  3.  Passover,  April  4,  2015;  4.  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  28th,  2015  

So  what  are  the  common  denominators  of  1492,  1949,  and  1967?      

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         They  are  all  centered  on  significant  events  related  to  Israel  and  the  Jewish  people  –  and  they  occurred  on  the  Feasts  of  the  Lord.    We  don’t  know  what  the  future  holds.    But  in  each  of  the  three  previous  series  of  Four  Blood  Moons  –  they  all  began  with  a  trail  of  tears  for  the  Jewish  people  –  but  they  ended  with  Triumph.  God  Almighty  is  going  to  defend  Israel  Himself  and  Israel  will  prevail  over  all  adversity  and  adversaries.      

             What  does  this  have  to  do  with  America?              Shemittah  is  the  Sabbatical  year  which  occurs  every  7th  year.    Shemittah  is  “Shabbat”  (The  Sabbath)  for  the  land  of  Israel.    God  taught  the  Jewish  people  that  just  as  they  are  to  rest  every  seventh  day,  the  land  is  to  rest  every  7th  year  (Leviticus  25:4).              Jeremiah  foretold  that  the  Jewish  people  would  be  exiled  for  not  keeping  Shemittah  by  not  allowing  the  land  to  rest.  (Jer.  17:4).  Jewish  tradition  teaches  that  exile  is  the  penalty  for  the  three  cardinal  sins  –  murder,  idolatry,  sexual  immorality  AND  for  neglecting  to  keep  the  laws  of  Shemittah.  The  next  Shemittah  year  occurs  in  2015.                  In  America,  the  judgment  of  violating  Shemittah  is  not  linked  to  the  land  of  Israel  but  by  our  national  disobedience  to  the  Word  of  God.      Look  at  what  has  happened  in  Shemittah  years  in  recent  history:    

• What  happened  in  2001?  _____________________________________________________  • What  happened  in  2008?  _____________________________________________________  • What  will  happen  in  2015???  

 The  only  difference  between  the  other  3  series  of  Tetrads  /  Four  Blood  Moons  is  that  this  coming  series  occurs  in  a  Shemittah  year  which  begins  and  ends  on  the  Feast  of  Trumpets!    Matthew  24:33-­‐34,  “So  you  also,  when  you  see  all  these  things,  know  that  it  [My  coming]  is  near—at  the  doors!    Assuredly,  I  say  to  you,  this  generation  will  by  no  means  pass  away  till  all  these  things  take  place.”              When  God  was  speaking  to  Abraham  in  Genesis  15,  He  labeled  a  generation  as  100  years.  Jesus  was  telling  them  that  after  the  deception,  after  the  wars  and  rumors  of  wars,  after  the  famines,  and  pestilence,  and  earthquakes  in  various  places…after  you  are  hated  by  all  nations  for  my  namesake…after  an  abomination  of  desolation  on  the  temple  mount…and  after  Israel  is  reborn  (May  

1948)  –  THAT  generation  will  see  My  return  in  the  clouds  of  heaven.  We  are  that  generation!      If  this  subject  interest  you,  buy  a  copy  of  John  Hagee’s  book  The  Four  Blood  Moons  from  our  Bookstore  today!      

 

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THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  AND  THE  TWO  FEASTS  Four  “blood  red”  total  lunar  eclipses  fall  back-­‐to-­‐back  two  Jewish  Festivals:  Feast  of  Passover  and  the  

Feast  of  Tabernacles  (Sukkot).    It’s  happening  now  but  it’s  also  happened  in  1492,  1949,  and  1967  –  those  three  dates  are  the  most  important  dates  in  all  of  Israel’s  history.  

• THE  FEAST  OF  PASSOVER  -­‐  This  begins  on  the  15th  day  of  the  Jewish  month  of  Nissan.  It’s  a  feast  God  designed  to  help  Israel  remember  the  time  when  He  “passed  over”  the  houses  of  the  Jewish  people  that  placed  the  blood  of  the  lamb  on  the  doorposts  of  their  home  during  the  plagues  in  Egypt.  

• FEAST  OF  TABERNACLES  (Sukkot)-­‐-­‐The  word  Sukkot  means  “booths”  and  refers  to  the  temporary  dwellings  that  the  Jewish  people  were  commanded  to  live  in  during  this  holiday  to  commemorate  the  forty-­‐year  period  when  the  Israelites  were  wandering  in  the  desert  –living  in  temporary  shelters.  

