hi .the 7 year tribulation period did not start in late 2008,,,because the 2 special witneses are not here,,,,they will be here for 3 and a half years,,,,when they die and are revied 3 days later,,,the bible says all the world will see,,,,,how will they see...well cnn,,bbc..cable tv and satilite tv..and internet,,,,,well the 2 witneses can not come the 2nd half of the 7 years because....only the people at the temple mount would see,,,,because at the end of the 7 yeras,,,,many billions are dead,,,electrity is a thing of the past iam thinking do to the wrath....and looking at tv is not a priority drinking water would be,,,,also   elijah is the foreman of building the 3rd temple...he was given the rod to measure.....also just because there are solor and lunor eclipse coming later ,,,that does not mean that is what cause the sun to turn black or the moon to turn red,,,,you just think it means that,,,,it might be true,,,,,and it might not be true,,,GOD can do thoes things without using eclipse,,,,,