I.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1493-­‐94  In  1493-­‐94,  the  first  Tetrad  of  Blood  Moons  occurred  on  the  Jewish  holidays  of  Passover  and  the  

Feast  of  Tabernacles.  1.)  Passover,  April  2,  1493;  2.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  25,  1493;  3.)  Passover,  March  22  

1494;  4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  15,  1494  What  was  happening  to  the  Jewish  people  during  this  time?  ________________  Jewish  people  

were  being  _____________________  from  Spain.  (Edict  of  Expulsion  made  by  King  Ferdinand  and  Queen  Isabella).  

What  was  also  happening  at  the  same  time?    ____________________________________________  ___________________________________________________________________________________  

Christopher  Columbus  wrote  in  his  diary:    “In  the  same  month  in  which  their  Majesties  [Ferdinand  and  Isabella]  issued  the  edict  that  all  Jews  should  be  driven  out  of  the  kingdom  and  its  territories,  in  the  same  month  they  gave  me  the  order  to  undertake  with  sufficient  men  my  expedition  of  discovery  to  the  Indies.”  

II.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1949-­‐50  This  Tetrad,  beginning  in  1949  occurred  on  the  Jewish  holidays  of  Passover  and  the  Feast  of  

Tabernacles.  1.)      Passover,  April  13,  1949;  2.)      Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  7,  1949;  3.)  Passover,  April  2,  1950;  

4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  26,  1950    What  happened  to  the  Jewish  people  then?  In  1948  – Israel  was  once  again  declared  a  

________________.      There  is  no  greater  miracle  in  human  history  than  the  miracle  of  re-­‐birth  of  the  nation  of  Israel.    

David  Ben  Gurion  (Israel’s  first  Prime  Minister)  believed  that  Israel  was  “a  country  built  more  on  her  people…  the  Jews  will  come  from  everywhere…from  France,  from  Russia,  from  America  and  from  Yemen…their  faith  is  their  passport.”  

That  fulfilled  a  prophecy  in  Isaiah  66:8,  “Who  has  ever  heard  of  such  things?  Who  has  ever  seen  things  like  this?    Can  a  country  be  born  in  a  day  or  a  nation  be  brought  forth  in  a  moment?    Yet  no  sooner  is  Zion  in  labor  than  she  gives  birth  to  her  children.”  

III.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1967-­‐68  1.)  Passover,  April  24,  1967;  2.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles  October  18,  1967;  3.)  Passover,  April  13,  1968;  

4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  6,  1968  Why  is  this  important?    1967  was  the  year  that  the  city  of  ___________________  was  reunited  

with  the  Jewish  people  for  the  first  time  in  1900  years.    During  this  time,  7  Arab  nations  came  against  Israel.    During  the  Six-­‐Day  War,  a  total  of  21,000  of  Israel’s  enemies  were  killed.    Israel  lost  779  soldiers.  A  local  newspaper  said,  “Even  a  non-­‐religious  person  must  admit  this  war  was  fought  with  help  from  heaven.”  

IV.  The  Four  Blood  Moons  of  2014-­‐15  1.  Passover  April  15,  2014;  2.  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  8,  2014;  3.  Passover,  April  4,  2015;  4.  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  28th,  2015  

So  what  are  the  common  denominators  of  1492,  1949,  and  1967?      

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         They  are  all  centered  on  significant  events  related  to  Israel  and  the  Jewish  people  –  and  they  occurred  on  the  Feasts  of  the  Lord.    We  don’t  know  what  the  future  holds.    But  in  each  of  the  three  previous  series  of  Four  Blood  Moons  –  they  all  began  with  a  trail  of  tears  for  the  Jewish  people  –  but  they  ended  with  Triumph.  God  Almighty  is  going  to  defend  Israel  Himself  and  Israel  will  prevail  over  all  adversity  and  adversaries.      

             What  does  this  have  to  do  with  America?              Shemittah  is  the  Sabbatical  year  which  occurs  every  7th  year.    Shemittah  is  “Shabbat”  (The  Sabbath)  for  the  land  of  Israel.    God  taught  the  Jewish  people  that  just  as  they  are  to  rest  every  seventh  day,  the  land  is  to  rest  every  7th  year  (Leviticus  25:4).              Jeremiah  foretold  that  the  Jewish  people  would  be  exiled  for  not  keeping  Shemittah  by  not  allowing  the  land  to  rest.  (Jer.  17:4).  Jewish  tradition  teaches  that  exile  is  the  penalty  for  the  three  cardinal  sins  –  murder,  idolatry,  sexual  immorality  AND  for  neglecting  to  keep  the  laws  of  Shemittah.  The  next  Shemittah  year  occurs  in  2015.                  In  America,  the  judgment  of  violating  Shemittah  is  not  linked  to  the  land  of  Israel  but  by  our  national  disobedience  to  the  Word  of  God.      Look  at  what  has  happened  in  Shemittah  years  in  recent  history:    

• What  happened  in  2001?  _____________________________________________________  • What  happened  in  2008?  _____________________________________________________  • What  will  happen  in  2015???  

 The  only  difference  between  the  other  3  series  of  Tetrads  /  Four  Blood  Moons  is  that  this  coming  series  occurs  in  a  Shemittah  year  which  begins  and  ends  on  the  Feast  of  Trumpets!    Matthew  24:33-­‐34,  “So  you  also,  when  you  see  all  these  things,  know  that  it  [My  coming]  is  near—at  the  doors!    Assuredly,  I  say  to  you,  this  generation  will  by  no  means  pass  away  till  all  these  things  take  place.”              When  God  was  speaking  to  Abraham  in  Genesis  15,  He  labeled  a  generation  as  100  years.  Jesus  was  telling  them  that  after  the  deception,  after  the  wars  and  rumors  of  wars,  after  the  famines,  and  pestilence,  and  earthquakes  in  various  places…after  you  are  hated  by  all  nations  for  my  namesake…after  an  abomination  of  desolation  on  the  temple  mount…and  after  Israel  is  reborn  (May  

1948)  –  THAT  generation  will  see  My  return  in  the  clouds  of  heaven.  We  are  that  generation!      If  this  subject  interest  you,  buy  a  copy  of  John  Hagee’s  book  The  Four  Blood  Moons  from  our  Bookstore  today!      

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         According  to  Bible  prophecy,  Israel/Jerusalem  is  the  past,  present,  and  future  of  the  world!                Bible  prophecy  details  many  events  in  the  sun,  moon,  and  stars  in  the  last  days.  Before  we  approach  this  subject,  we  need  to  know  the  difference  between  astronomy  and  astrology.  

• Astronomy  is  the  __________________  of  studying  the  movements  and  positions  of  planets  and  stars.    God  Almighty  created  the  stars  and  He  “calls  them  all  by  name.”  (Psalm  147:4).  

• Astrology  is  the  __________________  of  stars  which  is  occultic  and  pagan.    People  who  make  choices  based  on  the  stars  are  seeking  guidance  for  their  lives  from  things  created  rather  than  from  the  Creator.  This  is  a  violation  of  the  law  of  Almighty  God  (Romans  1:20–21;  Exodus  20:4).    

 

Joel  2:30–31:  “I  will  show  wonders  in  the  heavens  and  in  the  earth:  Blood  and  fire  and  pillars  of  smoke.  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:      “I  will  show  wonders  in  heaven  above  And  signs  in  the  earth  beneath:  Blood  and  fire  and  vapor  of  smoke.  The  sun  shall  be  turned  into  darkness,  And  the  moon  into  blood,  Before  the  coming  of  the  great  and  awesome  day  of  the  LORD.    What  is  a  Blood  Moon?  (i.e.  “moon  into  blood”)     It  is  an  astronomical  event  that  occurs  during  a  total  lunar  eclipse.  The  moon  appears  to  be  “blood  red”  in  color.    While  the  moon  is  in  total  shadow  (hidden  from  sun  by  the  earth),  some  light  passes  through  the  atmosphere  and  bends  towards  the  moon.    Only  the  red  light  makes  it  through  and  reflects  on  the  moon.    NASA  scientists  often  refer  to  it  as  a  Blood  Red  Moon.    

Jesus  said,  “There  will  be  signs  in  the  sun,  in  the  moon,  and  in  the  stars….  Then  they  will  see  the  Son  of  Man  coming  in  a  cloud  with  power  and  great  glory.  Now  when  these  things  begin  to  happen,  look  up  and  lift  up  your  heads,  because  your  redemption  draws  near.”  —LUKE  21:25,  27.      

“Immediately  after  the  tribulation  of  those  days  the  sun  will  be  darkened  [solar  eclipse],  and  the  moon  will  not  give  its  light  [lunar  eclipse];  the  stars  will  fall  from  heaven,  and  the  powers  of  the  heavens  will  be  shaken [nuclear  warfare?].  Then  [after  the  signs  in  the  heavens]  the  Son  of  Man  will  appear  in  heaven.”  –  Matthew  24:29-­‐30    HERE’S  WHAT  WE  KNOW  ABOUT  THE  BLOOD  MOONS  AND  PROPHECY:    

1.)  God  works  in  __________________.            Whenever  He  begins  to  do  something,  He  continues  because  He  is  the  God  who  does  not  change.    God  works  in  numbers  and  patterns  in  order  to  teach  spiritual  truths.            The  Bible  is  a  book  of  very  sophisticated  and  exact  numbers.    Gen.  1:1,  “In  the  beginning  God  created  the  heavens  and  the  earth.”          There  are  7  Hebrew  words  that  produce  this  sentence.    There  are  28  Hebrew  letters  in  those  7  words.  4  times  7  =  28.    The  number  “4”  in  Bible  numerology  represents  the  earth.  The  number  “7”  is  the  number  of  completion.    

2.)  God  does  use  signs  in  the  sun  moon  and  stars  to  _____________________  with  us.              The  heavens  are  God’s  high-­‐definition  billboard  to  announce  things  that  are  to  come.              According  to  Gen.  1:14,  “Then  God  said,  ‘Let  there  be  lights  in  the  firmament  of  the  heavens  to  divide  the  day  from  the  night;  and  let  them  be  for  signs  and  seasons.”            The  Hebrew  word  for  “sign”  translates  also  as  “signals.”  (The  birth  of  Jesus  was  announced  by  a  star)  Whenever  God  was  about  to  do  something  big  on  the  earth  –  He  would  give  a  sign  in  the  Heavens.  Traditionally  in  Judaism  –  the  moon  is  God’s  signal  to  Israel,  the  sun  is  God’s  signal  to  the  world    

3.)  Every  time  a  tetrad  of  four  blood  moons  have  appeared  (coinciding  with  the  Jewish  feasts)  something  happened  that  changed  the  course  of  __________________.              What  is  a  Tetrad  –  four  consecutive  blood  moons  (not  just  once)  but  FOUR  in  a  row,  that  occur  during  a  specific  interval  of  time.These  Tetrads  linked  to  Jewish  History  have  only  happened  three  times  in  more  than  500  years  –  and  it’s  happening  again  for  the  FOURTH  time  this  year  and  next  year.    

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THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  AND  THE  TWO  FEASTS  Four  “blood  red”  total  lunar  eclipses  fall  back-­‐to-­‐back  two  Jewish  Festivals:  Feast  of  Passover  and  the  

Feast  of  Tabernacles  (Sukkot).    It’s  happening  now  but  it’s  also  happened  in  1492,  1949,  and  1967  –  those  three  dates  are  the  most  important  dates  in  all  of  Israel’s  history.  

• THE  FEAST  OF  PASSOVER  -­‐  This  begins  on  the  15th  day  of  the  Jewish  month  of  Nissan.  It’s  a  feast  God  designed  to  help  Israel  remember  the  time  when  He  “passed  over”  the  houses  of  the  Jewish  people  that  placed  the  blood  of  the  lamb  on  the  doorposts  of  their  home  during  the  plagues  in  Egypt.  

• FEAST  OF  TABERNACLES  (Sukkot)-­‐-­‐The  word  Sukkot  means  “booths”  and  refers  to  the  temporary  dwellings  that  the  Jewish  people  were  commanded  to  live  in  during  this  holiday  to  commemorate  the  forty-­‐year  period  when  the  Israelites  were  wandering  in  the  desert  –living  in  temporary  shelters.  

I.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1493-­‐94  In  1493-­‐94,  the  first  Tetrad  of  Blood  Moons  occurred  on  the  Jewish  holidays  of  Passover  and  the  

Feast  of  Tabernacles.  1.)  Passover,  April  2,  1493;  2.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  25,  1493;  3.)  Passover,  March  22  

1494;  4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  15,  1494  What  was  happening  to  the  Jewish  people  during  this  time?  ________________  Jewish  people  

were  being  _____________________  from  Spain.  (Edict  of  Expulsion  made  by  King  Ferdinand  and  Queen  Isabella).  

What  was  also  happening  at  the  same  time?    ____________________________________________  ___________________________________________________________________________________  

Christopher  Columbus  wrote  in  his  diary:    “In  the  same  month  in  which  their  Majesties  [Ferdinand  and  Isabella]  issued  the  edict  that  all  Jews  should  be  driven  out  of  the  kingdom  and  its  territories,  in  the  same  month  they  gave  me  the  order  to  undertake  with  sufficient  men  my  expedition  of  discovery  to  the  Indies.”  

II.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1949-­‐50  This  Tetrad,  beginning  in  1949  occurred  on  the  Jewish  holidays  of  Passover  and  the  Feast  of  

Tabernacles.  1.)      Passover,  April  13,  1949;  2.)      Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  7,  1949;  3.)  Passover,  April  2,  1950;  

4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  26,  1950    What  happened  to  the  Jewish  people  then?  In  1948  – Israel  was  once  again  declared  a  

________________.      There  is  no  greater  miracle  in  human  history  than  the  miracle  of  re-­‐birth  of  the  nation  of  Israel.    

David  Ben  Gurion  (Israel’s  first  Prime  Minister)  believed  that  Israel  was  “a  country  built  more  on  her  people…  the  Jews  will  come  from  everywhere…from  France,  from  Russia,  from  America  and  from  Yemen…their  faith  is  their  passport.”  

That  fulfilled  a  prophecy  in  Isaiah  66:8,  “Who  has  ever  heard  of  such  things?  Who  has  ever  seen  things  like  this?    Can  a  country  be  born  in  a  day  or  a  nation  be  brought  forth  in  a  moment?    Yet  no  sooner  is  Zion  in  labor  than  she  gives  birth  to  her  children.”  

III.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1967-­‐68  1.)  Passover,  April  24,  1967;  2.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles  October  18,  1967;  3.)  Passover,  April  13,  1968;  

4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  6,  1968  Why  is  this  important?    1967  was  the  year  that  the  city  of  ___________________  was  reunited  

with  the  Jewish  people  for  the  first  time  in  1900  years.    During  this  time,  7  Arab  nations  came  against  Israel.    During  the  Six-­‐Day  War,  a  total  of  21,000  of  Israel’s  enemies  were  killed.    Israel  lost  779  soldiers.  A  local  newspaper  said,  “Even  a  non-­‐religious  person  must  admit  this  war  was  fought  with  help  from  heaven.”  

IV.  The  Four  Blood  Moons  of  2014-­‐15  1.  Passover  April  15,  2014;  2.  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  8,  2014;  3.  Passover,  April  4,  2015;  4.  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  28th,  2015  

So  what  are  the  common  denominators  of  1492,  1949,  and  1967?      

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         They  are  all  centered  on  significant  events  related  to  Israel  and  the  Jewish  people  –  and  they  occurred  on  the  Feasts  of  the  Lord.    We  don’t  know  what  the  future  holds.    But  in  each  of  the  three  previous  series  of  Four  Blood  Moons  –  they  all  began  with  a  trail  of  tears  for  the  Jewish  people  –  but  they  ended  with  Triumph.  God  Almighty  is  going  to  defend  Israel  Himself  and  Israel  will  prevail  over  all  adversity  and  adversaries.      

             What  does  this  have  to  do  with  America?              Shemittah  is  the  Sabbatical  year  which  occurs  every  7th  year.    Shemittah  is  “Shabbat”  (The  Sabbath)  for  the  land  of  Israel.    God  taught  the  Jewish  people  that  just  as  they  are  to  rest  every  seventh  day,  the  land  is  to  rest  every  7th  year  (Leviticus  25:4).              Jeremiah  foretold  that  the  Jewish  people  would  be  exiled  for  not  keeping  Shemittah  by  not  allowing  the  land  to  rest.  (Jer.  17:4).  Jewish  tradition  teaches  that  exile  is  the  penalty  for  the  three  cardinal  sins  –  murder,  idolatry,  sexual  immorality  AND  for  neglecting  to  keep  the  laws  of  Shemittah.  The  next  Shemittah  year  occurs  in  2015.                  In  America,  the  judgment  of  violating  Shemittah  is  not  linked  to  the  land  of  Israel  but  by  our  national  disobedience  to  the  Word  of  God.      Look  at  what  has  happened  in  Shemittah  years  in  recent  history:    

• What  happened  in  2001?  _____________________________________________________  • What  happened  in  2008?  _____________________________________________________  • What  will  happen  in  2015???  

 The  only  difference  between  the  other  3  series  of  Tetrads  /  Four  Blood  Moons  is  that  this  coming  series  occurs  in  a  Shemittah  year  which  begins  and  ends  on  the  Feast  of  Trumpets!    Matthew  24:33-­‐34,  “So  you  also,  when  you  see  all  these  things,  know  that  it  [My  coming]  is  near—at  the  doors!    Assuredly,  I  say  to  you,  this  generation  will  by  no  means  pass  away  till  all  these  things  take  place.”              When  God  was  speaking  to  Abraham  in  Genesis  15,  He  labeled  a  generation  as  100  years.  Jesus  was  telling  them  that  after  the  deception,  after  the  wars  and  rumors  of  wars,  after  the  famines,  and  pestilence,  and  earthquakes  in  various  places…after  you  are  hated  by  all  nations  for  my  namesake…after  an  abomination  of  desolation  on  the  temple  mount…and  after  Israel  is  reborn  (May  

1948)  –  THAT  generation  will  see  My  return  in  the  clouds  of  heaven.  We  are  that  generation!      If  this  subject  interest  you,  buy  a  copy  of  John  Hagee’s  book  The  Four  Blood  Moons  from  our  Bookstore  today!      

 

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THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  AND  THE  TWO  FEASTS  Four  “blood  red”  total  lunar  eclipses  fall  back-­‐to-­‐back  two  Jewish  Festivals:  Feast  of  Passover  and  the  

Feast  of  Tabernacles  (Sukkot).    It’s  happening  now  but  it’s  also  happened  in  1492,  1949,  and  1967  –  those  three  dates  are  the  most  important  dates  in  all  of  Israel’s  history.  

• THE  FEAST  OF  PASSOVER  -­‐  This  begins  on  the  15th  day  of  the  Jewish  month  of  Nissan.  It’s  a  feast  God  designed  to  help  Israel  remember  the  time  when  He  “passed  over”  the  houses  of  the  Jewish  people  that  placed  the  blood  of  the  lamb  on  the  doorposts  of  their  home  during  the  plagues  in  Egypt.  

• FEAST  OF  TABERNACLES  (Sukkot)-­‐-­‐The  word  Sukkot  means  “booths”  and  refers  to  the  temporary  dwellings  that  the  Jewish  people  were  commanded  to  live  in  during  this  holiday  to  commemorate  the  forty-­‐year  period  when  the  Israelites  were  wandering  in  the  desert  –living  in  temporary  shelters.  

I.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1493-­‐94  In  1493-­‐94,  the  first  Tetrad  of  Blood  Moons  occurred  on  the  Jewish  holidays  of  Passover  and  the  

Feast  of  Tabernacles.  1.)  Passover,  April  2,  1493;  2.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  25,  1493;  3.)  Passover,  March  22  

1494;  4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  15,  1494  What  was  happening  to  the  Jewish  people  during  this  time?  ________________  Jewish  people  

were  being  _____________________  from  Spain.  (Edict  of  Expulsion  made  by  King  Ferdinand  and  Queen  Isabella).  

What  was  also  happening  at  the  same  time?    ____________________________________________  ___________________________________________________________________________________  

Christopher  Columbus  wrote  in  his  diary:    “In  the  same  month  in  which  their  Majesties  [Ferdinand  and  Isabella]  issued  the  edict  that  all  Jews  should  be  driven  out  of  the  kingdom  and  its  territories,  in  the  same  month  they  gave  me  the  order  to  undertake  with  sufficient  men  my  expedition  of  discovery  to  the  Indies.”  

II.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1949-­‐50  This  Tetrad,  beginning  in  1949  occurred  on  the  Jewish  holidays  of  Passover  and  the  Feast  of  

Tabernacles.  1.)      Passover,  April  13,  1949;  2.)      Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  7,  1949;  3.)  Passover,  April  2,  1950;  

4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  26,  1950    What  happened  to  the  Jewish  people  then?  In  1948  – Israel  was  once  again  declared  a  

________________.      There  is  no  greater  miracle  in  human  history  than  the  miracle  of  re-­‐birth  of  the  nation  of  Israel.    

David  Ben  Gurion  (Israel’s  first  Prime  Minister)  believed  that  Israel  was  “a  country  built  more  on  her  people…  the  Jews  will  come  from  everywhere…from  France,  from  Russia,  from  America  and  from  Yemen…their  faith  is  their  passport.”  

That  fulfilled  a  prophecy  in  Isaiah  66:8,  “Who  has  ever  heard  of  such  things?  Who  has  ever  seen  things  like  this?    Can  a  country  be  born  in  a  day  or  a  nation  be  brought  forth  in  a  moment?    Yet  no  sooner  is  Zion  in  labor  than  she  gives  birth  to  her  children.”  

III.  THE  FOUR  BLOOD  MOONS  OF  1967-­‐68  1.)  Passover,  April  24,  1967;  2.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles  October  18,  1967;  3.)  Passover,  April  13,  1968;  

4.)  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  6,  1968  Why  is  this  important?    1967  was  the  year  that  the  city  of  ___________________  was  reunited  

with  the  Jewish  people  for  the  first  time  in  1900  years.    During  this  time,  7  Arab  nations  came  against  Israel.    During  the  Six-­‐Day  War,  a  total  of  21,000  of  Israel’s  enemies  were  killed.    Israel  lost  779  soldiers.  A  local  newspaper  said,  “Even  a  non-­‐religious  person  must  admit  this  war  was  fought  with  help  from  heaven.”  

IV.  The  Four  Blood  Moons  of  2014-­‐15  1.  Passover  April  15,  2014;  2.  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  October  8,  2014;  3.  Passover,  April  4,  2015;  4.  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  September  28th,  2015  

So  what  are  the  common  denominators  of  1492,  1949,  and  1967?      

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         They  are  all  centered  on  significant  events  related  to  Israel  and  the  Jewish  people  –  and  they  occurred  on  the  Feasts  of  the  Lord.    We  don’t  know  what  the  future  holds.    But  in  each  of  the  three  previous  series  of  Four  Blood  Moons  –  they  all  began  with  a  trail  of  tears  for  the  Jewish  people  –  but  they  ended  with  Triumph.  God  Almighty  is  going  to  defend  Israel  Himself  and  Israel  will  prevail  over  all  adversity  and  adversaries.      

             What  does  this  have  to  do  with  America?              Shemittah  is  the  Sabbatical  year  which  occurs  every  7th  year.    Shemittah  is  “Shabbat”  (The  Sabbath)  for  the  land  of  Israel.    God  taught  the  Jewish  people  that  just  as  they  are  to  rest  every  seventh  day,  the  land  is  to  rest  every  7th  year  (Leviticus  25:4).              Jeremiah  foretold  that  the  Jewish  people  would  be  exiled  for  not  keeping  Shemittah  by  not  allowing  the  land  to  rest.  (Jer.  17:4).  Jewish  tradition  teaches  that  exile  is  the  penalty  for  the  three  cardinal  sins  –  murder,  idolatry,  sexual  immorality  AND  for  neglecting  to  keep  the  laws  of  Shemittah.  The  next  Shemittah  year  occurs  in  2015.                  In  America,  the  judgment  of  violating  Shemittah  is  not  linked  to  the  land  of  Israel  but  by  our  national  disobedience  to  the  Word  of  God.      Look  at  what  has  happened  in  Shemittah  years  in  recent  history:    

• What  happened  in  2001?  _____________________________________________________  • What  happened  in  2008?  _____________________________________________________  • What  will  happen  in  2015???  

 The  only  difference  between  the  other  3  series  of  Tetrads  /  Four  Blood  Moons  is  that  this  coming  series  occurs  in  a  Shemittah  year  which  begins  and  ends  on  the  Feast  of  Trumpets!    Matthew  24:33-­‐34,  “So  you  also,  when  you  see  all  these  things,  know  that  it  [My  coming]  is  near—at  the  doors!    Assuredly,  I  say  to  you,  this  generation  will  by  no  means  pass  away  till  all  these  things  take  place.”              When  God  was  speaking  to  Abraham  in  Genesis  15,  He  labeled  a  generation  as  100  years.  Jesus  was  telling  them  that  after  the  deception,  after  the  wars  and  rumors  of  wars,  after  the  famines,  and  pestilence,  and  earthquakes  in  various  places…after  you  are  hated  by  all  nations  for  my  namesake…after  an  abomination  of  desolation  on  the  temple  mount…and  after  Israel  is  reborn  (May  

1948)  –  THAT  generation  will  see  My  return  in  the  clouds  of  heaven.  We  are  that  generation!      If  this  subject  interest  you,  buy  a  copy  of  John  Hagee’s  book  The  Four  Blood  Moons  from  our  Bookstore  today!      

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